Moonrise (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

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[man hums "Moon River"]
[continues humming]
[screen beeps]
[man continues humming]
What's that song?
Not sure.
I don't know the whole thing.
Although I used to hear it pretty often
when I was a boy.
[haunting music plays]
[warning alarm beeps]
[gasps] Rhys!
[gasps]
[dramatic music plays]
[grunts]
[man grunts]
[machine powers down]
[dramatic music intensifies]
Damn it, they're back!
[woman whimpers]
- Zowan, how does it look?
- Not good!
These guys won't leave us alone!
All our repairs gotta wait.
Let me focus on defense.
All right, Osma, guard Inanna and Zowan.
Georg, cover us with suppressive fire!
Jack! Duan!
[dramatic music continues]
[grunts]
[tense music plays]
[electronic voice] Implement Engrave.
[Zowan] Rhys! I can't tell
how many bogies we got out there!
Something's blocking me
every time I try to get a lock.
Hey, Duan!
Quit wasting our E2 material!
Why? I don't see the point in conserving
anything we've got if we just end up dead.
Rhys! Go now!
[Rhys grunts]
[suspenseful music continues]
[music stops]
[tense music plays]
[man] Shit.
What are these?
And why is he
Quit it. There's no time
for that. [grunts]
[dramatic music plays]
Jack?
[Jack yells]
[yells]
[music stops]
[gentle music plays]
[dramatic music plays]
[gentle music plays]
[music fades]
[birds chirp]
[gasps, breathes shakily]
[boy] Damn it! Shit!
Hey, Phil.
Were we being lied to the whole damn time?
[Phil] I don't know.
But one thing's for sure.
That the world that we've been living in
was not everyone else's reality.
[grunts]
[exhales] Oh.
[gentle music plays]
Whiz, activate.
- [crackling]
- [grunts]
Phil? What are you
Bye, Jack. Goodbye.
[gentle music continues]
[music fades]
[Jack] Oh, right.
There's meatloaf tonight.
[announcer] On this Labor Day,
simultaneous ceremonies
will be held on Earth and the Moon
via web radio
to celebrate the completion
of Sapientia's Orbital Elevator Plan.
Many Joint Geners will attend the ceremony
in the Moon's capital of Copernicus City
to celebrate everlasting peace.
The pro soccer team Lunarion
has also been invited to participate
LOS ANGELES
[man] Oh. Oh.
I'm back, Harry! Everybody make it?
Yes, sir. They're all inside.
Hey, Jack!
Why is it like this every single time?
Where the hell have you been?
[Jack] Oh, Rhys. You came too, huh?
You're in a pretty foul mood today,
aren't you, Rhys?
That'd be your--
That would be your fault!
- Besides, why--
- Oh, hey, nice to meet you!
- Are you Georg's friend?
- [Rhys sputters]
Yeah, I'm Michaela, hi!
- Thanks for the invite.
- You finally made your way here.
So, did you find it?
[Jack] Yeah, luckily.
Okay, let's hurry.
[Jack] Oh yeah, Eric,
did you catch something today?
[Eric] Uh-huh. This.
Who did you get?
Wow! Cool, an Eber.
That's a really great catch, Eric.
So, what are you guys still doing here?
Don't you know it's Labor Day?
[Rhys] You are unbelievable.
They've been waiting patiently because
someone had to get brought here by force.
Oh no! We're going to be so late.
They told me to bring you
even if I had to drag you.
We have to get to the port, then
What should I do?
The cruise is leaving soon. [gasps]
What?
Hm.
[blades whir]
[rock music plays]
- Well, this looks like the place.
- [laughs]
- Right on schedule. Basically.
- Please step back, sir.
- Yeah.
- Step back!
- [Jack] We made it, didn't we?
- [Rhys groans]
Please don't speak for the next hour.
[groans]
[announcer] Ninety minutes till arrival
at the E40 Orbital Elevator.
Entering stable orbit area.
Power supply from Copernicus City
will be restricted.
When docking is confirmed,
access to electronic communications
will be prohibited
while a high-powered current is released.
[applause]
[woman] Thank you.
It's great to have you here.
From Shadow Corporation, I'm Mona Shadow.
Governance, legislation, and justice.
Humanity evolved
when global politics were replaced
with the great capabilities
of the AI Sapientia.
