Hollyoaks boss Bryan Kirkwood has revealed the soap will be heading a year into the future for a special flash-forward episode.
In a super ambitious move, echoing a similar plot in 2009 that displayed scenes from around six months later when Calvin Valentine was murdered on his wedding day, the soap will air scenes from a future episode.
The moments will eventually make sense when they are picked up in December 2020 - while it is said the scenes will cover a dark new storyline involving some of the younger cast.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk , Bryan confirmed who would be involved and what the initial flash-forward may reveal for the characters.
He said: "We have an hour long Christmas and an hour long New Year as usual. In our New Year episode, it’s extra special.
"It’s very ambitious and quite terrifying – we’re doing flash forward to a New Year’s Eve party a whole 12 months further.
"We have a great group of mums led by Nancy, Misbah, Mandy, Marnie and Leela. We have a brilliant teen gang in the mould of Tom, Imran, Peri and Yazz and we have the younger teens coming up – Charlie, Ela and Leah. There are also the Lomaxes and Osbornes."
Bryan added of the new storyline: "They are all doing their New Year resolutions and they flash forward to putting characters in screaming, agonising jeopardy 12 months hence.
"It book ends our next big important storyline which is about County Lines drug dealers and how they invade a community and a school like Hollyoaks High.
"Lovely kids like Charlie and Ella become embroiled in really horrible, real life and current situations."
It comes after the big news that spin-off series Hollyoaks Later is returning for a one-off episode in January.
Bryan revealed: "We are delighted to bring back Hollyoaks Later in January for one very special episode. There is no better time to bring the Breda story to a close than a 10pm spectacular. The story has been a brilliant ride for us all and particularly Moya, who has been so invested in this character.
"We’ve taken the audience on a similar ride – they loved her and now hate her! There are a few more twists but we will bring it right back round to this being about family, about her son and daughter and it will end in spectacular fashion."
Hollyoaks airs weeknights at 6:30pm on Channel 4, with the next episode at 7pm on E4.
