THE BLACKOUT PROTOCOL

Synopsis

In the sprawling metropolis of Eldridge City, a citywide power failure plunges three million souls into darkness. What begins as a mere inconvenience quickly descends into a terrifying enigma. Within hours, emergency broadcasts cease, phones flicker with alien signals, entire districts fall silent, and unsettling reports emerge of people encountering uncanny duplicates of themselves. By the 24-hour mark, the city is irrevocably altered. Something within the pervasive blackout is not killing its victims, but systematically rewriting them, eroding their identities and replacing them with unknown entities. As the city succumbs to this existential threat, a diverse group of survivors must navigate the unraveling reality. Paramedic Ethan Cross witnesses patients exhibiting impossible resilience, Detective Mara Vance investigates homicides where victims appear to be killing their own doppelgängers, and underground hacker Javier “Jax” Morales uncovers the blackout’s unnatural origins. Neuroscientist Dr. Lena Park races to understand how memories and identity are being fundamentally altered, while young Noah Bennett, uniquely perceptive to the subtle shifts in reality, becomes a beacon of hope. Trapped within a city where trust is a luxury and every face could be a mask, these individuals must confront the horrifying possibility that the very fabric of human identity is under siege, and that the greatest threat may be the person they see in the mirror.