Television · ½ Hour Streaming Comedy · Pilot Complete

Archimedes

Ancient World Satire · Comedy Series

📍 Syracuse, Sicily · Circa 400 BCE

When Archimedes, a brilliant but socially hopeless 16-year-old mathematician in ancient Syracuse, discovers that nearby Mt. Etna is about to bury the city in lava, he must invent his way out of the gladiator pits, win the trust of a corrupt governor, and convince an entire civilization too distracted by their version of social media to listen — all while trying to figure out how to talk to a girl.

The Great The Big Bang Theory ½ Hour Streaming

Request Script

Back to TV Scripts

About This Series

Archimedes is a half-hour streaming comedy set in ancient Syracuse, Sicily around 400 BCE — where the problems are ancient but the behavior is embarrassingly familiar. ARCHIMEDES (Archie), 16 going on 35, is the smartest person in any room he enters and the last person anyone wants to listen to. He has discovered, through careful scientific observation, that Mt. Etna is going to erupt and destroy the city. Nobody cares. They are busy with their SunDial Post Casts.

Archie's journey to save Syracuse takes him from the gladiator holding pits — where he meets SPARTACUS (Sparty), a third-generation gladiator built like a Greek god and loyal to the bone — through the court of the manipulative Governor Creon and his scheming wife Lady Agatha, to the orbit of EMRATA, Syracuse's top SunDial influencer, and DENARIA, the brilliant scientist who has already figured out everything Archie is trying to tell everyone, and has been tracking the volcano for a year. Archie has no idea she likes him.

Along the way, Archimedes invents the lever, the S-trap drain, a proto-syringe, a water diversion system, and stretch fabric — and gets credit for none of it. Think The Great meets The Big Bang Theory: equal parts historical satire, absurdist comedy, and a genuinely warm story about a kid who understands physics but has never once understood people.

Theme

"Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth. Finding a place to stand is the hard part."

The Characters

Archimedes (Archie)

Protagonist · Age 16

Genius. Socially catastrophic. Correct about everything, listened to by no one. Desperately wants a girlfriend. Has absolutely no idea how to get one.

Spartacus (Sparty)

Best Friend · Gladiator

Third-generation gladiator. Chris Hemsworth build. Genuinely kind. The social brain of the operation. Understands Archie completely. Wears green.

Denaria

Love Interest · Scientist

Already three steps ahead of everyone. Has been tracking the volcano for a year. Her name is a nod to The Big Bang Theory — a Denarius was what a Penny was called in ancient times.

Emrata

SunDial Influencer

Syracuse's top Post Caster. Collects commissions from shop owners she mentions. Sparty's love interest. Has a complicated relationship with Lady Agatha.

Governor Creon & Lady Agatha

The Power Couple

He takes credit for everything. She actually runs everything. She is very interested in the spanking fabric.

Estaria

Archie's Mother

Lost his father to the lions. Overprotective. Terrified history will repeat itself. She is usually right to be terrified.

Inventions Per Episode

Each episode features a real invention — misattributed to Archimedes for comedy, with a factual epilogue setting the record straight.

The Lever The S-Trap Drain Water Diversion System The Telescope The Proto-Syringe Stretch Fabric (Lycra) The Odometer More each season

Series Details

Format: Television — ½ Hour Streaming Comedy

Target: Netflix, Prime, Apple TV+, Peacock, Hulu

Comps: The Great · The Big Bang Theory

Setting: Syracuse, Sicily — circa 400 BCE

Pilot Status: Complete — available for review

Series Status: Treatment — available for discussion / development

Interested?

Request the Pilot

Pilot script, series outline, and character bible available upon request.