# On This Day... 1776

- Date: 2026-01-29
- Type: film
- Credit: Darren Aronofsky / Primordial Soup
- Genre: Historical, Animation
- Artists: [Darren Aronofsky](https://aifilmhistory.org/artist/darren-aronofsky)
- Made with: Google DeepMind (unspecified)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV52AUVGc6I
- Post: https://x.com/CultureCrave/status/2016928689431421320
- URL: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-1776

The Oscar-nominated director of Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan releases an AI-generated animated series on TIME's YouTube, chronicling the American Revolution on its 250th anniversary. Made with Google DeepMind. SAG-AFTRA voice cast and original score. Each episode drops on the exact anniversary of the historical event it depicts. The reception is brutal: viewers and filmmakers call it 'AI slop.' Significant not for quality but for what it represents — a major Hollywood director founding an AI studio (Primordial Soup) and going all-in on AI animation.

Links:
- Watch the full series on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOGLpQQfhNIzsiXxPLUMwhBEunGH9bem
- CineD: https://www.cined.com/darren-aronofskys-ai-series-on-this-day-1776-debuts-to-brutal-backlash/
- Official trailer (TIME): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4cLKIxt8W8

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Source: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/on-this-day-1776
Era: 2026 · The Shakeout
Last updated: 2026-10-02