Past and Future

Past and Future is an upcoming animated comedy series created by Cirocco Dunlap and produced by Disney Television Animation for Disney+. The series centers on a young man from the 1600s who ends up in the 27th Century.
The series stars the voices of Zeno Robinson, Janice Kawaye, and Sarah-Nicole Robles. Dunlap decided to develop the series after reading an early pitch for Disney's The Owl House, being interested by the idea of someone from the 1600s being transported to another time, and asked Dana Terrace to also work in the series. The producers wanted to explore within the series themes of improvement, drawing inspiration from Star Trek in its depiction of the future. Animation services would be provided by Titmouse, Inc.
== Synopsis ==
Theodore Rapsedis is a young man from the 1400s who fitted perfectly in his era, but his life ends up taking a new turn when a storm leaves him frozen. By the time he wakes up, the world has changed. It is the 27th Century. Magic is regarded as a myth, wagons fly, and humans are not the only species on Earth. Theodore is then left with only one choice: Adapt to this new era... which may prove more complicated than anticipated.
== Voice cast ==
=== Main cast ===
* Zeno Robinson as Theodore Rapsedis, a young man from the 1400s who is frozen and wakes up in the 27th Century.
* Janice Kawaye as Daliah: A young woman from the 27th Century with dissociative identity disorder and Rapsedis' roommate. A running gag througth the first season is Rapsedis' inability to tell Daliah's alters from one another until the season finale. Showrunner Circco Dunlap said this was "[the producers'] way to make DID funny without making fun of it in a way that is rooted in both reality and character growth", with Rapsedis later being able to tell which alter is fronting being intended to reflect how fond he became of Daliah.
* Sarah-Nicole Robles as Faras: An alien and Rapsedis and Daliah's legal guardian.
=== Recurring cast ===
* Chris Evans as Klapio, an alien and teacher at the New York City high school.
== Episodes ==
No. overrall 	No. in season 	Title 	Director 	Writer
1 	1 	"Ever Woke Up And Felt Like A Lot Of Time Has Passed?" 	Cat Harman-Mitchell 	Cirocco Dunlap
After a storm leaves him frozen for centuries, young 1400s man Theodore Rapsidis is defrozen in the 27th Century, where he is taken in by a lady named Faras. But he notices something strange about his new roommate, Daliah. Will he understand what it is?	After a storm leaves him frozen for centuries, young 1400s man Theodore Rapsidis is defrozen in the 27th Century, where he is taken in by a lady named Faras. But he notices something strange about his new roommate, Daliah. Will he understand what it is?	After a storm leaves him frozen for centuries, young 1400s man Theodore Rapsidis is defrozen in the 27th Century, where he is taken in by a lady named Faras. But he notices something strange about his new roommate, Daliah. Will he understand what it is?	After a storm leaves him frozen for centuries, young 1400s man Theodore Rapsidis is defrozen in the 27th Century, where he is taken in by a lady named Faras. But he notices something strange about his new roommate, Daliah. Will he understand what it is?	After a storm leaves him frozen for centuries, young 1400s man Theodore Rapsidis is defrozen in the 27th Century, where he is taken in by a lady named Faras. But he notices something strange about his new roommate, Daliah. Will he understand what it is?
2 	2 	"You Look Like Nothing I've Ever Seen" 	Claytia Gonsalves 	Brett Muller
Rapsisdis needs to learn to see beyond his eyes when he goes to high school and discovers his teacher is not human. But, why is he so stubborn? 	Rapsisdis needs to learn to see beyond his eyes when he goes to high school and discovers his teacher is not human. But, why is he so stubborn? 	Rapsisdis needs to learn to see beyond his eyes when he goes to high school and discovers his teacher is not human. But, why is he so stubborn? 	Rapsisdis needs to learn to see beyond his eyes when he goes to high school and discovers his teacher is not human. But, why is he so stubborn? 	Rapsisdis needs to learn to see beyond his eyes when he goes to high school and discovers his teacher is not human. But, why is he so stubborn?
4 	4 	"Reminiscing Old Times" 	Claytia Consalves 	Cirocco Dunlap
Rapsidis gets emotioanlly hurt after history class, so he goes to the local museum where he realizes some ugly truths. 	Rapsidis gets emotioanlly hurt after history class, so he goes to the local museum where he realizes some ugly truths. 	Rapsidis gets emotioanlly hurt after history class, so he goes to the local museum where he realizes some ugly truths. 	Rapsidis gets emotioanlly hurt after history class, so he goes to the local museum where he realizes some ugly truths. 	Rapsidis gets emotioanlly hurt after history class, so he goes to the local museum where he realizes some ugly truths.
5 	5 	"Deciding The Future" 	Cat Harman-Mitchell 	Anne Lane
Wanting to help Rapsedis with figuring out what his future could be, Daliah decides to take him to the local hospital to show him potenital career prospects, but Rapsedis struggles with modern medicine. 	Wanting to help Rapsedis with figuring out what his future could be, Daliah decides to take him to the local hospital to show him potenital career prospects, but Rapsedis struggles with modern medicine. 	Wanting to help Rapsedis with figuring out what his future could be, Daliah decides to take him to the local hospital to show him potenital career prospects, but Rapsedis struggles with modern medicine. 	Wanting to help Rapsedis with figuring out what his future could be, Daliah decides to take him to the local hospital to show him potenital career prospects, but Rapsedis struggles with modern medicine. 	Wanting to help Rapsedis with figuring out what his future could be, Daliah decides to take him to the local hospital to show him potenital career prospects, but Rapsedis struggles with modern medicine.
== Production ==
=== Writing ===
Early drafts for the series had it set in the present, but later decided to change it to the future to "justify this being an animated show". After setting the series in the future, Dunlap, who previously created the sci-fi series The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, decided to develop it as a mostly optimistic take in the future in the vein of Star Trek, as she felt most depictions of the future lacked the "optimistic charm" of Star Trek. The writers also wanted perfection and improvement to be the series' main theme, with the question of "Will humanity ever be perfect?" looming across the characters in the show, reflected on Rapsedis and Daliah debating which time period was better. The writers also drew inspiration from isekais regarding Rapsedis' struggles to come to terms with the future world.
The writers decided early on to have Daliah have dissociative identity disorder, as they felt having a roommate whose condition is far better understood in the future than it was before would force Rapsedis to question his period's view of the world and confront the values of the future society. They worked closely with both experts on DID and people who have DID to ensure its representation was respectful while also functioning within the series' tone.
=== Music ===
Wendy & Lisa composed the score for the series, having previously worked with Dunlap in The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy. They composed a medieval theme for Rapsedis that would delibertedly clash with the more futuristic style of the rest of the show's score. They would also write a theme for Daliah that is "essentially, a mashup of melodies" to represent her dissociative identity disorder.
== Trivia ==
* Zeno Robinson and Sarah-Nicole Robles previously worked together in The Owl House and Baymax!.