Updates·October 25, 2026, 21:03

Musk's AI tool releases first Odyssey episode ahead of promised feature film

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Grok Imagine has released a seven-minute AI-generated episode about Odysseus. In July, Musk promised a full feature film by the end of the year, and no further details about it have been made public yet. According to WION, reactions on X are mostly negative, though some praise the visuals.

Grok Imagine, Elon Musk's AI video tool, has released episode 1 of an AI-generated series about the Odyssey. It was posted on Friday, October 23, 2026, on Grok Imagine's account on X. Greek City Times does not give a date itself, while WION and Tesla North cite October 23.

Musk shared the episode on X with the caption "Odyssey with Grok Imagine." According to Greek City Times, it was made in collaboration with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker.

What does the episode show?

The episode runs about seven minutes and, according to Tesla North, is in 4K, meaning very high image quality. According to WION, viewers see Odysseus preparing for the journey to Troy. Penelope tells him he has to leave. The episode also shows the Greek forces sailing toward Troy, and Telemachus growing up and training for combat.

Grok Imagine wrote in its post: "Watch Episode 1 of our Odyssey series made with Grok Imagine. Let us know in the comments if you'd like a full breakdown of how it was done!"

It has not been disclosed how many episodes will follow or when they will be released.

The promise of a full film

In July, Musk promised that Grok Imagine would make a feature film about the Odyssey before the end of the year. According to Yahoo Entertainment, it was meant to be "historically accurate and true to the art of Homer." The seven-minute episode does not live up to the promise of a full film, Greek City Times writes, and no further details about the feature film have been made public. The deadline is the end of the year.

According to Yahoo Entertainment, the background is that Musk has repeatedly criticized Christopher Nolan's Odyssey film, including the casting of Elliot Page and Lupita Nyong'o. He believes the choices are based on representation requirements from the Academy and not on artistic quality.

Director Scott Derrickson responded to Musk's promise on X by writing that Musk "doesn't know shit about cinema" and that his opinions about art are worthless.

Mixed reactions

According to WION, reactions on X are mostly negative. Some users called the episode emotionless and incoherent, while others praised the beautiful visuals. These are individual comments and not a systematic survey.