The Gale is coming, Iris. And the Wizard isn't ready for the wind. INT. THE POPPY COCK TAVERN - NIGHT

The following is a creative draft for Episode 1: "Iris," a reimagining based on the universe, featuring Jennifer White as a central figure in a gritty, Pre-Revolutionary Oz. Wicked: The Emerald Undergrowth Episode 1: EXT. THE MUNCHKINLAND BORDER - DUSK

They call anything they’re afraid of a freak. Did the shipment of Grimmerie pages make it past the Gale Force guards? Half. The rest are at the bottom of the Great Quox River.

Tell the Madame I’m heading North. If Shiz is where the spark is, I’ll be the one to strike the match. EXT. SHIZ UNIVERSITY GROUNDS - LATER

The air is thick with smoke and the smell of fermented juice. Jennifer sits in a corner booth. A GOAT (ANIMAL)

She opens a small, tarnished silver locket. Inside isn’t a photo, but a pressed Iris flower , preserved in glass. (Whispering)