Genre: Historical Drama | One-Hour TV Pilot

Format: Serialized, Ensemble Cast

 

Logline

Amid the political upheaval of 1789, Saint-Domingue—modern-day Haiti—Sabine Beauregard, a free woman of color and gifted healer, risks everything to play both sides of a looming revolution. Trapped between powerful colonial elites and a growing resistance, Sabine must choose survival or sacrifice as she fights for freedom, truth, and her mother’s life.

 

Series Overview

Liberté is a character-driven historical drama set during the world’s only successful slave revolt. While France tears itself apart in revolution, its richest colony simmers with unrest—enslaved people, free people of color, and the divided white elite clash over power, legacy, and liberation.

At the heart of this storm is Sabine, a woman navigating life as the mistress of a Grand Blanc official, secretly aiding rebels and healers, all while protecting a dangerous truth. With her future—and her mother’s life—at stake, Sabine becomes a quiet force of resistance within the very house meant to contain her.

Themes: Power. Identity. Survival. Espionage.

Tone: Think Bridgerton meets The Handmaid’s Tale with the stakes of The Underground Railroad.

 

What Sets This Project Apart

- Set during the Haitian Revolution, the first successful slave uprising in history

- Centered on a complex Black female protagonist

- Balances court intrigue, political rebellion, and forbidden romance

- Rich world-building rooted in historical truth

- Themes of resistance, betrayal, and self-determination