Overview
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.
Derailment turns the concept of parallel worlds into an intimate search for self. Rather than leaning purely into grand sci-fi spectacle, the 2023 drama focuses on the internal cost of losing one’s status, connections, and foundational history overnight. It treats the friction between Jiang Xiaoyuan’s high-society origins and her new, starkly ordinary reality as a puzzle that requires more than just luck to solve.
The series is anchored by the partnership between the protagonist and Qi Lian. As they navigate the mystery of an identity shifting across boundaries that refuse to align, the show places equal weight on their developing bond and the mechanics of the transition. Liu Haocun carries the ambiguity of a woman waking up to an unfamiliar life, grounding the more fantastical elements of the plot in a grounded, romantic atmosphere that prioritizes personal stakes over high-concept physics.
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- First Aired
- December 14, 2023
- Status
- Ended
- Origin
- CN
- TMDB Votes
- 30