Humanity achieved world unification,
eradicating discrimination, poverty,
and war from the face of the Earth.
And of course,
one of the most important aspects,
and key to Sapientia's policies,
was the development of the Moon.
We at the Shadow Corporation
had the honor of building and managing
the orbital elevators
connecting the Earth to the Moon.
Developing the Moon
became a permanent project,
thanks to the creation
of orbital elevators.
And today, on such a monumental day
like Labor Day,
I'm deeply grateful
to be able to celebrate with all of you
the completion
of the 40th orbital elevator.
I would also like to take this opportunity
to introduce you to my son,
a young man who will be appointed
to our board of directors
once he completes his university studies.
Jacob Shadow, everyone.
[music stops]
Uh, Jack?
[indistinct muttering]
[beeping]
[big band music plays]
- Yeah!
- Woo!
Nice one, Jack.
Like I said, luck's on my side today.
Oh, I know. Any big plans for tonight?
[chuckles]
- [Jack] I happen to have a private cabin.
- Uh
Osma! What the hell are you up to?
[laughter]
This isn't the place
for a super serious guy like you.
Normally, I wouldn't be here.
But seeing as Labor Day
is a major charity event
that makes up a large part
of the orbital elevators' cost,
this is a rare event
I can admit is contributing
to the prosperity of humanity.
I'm not here because I want to be.
- Oh.
- You really are just hopelessly square.
If you weren't always like this,
you wouldn't always end up alone.
- Don't you think?
- [Michaela chuckles]
But isn't he cute? Look at that face.
Oh? Nice one, Osma!
Ask her to blow
some new good luck into your ear.
- [Michaela sighs]
- [Osma shudders]
[laughs] Now, if you blow some luck
into my hand, please.
[growls]
[Jack gulps]
Rhys, look. We're here now, aren't we?
We came all this way.
- It'd be a waste not to have fun.
- [Rhys grumbles]
[Rhys sighs]
Jack, what exactly are you thinking?
You're set to inherit Shadow Corporation,
yet all you do is damage its reputation.
That's why everyone, uh
[Jack] You're becoming
more like my mom every year.
Hey, how about it?
Let's hit the bar for a drink.
[Rhys] Don't avoid this.
Jack. What's on your mind?
Uh
[Rhys sighs] I've had enough.
Oh, and that. Make sure she gets that.
[man] Oh, Jack. It's been a year.
- [Jack] Dad!
- [jaunty music plays]
It has been a while.
You always make sure to show up
when there's meatloaf.
Don't give your mother any headaches.
You don't wanna know what I'll do
if there's no meatloaf for dinner.
[laughs]
And don't trouble Rhys too much. It's
important that you be thankful for her.
If you wanted to live together
in that house, you could, uh--
Oh. What's that smell?
- Meatloaf.
- Mm.
Oh, Jack, you're finally home.
Why did you leave
right in the middle of things earlier?
- Ugh, you're really such a headache.
- I just finished telling him the same.
- You're drinking again.
- [Mona] Huh?
Oh. [gasps] You're here too.
- Would you get out of the way?
- [dad] Whoa!
[Mona] So, Jack, are things going well
with your friend Rhys?
She was quite the late bloomer.
As long as you're with her,
I know I have nothing to--
And I also told him that.
You drank a lot, huh?
[Mona] Oh, you think so?
So, tell me, how is it? I want details.
Can we, uh, talk about something else?
What? Oh, dear God.
Don't tell me you haven't
done it yet?
Uh
- Hey, Mona.
- [Mona] Oh, but then--
That's not something anybody needs to
[Mona] But I'd be so shocked
if that were the case.
[groans] Let's take you to bed.
You're drunk.
Oh, dear. Are you sure?
Jack just got here, though, honey.
Is this really the time?
[dad] We'll celebrate later.
Oh, and Jack,
I know you like to hide
behind this reckless facade,
but are you still ashamed
by your adoption?
What? No, it's not that.
I'm just not the kinda guy
who always gonna make the cut.
Don't listen to what anybody else says.
Why don't you start believing in us, Jack?
- [Mona] Exactly.
- Oh.
- [Mona] You're our pride and joy.
- Oh. [chuckles]
Uh, dear, let's go this way.
[boat horns blare]
You didn't manage
to give her that birthday gift?
Uh, no.
I think that, this year, I'll do it right.
- Hm.
- [Georg] Ah, there you are, Jack!
