# NIGHT DRIVE — EP. 1: “IT FOLLOWED ME”

- Date: 2026-08-13
- Type: film
- Credit: Horace Dodd
- Genre: Thriller, Animation
- Artists: [Horace Dodd](https://aifilmhistory.org/artist/horace-dodd)
- Post: https://x.com/horacedodd/status/2087895333305217510
- URL: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/night-drive-ep-1

Izzy has a secret she doesn't want her boyfriend Marlon to know. Tonight one of those secrets gets a little too close to home.

Four minutes, 4K, and the most notable thing about it is the framing: not a short, not a test, but EP. 1 of an original animated series. A one-off can coast on a striking look; a pilot has to establish characters you'd follow into episode two. Dodd sets up a couple, a secret, and a nocturnal routine, then lets the title do the threatening. Serialized generative animation has been the stated goal of a lot of creators for two years, and the hard part was never the first episode; it's holding a look steady across a run of them. Episode one is a strong opening argument.

Links:
- Watch on X: https://x.com/horacedodd/status/2087895333305217510
- EP. 2: “FIRST DATE”: /entry/night-drive-ep-2/

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Source: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/night-drive-ep-1
Era: 2026 · The Shakeout
Last updated: 2026-10-02