An Action Adventure/Comedy
If Barry (HBO) and The Gentleman (Netflix) came together in the world of Indiana Jones.
Written and directed by Michael Grand.
The Story + Protagonist
Matty is a passionate amateur historian with a podcast and a YouTube channel. She dedicates her life to finding, preserving, restoring, and celebrating artifacts and stories of New York City's history.
Along her travels, she's discovered some talents she didn't know she had. Trickery. Illusion. Deception. Charm. She uses these things like a sword and shield to steal artifacts for her collection, usually swapping out her stolen loot with forgeries she's meticulously made ahead of time.
After a mistake on a job puts her in debt to a shadowy backer, she is blackmailed into paying what she owes. Each time she solves one problem, two more pop up in its place. In the shadow of her past mistakes, she's thrust into an absurd and deadly black market for antiquities.
At the end of our pilot, Matty unknowingly sets in motion a chain reaction which destroys the fragile peace that has kept this underground syndicate from all out war. She's forced to navigate the consequences of her actions and try to right some of the wrongs she's caused, if she's going to survive at all.
PRODUCTION STILLS
What We Did
And How We Did It
When the pilot placed as a Second Rounder at the 2026 Austin Film Festival, we decided the fastest way to show you the tone was to shoot it.
We paid for it ourselves. Artgrand Pictures funds its original work with the work it does for its clients, so there were no investors and no notes, just a budget we’d earned and a story we believed in. Our team built and dressed the sets by hand, sourced every prop, and shot on location in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Jersey City.
A pure process, obsessive attention to detail, and a plain love of story and craft. It’s how we make things for our clients, and it’s how we made this.
The full proof of concept lands in December. Until then: stills, a first look, and the script if you request it!
Quotes from the Episode
Every object tells a story, if you know how to listen. But these stories aren't shouted, they're whispered. So listen closely.
Matty
On Her Show
Be careful what you do. Anything you practice, you get good at. Don't be the fly that gets caught in a web, or worse, become a spider yourself.
Professor Hayes
Matty's Mentor
Contact us
Want to read the script or watch the proof of concept? Reach out!
Michael Grand - Director/Writer
grand@artgrandpictures.com
Jane Chapman - Development Coordinator
jane@artgrandpictures.com
Niyati Patege - Development Coordinator
niyati@artgrandpictures.com
WE ARE A PRODUCTION COMPANY IN NYC
Artgrand Pictures (AGP) is a New York production company that knows exactly what makes you press play. We shoot, cut and deliver trailers, social campaigns, promos and branded content for Netflix, Hulu, Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Prime Video, Sony and Warner Bros. Every project runs through one team, from the first pitch to the final frame. And in between, we’re developing original films and series of our own.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Michael began making films with his friends as a 7 year old and never looked back. After graduating with a BFA in film production, he was hired as an assistant to a director in NYC. From there he began producing and eventually found a true home in the edit room. He began freelance editing while he continued to work as a Producer/Director and then an Executive Producer for an agency in Manhattan. He's since left and started his own company, AGP.
Alongside the client work for Disney, Netflix, Hulu, and Pixar via HSTL Productions, HBO, and Prime Video, AGP has continued to develop original material for film and TV.
Reach out and say hi!
Grand@artgrandpictures.com
