𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐)

In the crumbling city of Granite, 13-year-old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysterious, reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the long-missing vigilante hero known as Samaritan. Once believed to have perished in a fiery battle years ago against his archenemy Nemesis, Samaritan was a symbol of hope whose legacy still lingers—especially for a city teetering on the edge of chaos. As gang violence and corruption spiral out of control, Sam becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth, convinced that the retired garbage collector is more than he seems.

After an attempted mugging reveals Mr. Smith’s superhuman strength, Sam’s theory is confirmed—and he desperately tries to convince the reluctant hero to come out of hiding. But Samaritan has demons of his own: the weight of past failures, a secret about his brother Nemesis, and a world that may not deserve saving. As Sam pushes him closer to reclaiming his identity, a violent crime lord named Cyrus rises to fill the void, reigniting the kind of war Granite once barely survived.

The tension explodes when Cyrus steals Nemesis’s old weapon—a hammer capable of devastating power—and declares himself the new savior of the city. Forced to face the ghosts of his past and the moral complexity of justice, Samaritan must decide whether to let the city fall or embrace a final, redemptive fight.

Packed with gritty action, emotional depth, and a noir superhero twist, Samaritan redefines what it means to be a hero in a world that’s given up on them.