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The protagonist
Mac Allen
Therapist · Father · Gambling addict
He reads every tell, contradiction, and wound—except his own. Mac mistakes empathy for power until the people he loves begin paying the price.
Tell MeAbout ItOne-hour crime / psychological thriller
Overall WinnerFilmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards 2026
QuarterfinalistNashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition 2026
Best TV ScriptThe Wiki Screenplay Contest 2026
FinalistMelbourne International Screenplay Awards 2026
Semi-FinalistFade In Awards 2026
Official SelectionLos Angeles International Screenplay Awards 2026
Quarter-FinalistPAGE International Screenwriting Awards 2026
Quarter-FinalistSan Francisco Int'l Screenwriting and Film Awards 2026
FinalistCannes World Film Festival 2026
Official SelectionAlpine International Film Festival 2026
FinalistCannes Script 2026
To save his kids from the mob, a gambling-addicted therapist with a gift for getting to the truth must crack a Macau casino kingpin—but every secret spilled costs him someone he loves.
In this game, truth isn't power. It's leverage—and the more you uncover, the deeper you sink.
01 / The series
Mac Allen notices things.
A therapist with a gambler's instincts and a gift for reading people before they understand themselves, Mac has built a life opening doors for others while slamming shut his own.
When a mob boss threatens his children, Mac is forced into Macau to provide “therapy” to Ho Chan—the enigmatic, increasingly blind casino magnate behind Queen's Palace.
The weekly engine
- Each episode brings a new secret into Mac’s orbit.
- The truth shifts the balance of power between the Casino, the Mob, and the FBI.
- Each revelation draws Mac one step closer to finding Tina Flynn.
- Every truth comes at a cost.
Every secret he uncovers, a new one takes its place. Every traitor he exposes creates another suspect.
02 / The players
Everyone is hiding something.
Mac sees what they hide. They learn what he cannot see in himself.
02
The mirror
Ho Chan
Casino magnate · Mentor · Monster
A blind king fighting to hold his empire. Chan sees Mac as the perfect weapon, the son he never had, and the one man who may understand him.
03
The threat
Jimmy Flynn
Mob boss · Captor
Paralyzed but never powerless. Flynn knows exactly which lever moves Mac: people tell the truth faster when they are afraid.
04
The one Mac can't read
Maria Garcia
FBI negotiator · Former love
A gifted negotiator trapped between duty and love, still deciding whether saving Mac means losing herself.
05
The anchor
Edwin Lee
Driver · Protector · Friend
The one person in Macau who never asks Mac to become someone else. His yellow socks carry a grief Mac notices too late.
06
The lifeline
Chief Adamo
LAPD chief · Mac's lifeline
Mac's tether to home and to the law—the call he makes when Macau closes in.
07
The clock
Tina Flynn
The missing girl · Jimmy Flynn's daughter
The one patient Mac could never un-see. She trusted him with the truth, then vanished. She writes to Mac in purple.
03 / Three-season arc
The Series Question
Ten episodes per season. Will Mac lose his soul and the ones he loves, or discover his gift can save it?
01
Season One
The Gift
Mac thinks his gift makes him powerful.
Sent to Macau under competing orders from the mob and the FBI, Mac enters Ho Chan’s casino empire convinced he can read every player. But the deeper he moves through its hidden loyalties, the more his greatest skill begins to look like his most dangerous gamble.
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Season Two
The Debt
Mac realizes his gift makes him dangerous.
With old enemies still reaching into Macau and every alliance carrying a price, Mac is pulled deeper into Chan’s world. As his choices endanger the few people who still trust him, he must confront whether understanding someone gives him the right to use them.
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Season Three
The Reckoning
Mac learns to use his gift without destroying people.
War closes in from every side as Mac’s family, Chan’s empire, and Maria’s future collide. To survive, Mac must decide whether his gift will remain a weapon of control—or become the one thing that can lead everyone he loves out.
04 / Recognition
The Festival and Contest Circuit
An award-winning one-hour pilot recognized across international screenwriting competitions in 2026.
- Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards — Overall Winner 2026
- Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition — Quarterfinalist 2026
- The Wiki Screenplay Contest — Best TV Script 2026
- Melbourne International Screenplay Awards — Finalist 2026
- Fade In Awards — Semi-Finalist 2026
- Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards — Official Selection 2026
- PAGE International Screenwriting Awards — Quarter-Finalist 2026
- San Francisco Int'l Screenwriting and Film Awards — Quarter-Finalist 2026
- Cannes World Film Festival — Finalist 2026
- Alpine International Film Festival — Official Selection 2026
- Cannes Script — Finalist 2026
05 / Creator · Writer · Actor
JackMaxwell
For four seasons and 73 episodes, Jack hosted Booze Traveler on Travel Channel. Visiting 50+ countries, Jack built a career around getting strangers to open up.
Along the way, he learned that people will tell you almost anything—if you know how to listen. That instinct—reading a person and earning a confession—is Mac Allen's gift. It is also Jack's. He brings firsthand knowledge of addiction, self-deception, and the uneasy intimacy at the center of the series.
Booze TravelerTravel Channel · 4 seasons · 50+ countries
06 / Original title track
Tell Me About It
Written exclusively for the series by singer/songwriter Mike John, the original theme song captures the soul of Tell Me About It. It explores the power of confession, the risk of vulnerability, and the belief that even the darkest truths can become the first step toward redemption.
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Tell Me About ItWritten and produced by Michael John Montelongo07 / Read the material