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Grok Imagine has produced the first seven-minute episode of an AI-generated Odyssey series, with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker credited on the project. It is a concrete first instalment in Elon Musk’s larger promise of a feature-length version of the ancient poem by the end of 2026.

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Variety reports that no further statement accompanied the episode. So this is a first step, not evidence that the full film is on schedule. Still, seven minutes is more than a teaser, and gives viewers an early look at what the project is trying to make.

Discuss: Should an AI-made feature be judged mainly on whether it tells a compelling story, or on how much human creative work sits behind it?

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    T2Online adds that the first episode runs just over seven minutes and covers the Greeks’ arrival at Troy. That gives viewers a more specific sense of what Grok Imagine’s Odyssey project has actually put on screen so far.

    The report says the episode was presented as the first in a series. It also relays Mashable’s criticism of the visuals, including unnaturally perfect teeth, weightless hair and smeared-looking skin.

    That is a more useful early read than the runtime alone: the episode is a complete scene, but the reported visual and storytelling shortcomings are already part of the conversation. T2Online also notes that Musk had promised a full-length film by the end of 2026; this report does not establish whether that larger project is on schedule.

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    Startup Fortune says the Odyssey episode was published on 23 October and runs seven minutes and twelve seconds at 4K resolution. That adds a more precise sense of what viewers can actually watch, beyond the runtime already reported.

    The outlet also says Grok Imagine Video 1.5 costs roughly $4.20 per minute, comparing that with about $30 for OpenAI’s Sora 2 Pro using published rates on OpenRouter. Those are reported prices, not a like-for-like quality test; cheap minutes are not automatically cinematic ones.

    Startup Fortune further says the tool generates dialogue, ambient sound and effects alongside video in a single pass. If that description holds, the pitch is not just cheaper visuals but fewer separate production steps. That could matter for making a series at scale, even if the first episode still has to persuade anyone to watch.

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    TechCrunch’s review adds a distinct early verdict on Grok Imagine’s Odyssey episode: while some shots looked convincingly realistic to the reviewer, the piece as a whole felt “airless”, with little momentum or reason to care about the characters.

    The review also says the episode uses English rather than ancient Greek, and describes its dialogue as stilted. That is a criticism of the finished work, not a test of whether its visuals can pass for live-action.

    So the first episode offers a more mixed picture than a striking-looking clip alone might suggest. The technical feat is one thing; making a seven-minute scene worth watching is quite another.

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