'Thicker than Water' Treatment

Working Title: Thicker Than Water
Genre: Gangster Drama / Crime Drama
Duration: 6 Episode
Running Time: 1 Hour (Inc. Ads)
Target Audience: 16-40 Males
Main Characters:

• Vladimir (Son)
• Maxim (Father)
• Tulyana (Mother)
• Aleksander Kulyut (The Boss)

Location: Kamenka, Russia

Full Plot Synopsis:

Family of 3 live in a poverty-ridden village in a remote part of Russia. The Mother (Tulyana) falls ill with a form of muscular dystrophy which renders her completely disabled. With the family on an incredibly low income, Maxim must seek employment elsewhere, due to his special forces background he is then offered the opportunity to join the local Mafia syndicate as a low ranking foot soldier taking part in small time jobs, during one of these jobs he is betrayed and subsequently killed. With no-one able to fund Tulyana's treatment it falls to Vladimir to enter the Mafia syndicate to pay for the treatment she needs. He eventually uncovers the truth about his Fathers death and slowly works his way through the ranks of the syndicate and exacts revenge on the man who betrayed his father, however this has repercussions as the Mafia punish Vladimir for this action by killing Tulyana, this fuels Vladimir's anger and vows to end those responsible for his parents' deaths.

Character Breakdown of main Characters:

Name: Vladimir
Description: Son of Maxim & Tulyana
Narrative Arc: Aged at 16 at the beginning, he is slowly dragged into the world of the Mafia following his Fathers death to try and fund his Mothers treatment. Upon discovering the truth about his Fathers death, he embarks on a journey of revenge against the Mafia syndicate.

Name: Maxim
Description: Father of Vladimir & Husband to Tulyana, Ex-Special Forces
Narrative Arc: Maxim is ex-special forces, he uses these skills as a foot soldier in the local mafia syndicate to finance treatment for Tulyana. He is betrayed by a man he was on a job with and is killed on the job.

Name: Tulyana
Description: Tulyana develops Muscular Dystrophy which renders her disabled. She relies on Maxim and Vladimir to pay for her steroid treatment. She is caught in the crossfire when Vladimir exacts revenge on the man who killed Maxim, she is killed by the syndicate as punishment to Vladimir.


**UPDATE**

Maxim will now be killed by the Don at the very start of the show as the Don believes that Maxim has stolen from him when it was in fact someone he was on a job with.