Moonrise (2025) s01e02 Episode Script

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[gentle music plays]
[dramatic music plays]
[gentle music plays]
[music fades]
[quiet tense music plays]
[man 1] Over here!
We've got survivors in this lifeboat.
- [man 2] Unharmed?
- [man 3] Don't know. They aren't moving.
There's something blocking the door.
I can't get it open.
They've been there for a while.
- If we don't get them out soon
- [man 2] Get more help!
[panting]
Are you okay?
Code red!
Get him to the fifth floor, stat!
[man] Jacob, do you like
this world of ours?
[young Jack] Yeah, I like it.
[music fades]
[groans softly]
[gasps]
[gasps]
[somber music plays]
[Jack] It can't be.
Excuse me.
Oh, Mr. Shadow.
Looks like you're awake. That's great.
[somber music continues]
[deep breathing]
[exhales]
[man] Your parents? Well
Sapientia is unable
to confirm their safety.
[breathes deeply]
[truck engine revs]
[horn honks]
[Jack] Rhys
The others! The others in the lifeboat?
[doctor] I'm afraid you were
the only one brought here, Mr. Shadow.
[music fades]
I appreciate it.
Damn, I can't get through to anyone
on the CyPhone.
[grunts]
Damn it! Not even Eric?
Rhys!
Fuck!
[sighs]
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!
Children of the Moon,
it is time to rise up!
Moonrise!
[newscaster] Today marks the ninth day
since Bob Skylum,
also known as "the Moon Devil"
declared unilateral lunar independence.
A militant organization
using the moniker the Moon Chains
has occupied the settlement of Timaeus
in the northern Mare Frigoris region.
And it seems the unrest will soon spread
to the near side of the Moon.
Are you Jacob Shadow?
[newscaster] estimations place
the number of
[man] Missing something?
[newscaster] of millions. Breaking news.
Just now, in the suburbs
outside Los Angeles,
the Joint Army has detained
a person of interest
suspected of aiding the terrorists.
The individual will be transported
then held at a Joint Army facility in
NEVADA
JOINT ARMY HQ FACILITIES
[groans]
You stay put. The boss'll be here soon.
Don't give us any trouble.
[Jack] Hold up!
[Jack grunts]
What the hell? What's going on here?
Why am I being held?
I think you're pretty cocky
for a fucking terrorist.
[lock clangs]
[Jack groans]
- [door opens]
- [Jack groans]
[Jack] Hey! Wait!
I'm Jacob Shadow.
Don't you know who I am?!
Hey!
[Rhys] And you've verified this?
We have. It's new intel, but reliable.
Where are they holding him?
[man] Just up ahead.
You've gotta act quick.
The Joint Army is serious.
They'll sway the public in their favor
and press on with the proceedings.
I'll try to stall them.
As much as I can anyway.
Thank you.
[man] Those are some stern faces.
Funny, it reminds me of this time
See, I got locked in a bathroom.
- [Rhys] Jack.
- [Jack gasps]
[Jack] Rhys.
I'm so glad you're okay.
Jack, you've been named as an accomplice
in the recent terrorist attack.
I assume they've told you.
Yeah.
[Rhys] The Joint Army is mobilized
and actively working
to substantiate the charges against you.
Once the investigation officially starts,
neither me nor anyone else
will be able to intervene.
I swear I didn't do it.
I must have been hacked.
That possibility is also being explored.
But ultimately,
the judgement will be reached
based on depositions from you
and those near you
during and before the attack.
But that's
You know me better than anyone, Rhys.
You know I could never do
anything like that.
There's more.
New intel suggests
that your gene screening results
have been intentionally falsified
for years.
Wha
Wait, what now?
[Rhys] And they're speculating
that this falsification
was a key factor that enabled
the attack on the orbital elevator.
There must be some mistake.
This is insane!
Whether your mother and father were aware
of this discrepancy, we still don't know.
And I'm afraid they're still missing.
[somber music plays]
Of course, they haven't
ruled out the possibility
that your genes may have mutated
as a result of some external factor.
Does anything come to mind?
Jack, you must know something.
Some detail that you might be forgetting.
Jack, I need you to think!
We need to act
while I can still intervene.
[Jack] I had nothing to do with this.
But I remember
that man.
Who?
