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Time-Travel Short Dramas
A different century changes the rules but not the stakes. These short series send characters across eras, place modern minds in unfamiliar worlds and turn history into a choice rather than a fact.
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The Cost of RememberingRomance
A woman journeys across worlds to find the husband who vanished from her life, only to discover him living in a strange realm where he has no memory of her. As she fights to make h…
Story signals: time-travel · time travel
Love in ReverseSci-Fi
Two lifelong rivals are forced to confront their feelings when a boy from the future arrives claiming to be their son. He has traveled back in time to bring his parents together an…
Story signals: time travel · time-travel
The Shattered HourFantasy
After being betrayed by his own son, a man is reborn with the chance to rewrite his past. To protect what he lost, he sets out to seal the time portal forever, even as those closes…
Story signals: time travel · time-travel
NIght-watching WitchFantasy
A young woman is pulled across time into an American high-school world where nothing is quite as ordinary as it seems. As she navigates classes, cliques, and campus life, she must …
Story signals: time-travel · time travel
The Last EnvoyFantasy
A woman from the Eastern Da Sheng dynasty is pulled into an alternate Victorian world, the lone survivor of a shipwrecked diplomatic mission to England. Stranded in a foreign empir…
Story signals: time-travel · time travel
Fly awayRomance
Until this morning the aunt was the family's golden child: shy, top of her class, hardworking. Then she quit her job, started ordering vegetable salads three at a time, and announc…
Story signals: time travel · time-travel
He Came From 1669 to Find MeFantasy
A man from 1669 suddenly finds himself in the year 2020, where he encounters a woman from the present. As he navigates a world centuries ahead of his own, their unlikely connection…
Story signals: time travel · time-travel
Time TravelSci-Fi
A modern special forces soldier is transported to the late Ming Dynasty, where he must use his futuristic knowledge and combat skills to survive as a military household. As he rise…
Story signals: time travel · time-travel
Reborn as the Outlaw HeroHistorical
A modern military commander is reborn as the legendary hero Lin Chong in the Water Margin universe, landing right in the middle of a chaotic wedding feast. His modern sensibilities…
Story signals: time travel · time-travel
The Cost of Remembering
A woman journeys across worlds to find the husband who vanished from her life, only to discover him living in a strange realm where he has no memory of her. As she fights to make him remember the love they shared, she must confront the forces keeping them apart and decide how far she will go to bring him home.
Love in Reverse
Two lifelong rivals are forced to confront their feelings when a boy from the future arrives claiming to be their son. He has traveled back in time to bring his parents together and repair the relationship that shaped his life.
The Shattered Hour
After being betrayed by his own son, a man is reborn with the chance to rewrite his past. To protect what he lost, he sets out to seal the time portal forever, even as those closest to him try to stop him.
NIght-watching Witch
A young woman is pulled across time into an American high-school world where nothing is quite as ordinary as it seems. As she navigates classes, cliques, and campus life, she must also reckon with the supernatural forces tied to her identity as a night-watching witch.
The Last Envoy
A woman from the Eastern Da Sheng dynasty is pulled into an alternate Victorian world, the lone survivor of a shipwrecked diplomatic mission to England. Stranded in a foreign empire, she must navigate court politics and cultural clashes while searching for a way to survive and find her place.
Fly away
Until this morning the aunt was the family's golden child: shy, top of her class, hardworking. Then she quit her job, started ordering vegetable salads three at a time, and announced she is going to see what is fun next. Her niece has a theory about what happened. It involves time travel, and it is the only explanation that fits the evidence.
He Came From 1669 to Find Me
A man from 1669 suddenly finds himself in the year 2020, where he encounters a woman from the present. As he navigates a world centuries ahead of his own, their unlikely connection sparks a romance that bridges time and technology.
Time Travel
A modern special forces soldier is transported to the late Ming Dynasty, where he must use his futuristic knowledge and combat skills to survive as a military household. As he rises through the ranks, he faces the challenges of a crumbling empire and the threat of war, all while navigating the politics of a bygone era.
Reborn as the Outlaw Hero
A modern military commander is reborn as the legendary hero Lin Chong in the Water Margin universe, landing right in the middle of a chaotic wedding feast. His modern sensibilities clash with ancient martial world codes as he navigates a world of outlaws and intrigue.
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