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Jennifer touches the locket. The Iris inside glows with a faint, sympathetic light. JENNIFER (V.O.)

Jennifer watches from the shadows of a willow tree. In the distance, a young woman with skin the color of a shallow sea walks toward the dormitory, head held high despite the whispers following her.

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 Wicked 24 06 07 Jennifer White Iris Episode 1 X...

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) Jennifer touches the locket

(30s, sharp-featured, wearing a weathered traveler’s cloak) stands at the edge of the woods. She isn’t a witch—not yet. She’s a "Fixer" for the Oztian Resistance.

The Gale is coming, Iris. And the Wizard isn't ready for the wind. INT. THE POPPY COCK TAVERN - NIGHT In the distance, a young woman with skin

in a vest approaches her, sliding a coded ledger across the sticky table.