Series · THE BURIED CITADEL · Episode 5 · 22m 23s

THE BURIED CITADEL — Episode 5: The Price of Passage

By NextFrame AI Studio

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THE BURIED CITADEL Episode 5 – The Price of Passage

Sci-FiMade with RunwayMade with VeoMade with KlingMade with Seedance

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About THE BURIED CITADEL — Episode 5: The Price of Passage

“THE BURIED CITADEL — Episode 5: The Price of Passage” is a 22-minute AI series episode by NextFrame AI Studio, released in August 2026. It is part of the AI series THE BURIED CITADEL, which you can watch from the first episode with autoplay. It was made with Runway, Veo, Kling and Seedance. Find more like it in AI Sci-Fi Films, or see the best AI films of 2026.

Creator
NextFrame AI Studio
Type
AI series episode
Genre
Sci-Fi
Length
22m 23s
Released
August 2026
Made with
Runway, Veo, Kling, Seedance
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Free, in YouTube's official player

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  1. @NextFrameAIStudiosAug 28, 2026

    Thank you to everyone watching, liking, commenting, and supporting The Buried Citadel.
    I started Episode 1 about three months ago with zero filmmaking experience and almost no knowledge of AI video tools. I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way—character consistency, changing tools, visual continuity—and some of those can’t really be fixed now that the story has moved forward.
    Episode 5 is still nowhere close to the level I want to reach, but I’m learning with every episode and I’m committed to improving each one.
    I’ve also started studying filmmaking properly, and I have several new stori…

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  2. @Mythic_ChinaAug 29, 2026

    The tension in this episode is insane! The dilemma over the alien arrival, the dark demand for human vessels, and the secret evacuation of the continuity houses made for such an intense story. Sarin risking everything to keep the public channels open was easily the highlight. Incredible sci-fi storytelling and world-building in this series!

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  3. @syntheticboneAug 29, 2026

    I'm impressed, superb, original, and perfectly made, thank you

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  4. @chuujaybAug 31, 2026

    this dusty post apocalyptic city aesthetic is so gorgeous. i do lora training with thirty images in Krea to lock in this gritty vibe, but curating is tedious

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  5. @acmenegymilis8522Aug 30, 2026

    Novel character, the woman running around.

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  1. @chunnuchaluSep 30, 2026

    ❤

  2. @MrProgressor73Aug 28, 2026

    Absolutely brilliantly done. I prefer more fantasy themes twith you know dragons, lost kingdoms, kings and queens, mages, orcs etc etc so not watching much these sci Fi domain Al works, well untill now. Interesting story and great characters you can easily connect yourself with Yeah sounds pretty strange for characters that do not even exist but most of the times you forget that you look at Al worlds amyways. Bad thing is now waiting for the next episode

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  3. @MichaelWhite-w5oAug 29, 2026

    That it it good and that evil alien want human body for replace and now that evil alien fear that something underground are coming for evil alien for revenge...

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  4. @TaniaZaman-h6jAug 29, 2026

    what happens next .. waiting for next episode

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All episodes of THE BURIED CITADEL

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  2. Episode 2 · 12m 35s · Jun 5, 2026

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    David, Alice and Kai descend beneath the planet and discover an ancient world that should not exist. As buried mechanisms awaken, the first warning from a forgotten civilization…

  3. Episode 3 · 20m 36s · Jun 26, 2026

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  4. Episode 4 · 14m 53s · Jul 25, 2026

    THE BURIED CITADEL — Episode 4: The Architect

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  5. Episode 5 · 22m 23s · Aug 28, 2026

    THE BURIED CITADEL — Episode 5: The Price of Passage

    THE BURIED CITADEL Episode 5 – The Price of Passage

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