[suspenseful music plays]
Bob Skylum.
They call him "the Moon Devil."
[Rhys gasps]
No. Just tell them I don't know anything.
It's just that I was
Or rather that
we were raised by him years ago.
Long before I met you.
It was before my mom and dad adopted me.
Most of my childhood
was spent in that that strange facility.
Strange facility?
[Jack] Here's what I remember.
[music fades]
[Bob] Jacob.
Jacob!
It's almost time.
[young Jack] Okay.
[Bob] Do you like this world of ours?
[young Jack] Yeah, I like it.
[groans softly, sighs]
[young Phil] It's about time!
Come on, Jack. Hurry!
You're cutting it close. See you there!
Oh. Oh, okay. Good morning.
Whoa, hey! Uh, Phil! W-Wait for me!
[computer beeps]
[electronic voice] Seed 1, Seed 2,
this is your final assignment.
Program #521.
[intriguing music plays]
Begin.
[computer beeps]
[tinkling]
[chuckles]
[gasps] No way!
I lost again!
[intriguing music continues]
[groans]
[young Jack] I can't believe we actually
made it to the morning session on time.
[chuckles] Right? I stayed up
way later than I should've.
Oh yeah. You didn't come back to our room
till really late last night.
Yeah, about all that
I'll tell you all about it later tonight,
okay? Sorry. I'm late.
[exhales]
[children chatter indistinctly]
[Bob chuckles] Another day in paradise.
Oh, hey! Good morning, Dad.
Good morning, Jacob.
Today, you'll practice
the programs I taught you yesterday.
Children, listen carefully.
You are the future of the Moon,
and your growth and development here
are essential for our great revolution.
I expect your best work.
- [all] Yes, sir!
- [girl giggles]
[girl] Daddy! [giggles]
Are you leaving again? Why can't you stay?
[chuckles] But Phil is here.
He can take care of you.
Ew, I don't want Phil.
[young Phil] That was mean, Sophie.
[laughter]
Well, go on
and finish up your lunch, okay?
Okay!
[music fades]
[young Phil hums "Moon River"]
[stops humming]
- [young Phil] Jack?
- Huh?
[children chatter]
What's wrong?
Nothing. It's just that, well
How long do you think we'll be stuck here?
And this revolution
that Dad keeps telling us about
Phil, what?
[Sophie] Phil! Jack!
Hey, guys!
Time to go back inside.
Hey, we'll talk about it later, okay?
- But--
- [young Phil] Come on.
Let's head back for now.
[young Jack] Man, am I tired.
All I have to do is turn in my report
and then I'm done.
[chuckles]
But first, time for a little treat.
[gulps]
Ah, that's good!
Huh?
What are you doing over here, Phil?
Lights out soon, you know?
Hm.
[quiet unsettling music plays]
[Jack] In all the time I spent there,
I never once questioned our daily lives.
Venturing beyond the facility grounds
was strictly forbidden.
As was passing though the doorway
used by the man we called "Dad."
[music fades]
But we were given
plenty of free time to play,
and every night, Phil and I could talk.
Hey, Jack. You awake?
Of course! Wouldn't miss it.
[chuckles softly]
["Moon River" plays]
Moon river ♪
Wider than a mile ♪
I'm crossing you in style ♪
Someday ♪
Oh, dream maker ♪
You heartbreaker ♪
Wherever you're going ♪
[Jack] We were happy.
I'm going your way ♪
I almost forgot. Phil?
Yeah, Jack? What's up?
Didn't you have something to tell me?
see the world ♪
Oh, right.
Hm. The truth is
a lot of world ♪
[rumbling]
[gasps]
What was that? That noise?
I I don't know.
I'm scared, Jack.
[somber music plays]
How could
[panting] What's going on?
Where is everyone? What's happening?
Jack, this way!
[young Jack] No, don't do it!
We can't go through there.
Father forbids it.
We can't worry about that now!
[cracking]
[ominous music plays]
[gasps]
[loud banging]
Now what the heck is that noise?
[gasps]
[suspenseful music plays]
[gasps]
What's this?
[suspenseful music continues]
[young Jack gasps]
[dramatic music plays]
[weapons blast]
What is happening?
[young Phil] Jack, look.
[suspenseful music plays]
[gasps]
[object clatters]
[young Jack gasps] Sophie!