You won't believe it!
Osma lost his shirt by the end.
The money and the woman
slipped through his fingers. [laughs]
I'm not bothered.
Sapientia advised that I board this cruise
and this is the result.
I've done my good deed for humanity.
[Georg] Man, you just can't admit it,
can you?
How many times have you lost this year?
[Osma] I don't
have to answer that question.
[boat horns blare]
It's almost time.
Hm.
Oh.
[exhales]
[Georg] Whoa, cool.
[Eric] It's beautiful.
And now we move forward.
[hums "Moon River"]
[stops humming]
What the
- Hm?
- The lights.
- What is going on?
- [static crackles]
- Huh?
- [static continues]
- [gasps]
- I found you!
[Jack gasps]
[grunts]
[whooshing]
[Jack breathes heavily]
[somber music plays]
Jack.
[breathes heavily]
Jack.
It's true. You're really alive.
That's good.
Uh, Phil.
[whirring]
[Phil gasps]
[Phil] Damn it. It's already rebooting.
It's too late, though.
Jack, it's too late!
I need your strength
for the sake of the Moon! Help me!
[Jack gasps]
[Georg] Hey.
[Jack] Phil?
Uh, Phil?
Who is that?
- [Rhys] Jack?
- [Eric] Are you okay?
Uh
Uh, yeah.
[Rhys] What happened?
You suddenly seem out of it.
What's wrong?
[grunts]
[dad] What happened? Is this in the plan?
[Mona] No, it isn't.
The system prevents a power outage.
[eerie tone drones]
Uh, Jack?
[eerie tone intensifies]
[dramatic music plays]
So pretty!
Yeah. Like magic or something.
We need to go. Right now.
Huh? What's gotten into you?
- Come on!
- Huh? Wait!
- Jack?!
- Hey! What are you doing?
[dramatic music continues]
[dramatic music crescendos]
- [people gasp]
- [man yells]
Honey, what is this?
It doesn't even look possible.
[man] My God, this is all real! Run!
[people clamor]
[electricity crackles]
[eerie tone screams]
[dramatic music continues]
[Rhys panting]
- Hey, what's happening? Jack!
- Do you know what this is?
You all stay put.
Jack, I'll grab your parents.
[Georg] Right. Michaela too.
- [Jack] Oh, that's right.
- [gasps]
[Eric] Guys!
Georg!
- [man] Hurry, hurry!
- [woman] The elevator's collapsing!
Keep away from the fire!
Cover your heads. Get back!
- [gasps]
- [Jack] Georg!
[Rhys] Hey, what should we do?
- Is he?
- Can you move him?
It's not good. He's unconscious.
But there's something else
we have to worry about.
[dramatic music continues]
Oh, shit.
You handle Georg.
I'll get the others, okay?
Hey, Jack!
[Jack grunts]
[Jack] Hey! What the hell?
- Sorry.
- [Jack groans]
[groans]
[Rhys groans]
- What are you--
- [Osma] Eric! We have to go!
[metal clangs]
[dramatic music continues]
[screaming]
- [Rhys groans]
- [Jack groans]
[gasps]
[gasps]
[Jack] Dad! Mom!
[gasps]
[Jack gasps, screams]
[music stops]
[crowd chants] Go back! Go back!
Go back! Go back!
[protester] Die!
- Go back, the Joint Army!
- Get off the moon!
[army captain] An illegal protest.
Please, disperse immediately.
I repeat, disperse immediately.
[crowd clamoring]
Sir.
Yeah, these shitheads
are getting outta hand.
They finally did it.
This'll turn into a war.
[crowd cheering]
Isn't that
[growls] Bob Skylum!
The Moon Devil.
[unsettling music plays]
To all citizens of the Moon,
on this night, with what has transpired,
we now stand as equals with the Earth.
Let us all remember
what has happened tonight,
and consider what we have achieved.
For so many years, we have been forced
to rely on Mother Earth.
But that umbilical cord has now been cut.
Starting today,
I vow that we shall no longer
allow the Earth to meddle in our affairs
or plunder our resources.
On this great day,
we stand strong together,
and declare our independence!
[gasps]
Children of the Moon,
it is time to rise up!
Moonrise!
[crowd] Moonrise! Moonrise! Moonrise!
Moonrise! Moonrise! Moonrise!
[gentle ballad plays]
[music fades]