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The Awakening
Dragonesque Studios
B.E.A.R.S.: The Awakening
Dragonesque Studios Presents

"They were built to be weapons.
They were born to be something far older."

Coming 2027
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Kereck's Crystal

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Coming 2027

B.E.A.R.S.
THE AWAKENING

The Story

120,000 Years
in the Making

Military Sci-Fi Superhero Action Cinematic Universe

"120,000 years ago, the Atilan civilization made one calculated choice — embed their legacy inside humanity itself and let it sleep until the time was right."

In 2120, it wakes up inside ten elite soldiers codenamed B.E.A.R.S. The Atilan survived. Their legacy endured. But so did the force that drove them from Earth.

And it just found them.


Read the Prequel Novel →

The Team

Three Continents.
One Vision.

From Hollywood sound stages to Istanbul production hubs — assembled across decades of craft for a story built to last.

Davence Young

01

Davence Young

Exec. Producer · Co-Creator · Co-Writer

16 years building the B.E.A.R.S. universe. A world rooted in African and Mesoamerican cosmologies — designed to outlast the screen.

MASTERCLASS · IGER · RHIMES · GAIMAN · JACKSON

Dan Griffin

02

Dan Griffin

Co-Executive Producer · CEO, Griffin Group

30 years in the industry. Credits on American Gangster, Gattaca. Collaborations with Ridley Scott and David Fincher.

AMERICAN GANGSTER · GATTACA · ARENA

Darryl D. Johnson

03

Darryl D. Johnson

Director · Int'l Executive Producer

Founder, Moskitos Films Istanbul. Line Producer, Sniper 6. Istanbul unit on Skyfall. U.S. Army Veteran.

SKYFALL (ISTANBUL) · SNIPER 6

Donna Segura

04

Donna Segura

Casting Director · Entertainment Publicist

28+ years across entertainment, luxury, and sports. CSA member. Mentored under Howard Bragman. Founder, OleanderPR.

CSA MEMBER · OLEANDER PR

Akira Ridley

05

Akira Ridley

Script Coordinator · Production Supervisor

Production backbone of B.E.A.R.S.: The Awakening. Script continuity, coordination, and on-set management across all departments.

B.E.A.R.S.: THE AWAKENING · DRAGONESQUE STUDIOS

Brian Davis

06

Brian Davis

Martial Arts Coordinator

Founder, Logic Arts Defense & Multimedia Studio. Fight choreographer bringing tactical authenticity to every combat sequence.

LOGIC ARTS · B.E.A.R.S.: THE AWAKENING

Kahleem Poole-Tejada

07

Kahleem Poole-Tejada

Director of Photography · Domestic

Cinematographer, colorist, and world builder. Arri, Red, Sony FS7. Kaufman Studios consultation cinematographer. NY Bronx-bred — every frame reflects it.

KAUFMAN STUDIOS · JOULE ENT · KAHL-ONE.COM

Jean-Paul Seresin

08

Jean-Paul Seresin

Director of Photography · International

British cinematographer. 30+ years international. Known for Ayla: The Daughter of War, Arif V 216, Montana. Son of acclaimed DP Michael Seresin.

AYLA · ARIF V 216 · MONTANA · JAMES BLUNT

Aleksandar Zavisin

09

Aleksandar Zavisin

Lead Composer

Composer scoring the sonic identity of the B.E.A.R.S. universe. Original orchestral and electronic compositions built for cinematic scale.

B.E.A.R.S.: THE AWAKENING · DRAGONESQUE STUDIOS

The Cast

Assembled from Every
Corner of the World

Co-Leads

Adam Flowers

Adam Flowers

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

James M. Black

James M. Black

Nelita Villezion

Nelita Villezion

Sir Marqus Kane

Sir Marqus Kane

Supporting Leads

Alexis Austriaco

Alexis Austriaco

Andrea Benitez

Andrea Benitez

Brian Davis

Brian Davis

Chyna McCoy

Chyna McCoy

Damion Williams

Damion Williams

Daniel Myers

Daniel Myers

Fik-Shun

Fik-Shun

Jerrod Weston

Jerrod Weston

Ola Rapace

Ola Rapace

Sevda Bayraktar

Sevda Bayraktar

Tanushree Chakrabarti

Tanushree Chakrabarti

Tereza Marques

Tereza Marques

Tiffany Toney

Tiffany Toney

Tony Jones

Tony Jones

Supporting Cast

Micky Soler

Micky Soler

Art Daniels

Art Daniels

Blaire Winter

Blaire Winter

Bruce Soscia

Bruce Soscia

Chris Hahn

Chris Hahn

Cody Cowell

Cody Cowell

Darren Lav

Darren Lav

Diezel Ramos

Diezel Ramos

Elisa LE Hir

Elisa LE Hir

Eric Martinez

Eric Martinez

Ezekiel Ajeigbe

Ezekiel Ajeigbe

Fanti Tukuwei

Fanti Tukuwei

Hero D.W.

Hero D.W.

Jonathan Young

Jonathan Young

Joshua Grey

Joshua Grey

Kamora Rowe

Kamora Rowe

Kelis Smith

Kelis Smith

Kyla Dominique

Kyla Dominique

Kyle A. Lee

Kyle A. Lee

Larenzo Simmons

Larenzo Simmons

Malin Frank

Malin Frank

Melly Bergmann

Melly Bergmann

Mike Galindo

Mike Galindo

Nassie Barro

Nassie Barro

Nnaemeka Okeke

Nnaemeka Okeke

Presciliana Esparolini

Presciliana Esparolini

Richard David

Richard David

Shaquan Parson

Shaquan Parson

Shashikant Sharma

Shashikant Sharma

Sonamm Sharma

Sonamm Sharma

Tariq Kaan Johnson

Tariq Kaan Johnson

Venus Moonchild

Venus Moonchild

Vigil Bose

Vigil Bose

Zera Lynd

Zera Lynd

The Universe

The Story Is Only
Beginning

2026 — Now

Hyguardian

The prequel novel. Before the soldiers were awakened, there was Ashē — and the truth she wasn't supposed to find.

2027

B.E.A.R.S.: The Awakening

The film. Ten soldiers. One signal from 120,000 years ago. And the enemy that has been waiting just as long.

2028

Kereck: Fall from Grace

An animated origin series. The villain's side of the story — and why he may not be entirely wrong.

2030

B.E.A.R.S.: Descendants

The next generation. A live-action series that asks what the legacy costs the children who inherit it.

2031 and Beyond

The Expanding Universe

Comics. Games. Sequels. New stories every cycle — each one deepening a world built to hold them all.

Hyguardian by Davence Young

The Prequel — Available Now

Hyguardian

Before the B.E.A.R.S. were awakened, there was Ashē — a hacker who stumbled into the oldest story on Earth. The novel that builds the world the film will open.

Enter the World →

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