Derailment (2023–2024)
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Plot
Do you believe that there exist countless parallel universes that are exactly like the world you live in? Jiang Xiaoyuan finds herself struggling with her identity as she travels across parallel universes that never seem to intersect. In her original world, she is an invincible wealthy daughter, but in another place, she becomes an ordinary working girl who has absolutely nothing. Along the way, she meets the mysterious Qi Lian and together, they search for the truth involving the mystery surrounding her. Stripped of wealth, family background, appearance, and education, Jiang Xiaoyuan sets herself on a journey to find pieces of her "real" identity.
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Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
Episode 9Accusations and revelations bring big changes at the hair salon. Qi Lian's attempt to trigger Xiaoyuan's memories of her other self creates conflict. - 02
Episode 10Xiaoyuan faces a challenging situation when she helps out a co-worker on Christmas Eve. Qi Lian's investigation into Xiaoyuan's phone yields a new clue. - 03
Episode 11Xiaoyuan clashes with her new instructor, Jiang Bo. Qi Lian's investigation attracts unwanted attention, leading him to believe he's being tracked.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Episode 1December 14, 2023A wealthy woman questions her reality and identity when she wakes up after a car accident living in another life and time. - S01E02
Episode 2December 14, 2023After waking near the accident site, Jiang Xiaoyuan struggles with confusion over the crash and receives unexpected help from a stranger nam - S01E03
Episode 3December 14, 2023Though badly in need of money, Xiaoyuan remains wary of Qi Lian's offers of assistance. Her phone provides a possible link to her own time. - S01E04
Episode 4December 14, 2023New dangers bring Xiaoyuan and Qi Lian closer together. Xiaoyuan begins to find her footing thanks to a chance to work at a hair salon. - S01E05
Episode 5December 15, 2023Xiaoyuan struggles to improve her status at the hair salon until some tips from Qi Lian bolster her abilities and her confidence. - S01E06
Episode 6December 15, 2023Visiting Xiaoyuan's grandmother leaves Qi Lian with fresh questions. An act of sabotage upends Xiaoyuan's improving situation at work. - S01E07
Episode 7December 16, 2023Risking her job, Xiaoyuan goes to meet an online friend who claims to know about time travel. A new revelation brings Qi Lian closer to the - S01E08
Episode 8December 16, 2023Pressures push Xiaoyuan to her breaking point as she faces hardships at the hair salon and Qi Lian blames her for her other self's disappear - S01E09Season's bestEpisode 9December 17, 2023Accusations and revelations bring big changes at the hair salon. Qi Lian's attempt to trigger Xiaoyuan's memories of her other self creates
- S01E10Episode 10December 17, 2023Xiaoyuan faces a challenging situation when she helps out a co-worker on Christmas Eve. Qi Lian's investigation into Xiaoyuan's phone yields
- S01E11Episode 11December 18, 2023Xiaoyuan clashes with her new instructor, Jiang Bo. Qi Lian's investigation attracts unwanted attention, leading him to believe he's being t
- S01E12
Episode 12December 18, 2023Xiaoyuan puts her own advancement at risk when she helps her fellow trainees. Qi Lian uncovers a connection to a person in Xiaoyuan's past. - S01E13
Episode 13December 19, 2023A dangerous incident causes Xiaoyuan to realize Qi Lian's been withholding information from her, imperiling their arrangement. - S01E14
Episode 14December 20, 2023Xiaoyuan pays the price for a misdeed committed by her other self. Qi Lian realizes just how much Xiaoyuan needs his protection. - S01E15
Episode 15December 20, 2023With the troupe's performance at risk of cancellation, Xiaoyuan strives to save it. Her tensions with Feng Ruixue lead to a standoff. - S01E16
Episode 16December 21, 2023—Boyu's sudden appearance raises the possibility of Xiaoyuan returning to her original world, but Qi Lian senses the danger he may really pos - S01E17
Episode 17December 22, 2023As Boyu's startling claims leave Xiaoyuan wondering who she can trust, Qi Lian races to discover his own answers about the Lighthouse System - S01E18
Episode 18December 22, 2023—Xiaoyuan finds solace among her friends at the hair salon before visiting her hometown. Qi Lian tries to determine what's going on in Boyu's - S01E19
Episode 19December 25, 2023Reading her other self's diary, Xiaoyuan reels at the details it contains about her history and the origins of her relationship with Qi Lian - S01E20
Episode 20December 25, 2023—As the diary details an earlier crisis for Qi Lian and the original Xiaoyuan, her counterpart's disappearance provokes a new emergency in th - S01E21
Episode 21December 26, 2023The discovery in the time capsule forces Xiaoyuan and Qi Lian to question everything they think they know — and to seek answers at a shadowy - S01E22
Episode 22December 27, 2023Xiaoyuan and Qi Lian grow closer as he recovers from the recent events. Questions arise about Xu Jingyang's role in the experiment. - S01E23
Episode 23December 27, 2023Fearing she will endanger Qi Lian because of what she now knows about the experiment's effects, Xiaoyuan tries to move on by reconnecting wi - S01E24
Episode 24December 28, 2023Qi Lian discovers the laboratory's potential place within a wider web of connections. Xiaoyuan goes on a business trip with Jiang Bo. - S01E25
Episode 25December 29, 2023As Xiaoyuan hopes to advance her career, secrets in Jiang Bo's past and his efforts to defy his mother, Fan Xiaoxiao, threaten to upend all - S01E26
Episode 26December 29, 2023After the incident at the gala, Jiang Bo and Qi Lian both come to Xiaoyuan's aid. Details emerge about Fan Xiaoxiao's role in the Lighthouse - S01E27
Episode 27January 1, 2024Xiaoyuan tries to help Jiang Bo escape his mother's control, but Qi Lian remains suspicious about his true intentions. - S01E28
Episode 28January 1, 2024Xiaoyuan's success as a beauty blogger drives interest in the new studio. Qi Lian revisits a painful moment in his past with Xiaoyuan. - S01E29
Episode 29January 2, 2024—Despite a setback for Xiaoyuan and Jiang Bo, the studio continues to boom. But upon discovering a chip inside her, she begins to reckon with - S01E30
Episode 30January 2, 2024Xiaoyuan grapples with what she's learned about the Lighthouse System, only for Qi Lian and her to face their greatest danger yet.
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