Chopper

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A CineVerge Vertical Series

Chopper

Supernatural Horror / Action

Created by Martin Shapiro

When high-school cheerleader Christina Winwood begins selling a designer drug that lets users see the dead, she must overcome increasingly hostile spirits and the supernatural consequences of distributing it, in order to survive the realm she has accidentally opened, by uncovering the rules governing Stairway to Heaven before the dead permanently cross into the living world. “Getting high opens the door. Something else comes through.”

Stairway to Heaven offers an extraordinary high because it pierces the veil between life and death. Users can see ghosts—but because they have crossed into the ghosts’ domain, the ghosts can physically affect them. Christina’s lucrative new drug therefore becomes a supernatural epidemic. Surviving the first hauntings only raises larger questions about who created the substance, what lies beyond the veil and who might deliberately weaponize it.

Season One | 100 short episodes | Vertical 9:16 phone format | Approximately 60-90 seconds each |

Martin Shapiro is a screenwriter, director, producer, and creator of Chopper. He earned an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA, where he received the UCLA Showcase Award, and has developed projects for companies including MGM and HBO. His work spans film, comics, and digital storytelling, with a particular focus on high-concept genre material. Shapiro also wrote, directed, and produced the Chopper short film, which premiered at Screamfest. Drawing on that background, he created Chopper as a supernatural horror-action series built around a distinctive mythology in which a designer drug allows the living to see—and be physically affected by—the dead.

Made for the Phone Screen

CineVerge vertical series are designed from the start for mobile phones held upright. Close framing keeps faces, hands, and important objects easy to read on a phone. Short episodes build suspense quickly and end with a strong reason to watch the next episode.

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