The series follows the adventures of Sydney high-schooler Paul Reynolds as he is accidentally stranded in a parallel world where the industrial revolution never happened. Only a small number of people there have technology - the "Spellbinders" - and they pretend it is magic and use it to rule over everyone else. Paul, with the help of a local girl called Riana, uses his wits and his own knowledge of science to survive. The series has 26 episodes of 30 minutes each.