While I re-familiarise myself with the original source material, I have taken notes on the basic plot. This will serve as an outline as to what would happen in each episode and help me to decide where would make a good ending for each episode.
I have so far managed to complete notes on episode one. I feel that this episode will help to build up mystery and start asking asking questions that shall be set-up for further episodes to answer. This episode will also introduce all of the main cast and start they're journey's to where they will all eventually meet.
Here is my rundown of episode 1:
1941, German High Command receive a distress call from a Captain Klaus Woermann, who is stationed at a Keep in the Transylvanian alps, which reads ‘Request Immediate Relocation. Something Is Murdering My Men.’ SS Commander Erich Kaempffer is sent to investigate.
A week earlier, Woermann and his men arrive in the Transylvanian Alps, Romania, where they take refuge in a strange Keep. They are warned by a family keeping maintenance of the Keep not to stay but they do not heed their warning. Woermann notices the Keep walls are littered with strange crosses.
The first night, in the cellar, a guard on watch decides to try and deface one of the crosses in hopes to find riches behind. He and another manage to remove the cross to find a small passageway behind and one of them enters. After he starts to contort violently after feeling very cold, he is pulled back out by his comrade who finds his head has been ripped off. Something has escaped through the passageway.
Far away, a stranger awakes suddenly and gets ready to set sail to Romania and The Keep.
Several nights go by and there is a ghastly murder per night despite Woermann’s efforts to catch the elusive murderer. He then sends out message asking High Command for help after witnessing one of the murders himself.
Kaempffer arrives with his SS troops and starts to interrogate the local villagers around the Keep. Woermann knows that it wasn’t one of the villagers. Whatever the killer was, it was able to kill and escape without being seen.
Elsewhere in Romania, Magda and her father Theodore, a Jewish historian, are called upon and sent to the Keeping in a desperate attempt to help determine what is killing the German soldiers.
The mysterious stranger nears the Keep by sea.
Far away, a stranger awakes suddenly and gets ready to set sail to Romania and The Keep.
Several nights go by and there is a ghastly murder per night despite Woermann’s efforts to catch the elusive murderer. He then sends out message asking High Command for help after witnessing one of the murders himself.
Kaempffer arrives with his SS troops and starts to interrogate the local villagers around the Keep. Woermann knows that it wasn’t one of the villagers. Whatever the killer was, it was able to kill and escape without being seen.
Elsewhere in Romania, Magda and her father Theodore, a Jewish historian, are called upon and sent to the Keeping in a desperate attempt to help determine what is killing the German soldiers.
The mysterious stranger nears the Keep by sea.
After reading through the source material, I feel that the miniseries will only consist of four, fourth minute episodes as I feel five episodes will stretch the material too far. I feel this is appropriate so that the episodes can maintain a steady pace without feeling to rushed or drawn out.
I will update on the future episodes which I will then add as part of the pre-production portfolio.
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