In Development
Tampico Pictures looks for film and television projects rooted in human experience, from intimate journeys to boldly imagined worlds.
The company’s focus spans feature films, television series and microdramas, and our current development slate below.
The Leaving of Things
In the late 1980s, a rebellious Indian-American teenager’s life is upended when his family moves from Wisconsin to India. Torn from his friends, girlfriend and dreams of an American future, Vikram Mistry struggles to find his place in a country that should feel like home but doesn’t. As new friendships, love and family upheaval reshape his world, he must reconcile his cultural roots with his desire to forge his own identity—and reclaim the future he thought he’d lost.
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Edge of Light
In a fractured California in 2030, a meteor explodes over Los Angeles, unleashing a mysterious illness that transforms people into violent, flesh-eating creatures. For 17-year-old Dev Harrison, the crisis coincides with something deeply personal: recurring dreams of his astrophysicist father, believed dead for ten years, guiding him toward a hidden book of scientific formulas near Lake Tahoe.
Convinced his father is reaching out to him, Dev sets off with his best friends, Conner and Abby, to follow the clues. What begins as an escape from their familiar lives becomes a dangerous journey through a collapsing world, pursued by powerful forces determined to claim his father’s discovery.
As the mystery deepens, their quest tests friendship, loyalty and first love—and draws Dev closer to the truth about his father and a discovery that could change humanity’s understanding of the universe.
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Transcendent
Thirty trillion miles from Earth, a catastrophic accident leaves medic Troy Hartman stranded aboard the colony ship Transcendent. With its engines disabled and communications down, Troy relies on OTTO, the ship’s AI, to attempt repairs far beyond his training. As dwindling resources and a serious injury threaten his survival, a mysterious signal offers a possible lifeline. Discovering a young girl alive aboard the ship gives Troy a new responsibility—and a reason to risk everything to reach the unknown source.
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