1. Overview
- Title: The 12th
- Genre: Sci-fi thriller
- Format: 6 x 60-minute scripted series
- Status: In development. Feature screenplay and series scripts completed; concept designs and trailer available. Principal production has not begun.
2. Story
In 2050, nuclear war and resource depletion have devastated Earth. A unified Korea launches a secret space project to map the planet's underground resources. Dr. Jung Ji-hoon joins as the mission's physician, hoping to save his daughter, who suffers from an immune deficiency syndrome.
As the crew prepares to return, they discover a mysterious twelfth person aboard a station meant for eleven. An unexplained death turns the isolated station into a deadly mystery. Determined to return to his daughter, Ji-hoon must uncover the intruder's identity and survive.
3. Business Opportunities
Seeking co-development, co-production, option and presale partners, with scope for international casting and English-language adaptation.
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1. Company Overview
• A.PEN Inc.: A Korean content company focused on story IP discovery, development and distribution.
• Connecting original stories with global production and distribution partners.
2. Core Platform: One Minute Go
• A global story IP discovery platform powered by reader-response analytics.
• Transforms short serialized stories into webtoon-style scrolling content through its AI-powered "1-Minute Cut" feature.
• Identifies promising IP through reader engagement data, including completion rates and time spent.
3. IP Adaptation and Global Partnerships
• Builds a continuous pipeline of new stories for film, series, webtoons and short-form video.
• Pursues IP supply and co-development across formats, including microdramas and vertical dramas.
• Develops international opportunities for co-production, remakes, rights licensing, financing and distribution.