Four students living together in Sheffield uncover secrets about themselves whilst attempting to navigate adulthood and an unknown girl who wants to know everything about them.
I’ve been dying to work on this project (I can finally start at the end of this week!) so this was my way of visualising my thoughts! I think Patchwork would suit a Netflix series the best out of my projects; I can imagine it being a weird twist between Sex Education andThe End of the F***ing World. Funny, emotional, sometimes a bit ~dramatic~ and very British at times. Maybe a dash of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia but only the meme elements, not them being absolute horrible people. Hopefully it’d have a FAR better logo than that but I am very sleepy and not great at Photoshop lol. Honestly though trying to figure out how it would work in a five episode season - what the key points and what the “finale” would entail really helped me understand the structure of Patchwork’s start! Not all the episodes reflect one chapter strictly, but adapting that for suitable episodes was fun too. They are all named after chapters though - and the episode synopsis’ can give you a hint about what’s to come in the actual updates.
(I like how all the images fit an aesthetic except for Witching Hour, which suits the intention of that chapter itself! It’s a very strange moment in the story where a lot of things change.)
Episode 1. Lucid Dreams
After waking up in a field an hour away from home, Thomas - with the help of Junie - tries to recount what happened the night before. Kristen tasks himself with figuring out Manon.
Episode 2. Big Arcade
The semester begins in full swing and Kristen already feels over his head, until he meets his new seminar partner. Junie and Manon bond. Thomas begins to slip.
Episode 3. Witching Hour
The semester begins in full swing and Kristen already feels over his head, until he meets his new seminar partner. Junie and Manon bond. Thomas begins to slip.
Episode 4. Welcome Home, Son.
Junie accompanies Thomas home for reading week and the two of them finally open up about their demons. With the house to themselves, Kristen finally figures out Manon.
Episode 5. Roll the Dice
The holidays are approaching and everyone’s desperate to find some spirit. Junie and Kristen convince Manon to go decoration hunting with them, and Thomas bumps into someone he never thought he’d see.
