"They were built to be weapons.
They were born to be something far older."
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"They were built to be weapons.
They were born to be something far older."
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Black Panther✦ G.I. Joe✦ Cyberpunk 2077 — forged from a global cast
B.E.A.R.S.
THE AWAKENING
The Story
"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.
The Team
From Hollywood sound stages to Istanbul production hubs — assembled across decades of craft for a story built to last.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Co-Leads
Adam Flowers
Dennis Haysbert
James M. Black
Nelita Villezion
Sir Marqus Kane
Supporting Leads
Alexis Austriaco
Andrea Benitez
Brian Davis
Chyna McCoy
Damion Williams
Daniel Myers
Fik-Shun
Jerrod Weston
Ola Rapace
Sevda Bayraktar
Tanushree Chakrabarti
Tereza Marques
Tiffany Toney
Tony Jones
Supporting Cast
Micky Soler
Art Daniels
Blaire Winter
Bruce Soscia
Chris Hahn
Cody Cowell
Darren Lav
Diezel Ramos
Elisa LE Hir
Eric Martinez
Ezekiel Ajeigbe
Fanti Tukuwei
Hero D.W.
Jonathan Young
Joshua Grey
Kamora Rowe
Kelis Smith
Kyla Dominique
Kyle A. Lee
Larenzo Simmons
Malin Frank
Melly Bergmann
Mike Galindo
Nassie Barro
Nnaemeka Okeke
Presciliana Esparolini
Richard David
Shaquan Parson
Shashikant Sharma
Sonamm Sharma
Tariq Kaan Johnson
Venus Moonchild
Vigil Bose
Zera Lynd
The Universe
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.
The Prequel — Available Now
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.
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