TIME Studios is partnering with Primordial Soup, the AI studio founded by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, to distribute a new animated series titled "On This Day… 1776" via TIME's YouTube channel, according to a recent announcement. The series, which will be released throughout 2026, aims to bring pivotal moments from America's founding year to life on their 250th anniversaries.
"On This Day… 1776" will use a combination of traditional filmmaking tools and emerging AI capabilities to tell short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War. Each episode will recreate scenes and moments from 1776, reframing the Revolution "not as a foregone conclusion but as a fragile experiment shaped by those who fought for it," according to Primordial Soup. The series is grounded in historical records.
The series will consist of weekly episodes, each just a few minutes long, debuting around the date of the event it depicts 250 years earlier. The project is executive produced by Darren Aronofsky. The series aims to relate America's anniversary story in a fresh way.
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