Showrunner

Showrunner is an AI interactive story creation platform developed by Fable Studio. It is hailed as the “Netflix version of AI”, allowing users to generate personalized animated TV series through brief text prompts, transforming viewers into content creators. After users input prompts of 10 to 15 words, Showrunner can automatically create episodes of 2 to 16 minutes in length using AI technology, including dialogue, sound, editing, etc., quickly generating video content that users like and shifting from passive TV viewing to active entertainment. Currently, this platform focuses on animated content and plans to expand to live-action filming in the future.

The functional features of a showrunner

• Intelligent Content Creation: The core feature of Showrunner is its AI-powered content generation engine. Users only need to provide a creative prompt of 10 to 15 words, and the AI can create complete TV drama scenes and serialized dramas accordingly. This process is not only fast but also capable of generating infinite story possibilities based on different user prompts.
• In-depth Personalized Customization: Showrunner offers a highly personalized content creation experience. Users can not only customize the plot development but also delve into detailed creative aspects such as dialogue writing, character design, and camera selection, ensuring that the generated dramas precisely reflect their creativity and style.
• Innovative Interactive Participation: Showrunner redefines the way audiences interact with content. By transforming users from passive viewers into active creators, Showrunner breaks the boundaries of traditional media consumption, enabling users to participate in and influence the content of their favorite shows.
• Diverse Animation Production: Currently, Showrunner focuses on animation content creation and provides a rich variety of animation style options, including classic anime styles, 3D animations in the style of Pixar animations, and the uniquely styled cut-out animation style of South Park.
• Flexible Content Editing Tools: Although Showrunner aims to simplify the creation process for non-technical and non-professional users, it also provides flexible content editing tools for those who wish to further delve into creation. Users can make fine adjustments to scripts, camera usage, and sound effects to polish and perfect their creations.

How to Use Showrunner

The Showrunner is currently in the beta testing phase, with approximately 100 people already involved in the creation of scenes and episodes. Interested users can visit its official website to join the waiting list (50,000 spots have been opened for the waiting list) to obtain early access rights.

TV shows produced by a showrunner

Last year, Fable demonstrated its SHOW – 1 model through 9 episodes of “South Park AI”. Currently, the company has announced that it will use Showrunner to produce 10 TV shows (users can produce new episodes just by speaking).

• Exit Valley: A sharp satire of Silicon Valley, presented in animated form, depicting the lives and pursuits of tech giants, entrepreneurs, and researchers in Silicon Valley.
• Pixels: A heartwarming family comedy that tells how various smart devices become part of the family and bring joy and challenges in a future where AI technology is widespread.
• What We Leave Behind: This anime family drama explores the relationships among family members and their mutual support when facing difficulties and challenges.
• Ikiru Shinu: A dark horror anime set after a global catastrophe, telling the story of survivors striving to rebuild society.
• United Flavors of America: A political satire drama set against the backdrop of American politics, mocking real politics with exaggerated and humorous techniques.
• The Prize: The story is set on a spaceship, telling the story of a group of space explorers encountering alien life in the universe.
• Hutzpa!: This comedy tells the life of a widowed old man in a nursing home and how he influences and learns from other residents in the home.
• Sim Francisco: A series about people living in a virtual world, with each story showing the life and relationships of characters in the virtual world.
• Shadows over Shinjuku: An anime detective noir drama set in the 1930s, integrating historical background and detective suspense elements.
• Thistle Gulch: A western drama with twists, revealing the secrets and stories hidden behind an ordinary-looking western town.