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Hello, if it's about Hercules I suggest to include the character's name in the logline (when the character is well known, giving his name is the shortest way to tell a lot about him).
Wasn't the labors 12?
What I like in this concept is that it introduces a murder investigation in a well known myth. In the myth, Hercules killed his wife and children under the influence of a evil Goddess. What if he was innocent... or not?
I have long been interested in Greek mythology because it is so rich in archetypal characters and themes. ?The roots of the popular paradigm , "The Hero's Journey" ?are deeply embedded in those myths.
Obviously, there is something about the mythical character of Herakles that strongly appeals to you. ?I appreciate your effort to fashion an interesting story out of the myth. ?However, I just ?don't see how the?myth in ?its primitive?form would captivate a modern audience. ?I suggest the character and the myth need an updating to become relevant to our times.
I don't know have any ideas how to update to make it relevant and appealing to modern audiences as a drama. ?As a comedy, maybe, but that would entail tweaking the original inciting incident, the murder of his whole family, which is too awful to exploit for humor.
Anyway, the challenge is to modernize the myth. ?Best wishes in discovering something new in something old.
fwiw
Is this story about?Hercules?