Musk’s Grok releases first seven minutes of AI-generated Odyssey series

Christopher Nolan needed six countries and thousands of people to make his version of “The Odyssey.” Elon Musk’s xAI is attempting the same epic with a video generator. On October 23, 2026, xAI posted the first episode of an AI-generated “Odyssey” series to X. The pilot runs approximately seven minutes and 12 seconds. It was built with Grok Imagine, the company’s video-generation tool. What xAI actually released The episode premiered on X. Musk followed it with a promotional post of his own. The credits list a collaboration with Wonder Studios X and director Dev Walker. The pilot features English dialogue. By late October, the clip had picked up millions of views on X. Not all of the attention has been flattering. The episode has faced scrutiny for its all-white cast. Viewers also flagged generative AI artifacts, the visual glitches and distortions that tend to reveal machine-made footage. The format is worth noting too. Musk’s original promise was a full-length movie. What showed up first is a single episode of a series. How a casting fight turned into a production race The project traces back to July 22, 2026. That day, Musk committed to producing a historically accurate adaptati...