FAULT ZERO
Three Black teenagers enter Vanguard Academy, an elite school built around intense team trials in combat, stealth, survival, strategy, and investigation. Disciplined athlete Desmond “Dez” Carter leads Team Gambit alongside sarcastic gifted slacker Malik Cross and outspoken clue-obsessed Nia Cross, fraternal twins whose older sister Maya vanished after secretly attending Vanguard. As the team competes, they uncover hidden experiments, missing students, strange transmissions, and evidence that Vanguard knows the truth about Dez’s missing father, former operative Marcus Carter, and their families. The series blends suspense, tactical action, competition, mystery, humor, friendship, conspiracy, and strong cliffhangers while keeping its teenage heroes grounded and character-driven.