A teen with the power to travel through time tries to figure out what to use it for.

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In 16-year-old Gwendolyn's (Maria Ehrich) family, some women carry a gene that allows them to time travel. Although everyone thinks her cousin Charlotte inherited it, it's Gwen who suddenly finds herself in the 19th century. To try and clear things up, her mother takes her to the head of their organization, who tells her she is the 12th and last holder of the gene and that she has been spoken of by a mysterious prophet. She is sent with Gideon (Jannis Niewöhner), Charlotte's arrogant fiancé who also has a gift, to the 17th century, where they must meet a certain Count de Saint-Germain. What kind of magic will Gwendolyn be revealed to have?

This movie by Felix Fuchssteiner is based on the first volume of a bestselling trilogy by German writer Kerstin Gier, which has been translated into 27 languages. Suffice it to say that this new saga aimed at teen audiences and stuffed with special effects will be followed by several sequels, in the same vein as the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises. Therefore, since this is only the first episode, if you haven't read the books you won't understand everything, you won't really know what's going on or why and... apparently this is normal (?!). One thing is for sure, the love story has been completely recycled.