Elon Musk’s Grok Imagine has released the first AI-generated episode of its “Odyssey” series — a 7-minute episode posted on X on Friday, October 23. The release is a partial follow-through on Musk’s July promise that his AI tool would create an entirely AI-generated, feature-length version of Homer’s epic.
Elon Musk’s Grok Imagine Odyssey (Credits: Variety)
The episode was shared by the official Grok Imagine account, which credited the “creative collaboration” to Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker, both of whom specialise in AI filmmaking. Musk reposted the episode with the short caption “Odyssey with Grok Imagine,” and the original post passed 3.3 million views by Sunday afternoon.
Grok Imagine Odyssey Episode 1: What It Shows
The episode runs 7 minutes and 12 seconds and was posted in 4K. Rather than opening with Odysseus’s long journey home, it covers the Greeks arriving at Troy — a moment that actually precedes Homer’s poem, which opens ten years after the Trojan War ended with Odysseus still trying to get home.
The visuals follow a cinematic pattern: a bearded lead in a dark cloak, a woman holding an infant, a small carved horse figurine and a fleet of black-sailed ships crossing a grey sea. Grok Imagine has not said how many episodes are planned, how long the finished work will run, or where it will be shown beyond X — though it asked viewers in the comments whether they would like “a full breakdown of how it was done.”
Wonder Studios promoted the release with a one-line pitch: “Homer didn’t have Grok… we do.” The studio, founded by Xavier Collins and Justin Hackney with offices in London, New York and Los Angeles, makes commercials and original films with generative AI, and raised $12 million in seed funding led by Atomico in October 2025.
Musk’s ‘Historically Accurate’ Odyssey Promise
In July, Musk announced plans to make a “historically accurate” full-length feature version of Homer’s ancient Greek poem, saying it would be ready by the end of 2026. “Before this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer,” he wrote at the time.
The announcement drew sharp criticism from filmmakers. “Doctor Strange” and “The Black Phone” director Scott Derrickson addressed Musk directly on social media, writing that Musk “doesn’t know shit about cinema” and that his opinions on art were worthless.
The new episode also arrives after Musk repeatedly criticised Christopher Nolan’s own upcoming “Odyssey” film ahead of its release, particularly the casting of Elliot Page as Achilles’ Ghost and Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy. Musk claimed Nolan cast both actors to satisfy the Academy’s representation and inclusion standards for Oscar eligibility.
Whether Grok Imagine’s series grows into the full-length film Musk promised by the end of 2026 remains to be seen. For now, the seven-minute opener is the clearest proof yet of what the tool can do — and of how far AI filmmaking still has to go to tell a complete epic.
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