The Writer · May 11 · 18 min

Day Zero

CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #1 DATE: February 2026 A civilian male, Oliver, and his father are forcibly conscripted under emergency wartime orders as World War Three begins. Both are processed into a chaotic enlistment camp, where families are separated and ordinary life collapses under rapid global mobilisation. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:39 | Part I 5:10 | Part II 9:42 | Part III 14:34 | Part IV 17:39 | Closing Theme 18:03 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #1

DATE: February 2026

A civilian male, Oliver, and his father are forcibly conscripted under emergency wartime orders as World War Three begins. Both are processed into a chaotic enlistment camp, where families are separated and ordinary life collapses under rapid global mobilisation.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 | Title Sequence

0:26 | Introduction

1:39 | Part I

5:10 | Part II

9:42 | Part III

14:34 | Part IV

17:39 | Closing Theme

18:03 | Sign-Off

END OF BRIEF

Narrated by O.R. Smuhar.

Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara.