# Paramount+ Lands ‘Zero Hour’ Sci-Fi Thriller Series From Matthew Michael Carnahan & AGBO For Development

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/paramount-lands-zero-hour-sci-fi-thriller-series-from-matthew-michael-carnahan-agbo-for-development/
- Published: 2026-10-21T19:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T04:54:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/zero-hour-paramount-plus-matthew-michael-carnahan-agbo-1237169587/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Paramount+ is developing the sci-fi thriller *Zero Hour*.
- Matthew Michael Carnahan will write and run the series.
- The story centres on mysterious visitors appearing in the sky.

## Summary

Paramount+ is developing *Zero Hour*, a science-fiction thriller series from writer and showrunner Matthew Michael Carnahan, AGBO and Paramount Television Studios. The project won a competitive bidding process and is the streamer’s first known major acquisition in science fiction and world-building, signalling a push into genre programming.

The series is based on a short story by Harrison Query. When mysterious oval objects appear in the sky, its story follows people facing a sudden crisis, including a woman trying to save her ill husband, a family seeking safety and a presidential aide searching for answers. The survival story develops into a mystery about the visitors and their reason for coming; Carnahan and AGBO’s Angela Russo-Otstot and Scott Nemes are among the executive producers.

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