Season 7: "THE CATCH-UP CLAUSE"

Logline: The greatest threat to human freedom isn't an alien fleet, but a signed piece of legislation. Tech billionaire Levon, under the guise of "humane progress," masterminds a global initiative that promises utopia but mandates a terrifying choice for the non-elite: voluntary exile to lunar slums or mandatory implantation with a neural chip that will forever erase their autonomy. A small, desperate council of lawyers and whistleblowers, led by Daniel Sheehan and Andrew Basiago, must use the very legal system that's been bought against them to stop the first mass upload of human consciousness.

The Villain: Levon

· Profile: The world's first trillionaire. A charismatic, Elon Musk-esque figure who has successfully branded himself as a visionary philanthropist. He sees humanity not as a species, but as a flawed codebase in need of a mandatory update. He is a pure technocrat, utterly convinced of his own benevolent genius.
· His Plan ("The Human Optimization Protocol"):
1. The Exodus Mandate: Using his private space fleet (a "civilian" mask for a darker agenda), he begins "relocating" economically disadvantaged populations to pre-built, corporate-run habitation modules on the Moon, selling it as a bold new frontier and solution to Earth's overpopulation and resource crises.
2. The Catch-Up Chip: For those who remain on Earth but fall below the mandated wealth threshold, his company "NeuroSphere" offers the solution: a neural interface chip. It's marketed as a great equalizer—providing instant knowledge, mental health regulation, and seamless integration with the digital economy, effectively allowing the poor to "catch up."
3. The Legal Framework: Through immense lobbying and outright corruption, he gets the "Global Human Advancement Act" passed. It contains the infamous "Catch-Up Clause," which makes chip implantation a condition for accessing basic services, employment, and eventually, citizenship itself.