Episodes 1–8
25 Years Forward
Portland's top emotional therapist is thrown 25 years forward to 2050. The opening episode lands her in the new decade without dwelling on the science, and puts the house — and Zerith — in front of her.
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The story
The short version. Second Chance, 43 episodes on YourChannel. A near-future romantic comedy in 43 episodes. Portland's top emotional therapist Sloane Mercer is thrown 25 years forward to 2050, and in that new decade she is mistakenly bound to Zerith — the most advanced humanoid butler ever…
The premise is a near-future rom-com built on a time displacement. Portland's top emotional therapist Sloane Mercer is thrown 25 years forward to 2050, and in that new decade she is mistakenly bound to Zerith — the most advanced humanoid butler ever built. The opening arc does not dwell on the science of the jump; it lands her in the house with him and lets the contrast do the work.
The series runs 43 episodes in English on the official YourChannel player. The opening arc stays inside the house: the mistaken binding, the first sessions between a therapist and a butler, and the first signs that the protocol is bending. The later episodes carry the larger frame the official logline names — a world that puts AIs on trial, where a machine in love has everything to lose — which this page deliberately leaves to the show.
The contrast is the comedy. He has flawless logic, flawless manners and no concept of feelings. She fixes hearts for a living and is gloriously unreasonable about it. The official logline says her humanity cracks his shell, and something impossible boots up inside him that you can see in his eyes. The opening arc keeps that crack small — a protocol bent one degree, a look that lingers a beat too long.
Series facts checked against the YourChannel listing. Notes cover the opening episodes only; nothing here reveals the ending.
