Making a Multi-Episode Series

Quick answer: A series is one project. The script is read once and split into episodes; the cast, locations and props are made once and shared by every episode. Each episode is then storyboarded and shot on its own, in any order, and composited into its own file. Faces, rooms and props hold across the whole run because they come from the same entries. The order that saves money: finish episode 1 end to end, fix the cast while it is cheap, then run the rest.

Still from “Rust City Knockout”, an AI short drama generated end-to-end by SceneMixer (6 characters, 1 episode) — Sample: “Rust City Knockout” — Painterly Anime, 1 episode, produced end-to-end by SceneMixer from the script · watch the episodes

A finished sample episode is one of a series made this way.

One project, many episodes

Upload the whole script. The reading splits it into episodes according to the Type you chose — short episodes with hooks for Short Drama, longer ones for TV Series — and produces one cast list and one set of locations for all of them. A long script keeps preparing its later episodes in the background after the reading. Type · The reading.

The episode timeline: every segment as a card with its thumbnail and duration — Each episode has its own timeline like this one; the cast and locations are shared across all of them.

What carries over

Everything in step 2. A character has one sheet, one voice and one set of states, and every episode draws on them; the kitchen in episode 9 is the kitchen from episode 1. Nothing you do inside one episode changes another unless you change the entry in step 2. Why a series stays consistent.

What does not carry over automatically: an image set with Edit (this episode), and per-segment state choices. Those are per episode by design.

The order that saves money

Storyboard and shoot episode 1 completely first. Watch it. Fix what is wrong at the source: a face in step 2, a voice, a description. Only then parse the remaining episodes. A cast problem found in episode 1 costs one regeneration; found in episode 8 it costs seven episodes of regeneration.

The first episode’s storyboard is free on your first drama, which is another reason to start there. Storyboards.

Running the rest

Parse several episodes at once from step 3; they run alongside each other. In each episode, generate the segments — several can run at once, up to your plan’s limit — and composite when all are done. Each episode is its own file to download or share. Compositing.

Continuity between episodes

Within an episode, each segment opens where the last one ended. Between episodes, the cast, rooms and props hold; the story picks up wherever the script does. If episode 4 opens on the aftermath of episode 3, write that state into the first segment’s opening frame and it is honoured. Continuity.

Adding or removing episodes

The episode split is decided by the reading. To add episodes, write them into the script and start a new project, or continue the story in a second project that reuses the same cast from the asset library. A project that has been read cannot take new episodes at the end; the next episode or a second season is a new project. To drop an episode, Delete Episode on its card; the confirmation says its storyboard, videos and composite go with it. Make the next episode · Reusing a cast.

Step	Do once	Do per episode
Read the script	Yes	—
Cast, locations, props and their images	Yes	—
Storyboard	—	Parse Storyboard
Video	—	Generate each segment
Composite	—	One file per episode

FAQ

Do I have to generate the cast again for each episode?

No. The cast is made once in step 2 and shared by every episode.

Can I shoot episodes out of order?

Yes. Each episode is storyboarded and shot on its own. Finish episode 1 first anyway, to catch cast problems while they are cheap.

How many episodes can a project have?

As many as the reading finds in the script, within the reading's length limit. A long script keeps preparing later episodes in the background.

Is there one file for the whole series?

Each episode composites into its own file. Join them in any editor if you want one long file.

Can I add an episode after the reading?

Not to the same project. Continue in a new project that reuses the cast from the asset library.

How do I make the next episode?

If the script already has it, open that episode in step 3 and generate its storyboard. If the story ends where the script ends, write the next part and start a new project.

Finish episode 1, then run the season

One script, one cast, as many episodes as the story has.

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Updated October 2, 2026