Seven-minute AI-generated episode shared on X

Variety reports that the released episode is seven minutes long and AI-generated, and that the company shared it on X.[3] Grok Imagine described Episode 1 as made with Grok Imagine.[2] The post credits Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker as creative collaborators.[2] It also asks viewers whether they want a full breakdown of how the episode was made.[2] That question leaves open whether a more detailed account of the production process will follow.[2]

xAI says Grok Imagine can generate video from text prompts or images and refine cinematic sequences.[6] The company also says the tool supports video editing, including restyling scenes and adding or removing objects.[6] Those stated capabilities offer a useful frame for evaluating the episode: viewers can consider both the generated footage and the editing choices involved. The post’s invitation to request a production breakdown could help clarify how those capabilities were used in this particular work, but the available evidence does not describe the production workflow.[2][6]

TechCrunch’s reviewer said the footage lacked artistry, inspiration and human interest.[5] The reviewer also said the voiceover backstory seemed to go on for a long time before the episode shifted to characters delivering stilted lines.[5] The review noted a contrasting visual effect: some footage looked like real actors sailing on a real sea.[5] These are the reviewer’s assessments, rather than details supplied by Grok Imagine about how the episode was made. Variety reported that the episode was released without a further statement about it.[3]

The episode appears amid separate comments by Musk about an AI project he called “The Odyssey.”[3] Deadline reported that Musk said the planned feature would be historically accurate and true to Homer’s art.[4] Variety reported that Musk repeatedly criticized the film ahead of its release, particularly its casting of Elliot Page as Sinon and Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy.[3] The available reporting does not establish that the released seven-minute Grok Imagine episode is the same project as the feature Musk discussed.[3][4]