[panting]
[breathes shakily]
[young Jack breathes shakily]
[boys strain]
[both gasp]
[dramatic music plays]
[Jack] And that's when we learned
the truth.
[young Jack breathes shakily]
[Jack] That our world
had been completely fabricated.
[young Jack screams]
[dramatic music continues]
Dad, why? What are you doing?
Why is this happening?
[Bob groans]
[Bob groans]
Father?
- [Bob groans]
- [young Phil] Father!
[Bob groans]
[music stops]
[young Jack] Damn it! Shit!
Hey, Phil?
Were we being lied to the whole damn time?
Don't know.
But one thing's for sure.
That the world that we've been living in
was not everyone else's reality.
[groans]
Whiz, activate.
- [whirring]
- [groans]
Phil. What are you
[young Phil] We're running out of time.
This is where we part ways.
I'm giving you my right arm.
It's yours now. So
You survive!
You live a long life.
For both of us.
[melancholy music plays]
[machine whirs]
Bye, Jack. Goodbye.
[weapons blast]
[melancholy music continues]
[exhales]
[Jack's dad] Over here!
It's gotta be here.
[Mona] Call an ambulance. Hurry!
- [Jack's dad] It's a boy!
- [Mona] Is he conscious?
Are you all right?
Don't be afraid, son.
It's okay now.
You're safe.
[music fades]
[Jack] And that's it.
That's all I can remember.
[exhales]
[door clangs]
[gasps] Prosecutor Landry?
I've been listening to your conversation
from the other room.
You mean
[Jack exhales]
Jack!
[footsteps approach]
Oh. Hey, long time no see.
You are indicted.
Until Sapientia passes judgement,
you're in my custody.
- Take him.
- No! Wait!
[Landry] There is one more thing, Jacob.
No avoiding it. You will submit
to taking a new gene screening.
[scoffs] What did you expect?
Your prior gene screening results
have been expertly faked for years.
And, Rhys, you'll undergo
the test as well.
Huh?
What the hell?!
[grunts]
What are you trying to do?!
[ominous music plays]
[music fades]
ONE YEAR LATER
[Rhys] Jack.
Mm.
[Rhys] I know you're probably aware,
but you haven't
been cleared of suspicion yet.
Of course you know
that I believe you, but
Listen, you can't do anything
that might seem suspicious.
Just keep a low profile
or they might just order your execution.
[scoffs] Yeah, sure. I know that.
I'll behave, Major!
[Rhys grunts]
Huh? Uh
You do know that I'm serious, right?
I really don't want that to happen.
If they ordered your execution,
I don't know what I'd do.
So, will you knock it off?
[Jack] Come on, Rhys.
There's really no need to worry.
- Don't you trust me?
- Rhys? Hello? Rhys?
We still got a briefing to--
Oh, leave 'em alone. It's no use.
[Rhys] Then I have to swing in and
[Georg] I agree.
Let's continue the briefing, Inanna.
[Jack] I get it. So sue me
for having a sense of humor.
- [sighs]
- [Rhys] Are you even listening?
[Jack] Of course I'm listening!
[Inanna] As the VC3 Reconnaissance
and Assault Unit,
we are tasked with a singular mission.
Terminate Bob Skylum,
leader of the Moon's rebel army.
In order to locate
the target's whereabouts,
we'll need to infiltrate
the enemy's territory.
[sighs] Over the last year,
not even one of our experts
has been able to pinpoint
the exact location of Skylum's hideout.
Why can't we use Sapientia
to track him down?
Rank and file don't know about this.
Sapientia's supervision
doesn't reach the underground cities.
Which means in-person mobilization.
[Zowan] Check out the big brains on Osma.
You get a gold star!
One of our squads below
has already successfully established
a base on the front lines in the city.
First order of business,
rendezvous with their leader.
What's our destination?
The Copernicus Elevator.
We head for the largest lunar city
with an orbital elevator.
The base is located
deep within its lower-level blocks.
[Eric] Okay, then.
[suspenseful music plays]
[man] Bob, we, the Moon Chains,
easily have the advantage here.
Why, it's almost time, isn't it?
Your presence is required
on the main bridge.
[suspenseful music continues]
[music fades]
[gentle ballad plays]
[music fades]