DELTA NINE

When a silent anomaly hints at a compromised satellite network, idealistic analyst Taylor Cross is thrust into a hidden war beyond his rank. Forced to resign from Space Force, he’s covertly recruited by a powerful defense contractor guarding clandestine operations. His search for truth pulls him through exotic technologies, buried state secrets, and a dangerous love affair with the lawyer sent to keep him quiet. As the conflict spirals beyond Earth’s sky, Cross must risk everything to prove that honor still has a place in a war built on deception.

KEY CHARACTERS

Taylor Cross — warrior of principle; masculine and quietly defiant. A Howard Roark (The Fountainhead) inside the defense department.

Cat Banner — Partner for Space Law Firm retained by Cliff’s Cliff Tech. She’s overworked, emotionally repressed, but slowly finds herself magnetized to Taylor's raw idealism.

Alexander Cliff — a titan of industry and self-proclaimed savior of the defense department. After being ousted from the tech community for “controversial” views, he launched an orbital warfare division that raised billions. A mix of Palmer Lucky and Howard Hughes.

Col. Edward Lasker — Secretary of Airforce, Lasker fluctuates from mentor to vanguard of secrecy. He has Taylor Cross’ clearance revoked for refusing to redact a report incriminating fellow officers.

PILOT EPISODE ONE

In the near future, Alexander Cliff, founder of a private defense empire, fights to keep control of his orbital warfare division as boardroom factions push for a public offering and government contracts tighten into political shackles. When his flagship satellite network is breached by an unseen adversary and targeted for takeover by U.S. Space Force, the battle shifts from corporate survival to national security.

In Colorado, idealistic intelligence analyst Taylor Cross detects an anomaly that could change the course of the conflict — if he can be heard in time. Between them stands Cat Banner, Cliff’s brilliant but guarded chief legal strategist, whose loyalty is tested as she’s pulled between protecting her client, obeying government orders, and confronting her own personal crossroads. As corporate battles spill into covert operations, trust becomes fragile, power becomes currency, and the frontier of space becomes the newest battle fighting domain.

18 THESES DRAMATIZED

THEMES AND INFLUENCES

‘JACK RYAN’ IN LOW EARTH ORBIT

Capturing the intrigue of classic spy thrillers, Delta Nine is a grounded, high-stakes journey into the most contested domain of the modern world: space.

Inspired by real-world defense operations, the series explores the shadow war unfolding between military secrecy and private space empires. Delta Nine offers a message of hope, conviction, and quiet rebellion in an era defined by deception.

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