XG-3, a production company co-founded by award-winning and bestselling creator of the Stokerverse and Dark Legacies author Chris McAuley, film maker / writer Peter S. Giakoumis and Emmy Winner George J. Giakoumis, are set to release original content with writer and business executive Glen Eric Larson after striking a partnership.
The partnership is developing Galactic Beat, described as “a wholesome family friendly adventure”, that focuses on a widowed father police detective and his preteen daughter who are recruited from Earth to a distant alien planet, full of mysteries and adventures.
The XG-3 and Glen Eric Larson partnership have developed and signed contracts for an introductory novel with Crystal Lake Publishing, a stand-alone comic book with Scratch Comics and a table top game with ABC Games, all of which will debut over the course of 2026, followed by a video game in 2027.
A television pilot script and episode guides are complete and moving along, hoping for a timely release.
XG-3 is a Film Production Company that focuses on Writing, Consulting, and Production of entertainment media, made up of three award-winning partners: Dr. Chris McAuley, Peter S. Giakoumis, and George J. Giakoumis.
Glen Eric Larson worked with his father Glen A. Larson (the creator of TV series such as Alias Smith and Jones, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Knight Rider, to name but a few) on a variety of television series and worked on television and feature film development. He has written for television and is the CEO of Larson Lane Entertainment, currently producing and airing original television programs that air across various platforms.
• XG-3 is online at xg3films.net
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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