Afro-futurist cityscape

A Prestige Afro-Futurist Screen Property

Slumber

Launching the Sleepers Universe

The Logline

"When a mysterious global sleep event incapacitates those in power and spares the marginalized, a fractured America is forced to confront a deeper truth."

The future belongs to those who were never meant to survive the present.

The Sleep

The World & Story

The Sleep That Changed Everything

A mutated virus released from a pharmaceutical lab places millions into an irreversible sleep — primarily those in power. Those spared must rebuild a fractured nation while redefining identity, leadership, and survival.

SLUMBER launches the Sleepers Universe — an Afro-futurist saga rooted in the emotional truth of modern Black life and projected into a reimagined American future.

CinematicGroundedAfro-FuturistFranchise IP

Tone & Comparisons

Familiar Shadows, New Horizons

Lovecraft Country

Gritty realism and grounded social horror

The Matrix

Philosophical depth and high-concept sci-fi

Insecure

Authentic modern cultural resonance

The Leftovers

Existential mystery and global event scope

Target Audience: Gen Z & Millennials • Socially Conscious • High-Concept Enthusiasts

Project Goals

Creative & Commercial Excellence

Creative

Cultural Resonance

A genre-defining narrative that reimagines power, identity, and survival through a visionary Afro-futurist lens.

Commercial

Franchise Scale

A scalable franchise generating sustainable revenue across feature films, premium series, publishing, and global ancillary platforms.

Partnership

Strategic Value

Strategic production, distribution, and brand partners designed to maximize reach and long-term franchise value.

Sleepers Universe

Franchise Roadmap

The Sleepers Universe

Origin

SLUMBER

The foundation of the mythology. Market entry through the initial global sleep event and the first awakening.

Expansion

AWAKENING

Scaling the narrative to explore global impacts, new survivor enclaves, and the deepening mystery of the sleep.

Societal Evolution

WOKE

The trilogy climax. The emergence of a new world order and the final confrontation with old structures.

Additional interconnected works across timelines planned for the expanded universe.

Revenue Strategy

Monetizing a Multi-Platform Universe

Franchise Assets

7+ interconnected works spanning feature films, television series, and literary publications.

Ancillary Revenue

Post-adaptation book sales, branded merchandise, and high-value soundtrack partnerships.

Global Licensing

Immersive and experiential extensions designed for worldwide audience engagement.

Investment Metrics

Financial Potential & Scalability

$150–250M+

Streaming Value

$200M+

Box Office Potential

$30–50M

Production Budget

7+ Works

Franchise Assets

Efficiently planned for high ROI and global reach.

The Creator

Theodore (Ted) P. Cummings

Attorney • Author • Creator

Founder of KMT Kings Media. A multidisciplinary storyteller focused on cultural identity, social consciousness, and scalable narrative universes.

With a background spanning law, literature, and media production, Ted brings a unique perspective to franchise-level storytelling that bridges cultural authenticity with commercial viability.

Theodore P. Cummings

The Opportunity

Join the Movement

A producing partner on SLUMBER steps into co-creating a modern mythology with franchise-level IP, multi-platform expansion, and culturally resonant storytelling built for commercial scale.

Let's build the future of storytelling together.