The first fully AI-generated TV series just premiered worldwide. On Prime Video.
On Prime Video.
Turkish studio Ay Yapim released 'Castle Walls', 2 episodes, premiered worldwide on Prime Video Aug 12. Set at Alamut Castle, built with the studio's own proprietary AI model trained on its licensed catalogue.
The Honest Nuance
Real Turkish TV writers wrote the script. Real human voice actors did the international dub. The part that's AI-generated is the visuals, the world, the sets, the shots.
Who That Actually Affects
Not the writers. Not the on-camera talent. The people who build the world around a performance, background artists, set builders, cinematographers, colorists.
Not a Curiosity
This isn't a festival demo reel. It's a real show, in the real Prime Video catalogue, distributed worldwide, next to actual scripted television.
My Honest Take
Most AI fear here has pointed at actors and writers, that's where the union fights happened. Castle Walls suggests the first wave might hit the visual-production crew instead.
The Department Nobody's Watching
The one that builds the world nobody notices until it's gone. If you assumed writers and actors were the front line, this is worth a second look.
Which Part of the Visual Chain Is Most Exposed?
Art department? VFX? Cinematography?