One of TIFF’s Best 2021, Roberts-Abdullah will draw inspiration from the upcoming videogame EVENTS AT UNITY FARM and larger Multipocalypse Universe.
Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah (TIFF’s BEST 2021) joins Titan1Studios to develop Peace River.
Multihyphenate Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah has found her next project as a Writer and Executive Producer. Named one of TIFF’s Best in 2021 for DEFUND, a short film that she co-wrote, directed, produced, and starred in, Roberts-Abdullah will next sink her teeth PEACE RIVER, a series in development at Titan1Studios that explores a queer romance between two BIPOC women through a genre-bending lens.
The project, inspired in part by the studio’s upcoming videogame EVENTS AT UNITY FARM, sits within the larger Multipocalypse Universe originated in Titan1Studios’ flagship comic ZOMBEN. But, whereas previous Multipocalypse titles have used the near future and alternate realities to comment on real world issues, PEACE RIVER will instead turn its eyes to the past.
Set in the late 1880s, PEACE RIVER follows an extraordinary young Black woman named DELIVERANCE “LIV” BOWIE who mixes science and the occult to defend a Canadian town beset by creatures from indigenous mythology. Accompanied by her new love MAHALA JEFFERSON, a formerly enslaved woman, she must also fight the growing menace of an insidious resource-hungry corporation that threatens to upset the delicate spiritual balance of the region.
Roberts-Abdullah will Executive Produce alongside Jon Cooksey (SUPERNATURAL ACADEMY, NARCOLEAP) and Titan1Studios’ Rathan Moorthy and Wes Ambrecht.
"The unique opportunity to help bring this story to life- one that puts two queer Black woman front and centre really excites me” added Roberts-Abdullah. “The intersections of magic, Canadian colonial history, and a good old fashioned love story with a richly diverse cast of characters is an attempt to make up for the dearth of stories like this in my childhood. I can’t wait to share this story with audiences."
Roberts-Abdullah is a Surinamese born, Toronto based actor, writer, director, and producer. Her first short film, P!GS, a satirical comedy about a cater-waiter that loses her cool after a series of micro-aggressions premiered at the 15th annual Caribbean Tales Film Festival and is available for streaming this fall on CBC Gem. Notable acting credits include AMERICAN GODS, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS and the upcoming THE LAST OF US.
Titan1Studios recently set Alison Hepburn to adapt their YA fantasy novel series THE COSEEMA SAGA. The company also received Canada Media Fund (CMF) support through the Prototyping stream for their game Love is a Roguelite (LIAR).
About TITAN1STUDIOS
Founded in 2016, TITAN1STUDIOS is an award-winning Cross-Media Content & Technology Studio specializing in Original IP.
The studio embraces diversity and representation across all facets of the creative process, which is reflected in our executives, artists and technology talent.
While our stories span the far reaches of time and space, our themes often hit much closer to home with a key emphasis on family, identity, mental health, and building a better tomorrow.
Our initial wave of comics and graphic novels included the KNIGHT GUARDIANS OF RELATIVITY and the all-ages hit ZOMBEN, properties that served as a bedrock of two separate and distinct universes: the Relativity Universe and the Multipocalypse Universe. The studio has since added a third universe, the Coseema Saga, based on our popular YA novel series. All three offer unique world-building genre fair with cross-generational appeal and visually arresting artwork.
In entertainment technology, the company has embraced both real-time and remote production pipelines and is developing a robust toolkit for Visual Development, AI and Blockchain.
Our slate of projects include IPs in TV/Film, Animation, Gaming, Publishing, and the Metaverse.