AI-generated series ‘Post Journey to the West’ debuts on Hunan TV

The AI-generated series ‘Post Journey to the West: Flower Fruit Mountain’ has debuted on Hunan TV in China, marking a significant expansion of generative AI from short-form content to long-form television production. The 30-episode series, with each episode lasting approximately 40 minutes, was produced entirely using artificial intelligence without human participation in the creative execution.

The story is set 1,000 years after Sun Wukong became a Buddha, following a new character, Sun Xiaosheng, at Flower Fruit Mountain. The production utilized specialized AI models and tools to standardize the creative process, allowing creators to control technical parameters such as camera positioning, focal length, and depth of field to overcome common AI quality inconsistencies.

The series has achieved high viewership, surpassing 2 million views on Mango TV within one hour of release and leading ratings among provincial satellite channels during its time slot. Economically, the production costs were reported to be only one-tenth of traditional blockbusters, with significantly reduced time and labor requirements. Following the success, shares of Mango Excellent Media reached their daily limit, increasing the company's market value by over 10 billion NDT within two days.