Make an AI series with the same characters in every episode
Make your character once, keep them on every shot, and pay per clip. GenMagic runs the video models made to follow a reference picture, so your cast still looks like your cast in episode ten.
$0.50 of free credit when you verify your email. No subscription: top-ups from $5 never expire.
One character sheet, one short episode
This 15-second episode is 3 shots and a voiceover. Every shot got the same sheet as its reference, so the girl keeps her red curls, green glasses and yellow raincoat from cut to cut.
From a character to an episode
Step 1
Make the character sheet
Write who they are and generate one image from the front, side and back, $0.058 a try on Nano Banana 2.1. Your free credit covers several tries, and the button above opens the studio with this prompt ready.
Step 2
Press Use in video
The sheet stays on your next clips as a reference. Add a location or a prop the same way, up to 9 pictures on a clip, and every shot follows them.
Step 3
Write one shot at a time
One action per shot, a few seconds long, with the character described the same way each time. Continue starts the next clip from the last frame of this one and keeps its references.
Step 4
Add the voices and cut it together
Speech models run from the same balance, in the voice you pick. Cut the shots in any editor, or run the whole thing from the n8n workflow for character episodes.
What people make this way
Animated shows and kids' cartoons
A small recurring cast in one art style. The sheet holds the style as well as the character, so episodes look like the same show.
Short dramas
Vertical episodes of a minute or two with two or three leads. Give each lead a reference image and name who does what in each shot.
Faceless story channels
One narrator's voice and one recurring host or mascot across every upload, with the script read by a speech model.
What a minute of your series costs
The video models made to follow references, cheapest first, at each model's lowest resolution. Prices are read live. Retakes cost the same as any clip, and a failed clip costs nothing.
| Model | One minute | Four minutes | Resolution | Longest shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ByteDance: Seedance 2.0 Mini | $3.03 | $12.11 | 480p | 15 s |
| ByteDance: Seedance 2.0 Fast | $3.63 | $14.53 | 480p | 15 s |
| Alibaba: Wan 3.0 | $3.83 | $15.30 | 480p | 30 s |
| SpaceXAI: Grok Imagine Video | $4.50 | $18.00 | 480p | 15 s |
| ByteDance: Seedance 2.0 | $6.05 | $24.21 | 480p | 15 s |
| MiniMax: Hailuo 2.3 | $7.35 | $29.41 | 1080p | 10 s |
| Alibaba: HappyHorse 1.0 | $8.89 | $35.57 | 720p | 15 s |
| Alibaba: HappyHorse 1.1 | $8.89 | $35.57 | 720p | 15 s |
| Alibaba: Wan 2.7 | $9.00 | $36.00 | 720p | 10 s |
| ByteDance: Seedance 2.5 | $9.25 | $37.01 | 480p | 30 s |
Which model holds a character best? We tested four on one sheet: the clips and the results. Publishing every week? A monthly plan gives you more credit than it costs.
Questions
Can AI really keep the same character across a whole series?
Yes, when the model gets the character itself and not only a description. In GenMagic you attach a character sheet as a reference, and the video models made for references keep the face, hair and clothes through the clip. Every model still drifts a little over a long sequence, so keep the same sheet on every shot and describe the character the same way each time.
What is the first thing to make?
A character sheet: one image of the character from the front, the side and the back on a plain background. It costs one image ($0.058 on Nano Banana 2.1 today), and the $0.50 of free credit you get when you verify your email covers several tries. Once you like it, press Use in video and it stays on your next clips.
What does an episode cost?
You pay per clip, so an episode costs its seconds. One minute costs from $3.03 on Seedance 2.0 Mini at 480p, before any retakes. The table on this page lists every model made for references. The price of each clip shows before you press Generate.
Can it make a short drama or a vertical series?
Yes. Clips come in portrait, landscape or square, so a vertical short drama works the same way as a widescreen cartoon. Put each character in their own reference image, up to 9 per clip, and name who does what in the prompt.
Can I make the whole series from a workflow or from code?
Yes. The GenMagic API takes the same references on POST /api/v1/videos, and the verified n8n node runs them inside a workflow, with a ready template for character episodes on the n8n page.
Do I need a subscription?
No. Top-ups start at $5 and never expire. If you publish every week, a monthly plan gives you more credit than it costs; the pricing page has the figures.
More depth: consistent characters in GenMagic, the full guide, and n8n workflows for character episodes.
Start with one character
Your free credit covers the first sheet. Then one shot, then the next.