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

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.