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Public Domain Cinematic Universe

Public Domain Cinematic Universe

Written by: Richard G.
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In each episode, host Richard G. (any/all) shares a pitch for a hypothetical movie about a public domain character and slowly builds out a cinematic universe with figures as diverse as Tarzan, Don Quixote, and Robin Hood. New episodes air on the last Saturday of each month.

Richard G. (aka Dick Genital) 2026 Drama & Plays Science Fiction
Episodes
  • El Don: Origins

    El Don: Origins
    Apr 25 2026

    Some men are born with the burden of great power, and the expectation that they use to protect the innocent and serve mankind... not Alonso Quijano, though. He was just a humble landlord from La Mancha, California. But a lifelong obsession with comics has lead to a nervous breakdown and convinced him that he's the world's greatest superhero, destined to bring about a new golden age of costumed crimefighting. Will he succeed in his preposterous quest? Or will he have to face reality? Find out in El Don: Origins, a contemporary reimagining of Don Quixote.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Terror of the Ape-Man

    Terror of the Ape-Man
    Feb 28 2026

    In the first full episode of the Public Domain Cinematic Universe, primatologist Jane Porter is on her first-ever expedition into the Congolese jungle when something- or someone- starts picking them off one by one. Will she and her team survive a jungle full of berserk gorillas? Or will she experience the Terror of the Ape-Man firsthand?

    CW: Gore, violence against animals.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • PDCU Phase One announcement

    PDCU Phase One announcement
    Mar 23 2026

    Some life stuff came up and I had to shuffle the release schedule around. Fortunately, you guys will get a little something extra out of it 🫶🏻
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    4 mins
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