On This Day in 1776: The Battle of Kips Bay
On This Day in 1776: The Battle of Kips Bay is a series that is in pre-production, currently casting with Primordial Soup, TIME and Google DeepMind attached. Jenna Gelenberg (casting director), Hoyt Dwyer (director) and Eric Watson (producer) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in New York, NY in August 2026. Production List last updated this listing on August 18, 2026.
Project Summary
1776 is a cinematic anthology web series that brings the American Revolution to life through visually distinct, character-driven short films. Each episode is designed to immerse audiences in the emotional reality of the era while advancing a new AI-enabled filmmaking pipeline. The animation is fully computer-generated, with performance capture used similarly to video game pipelines to ground characters in real actor movement and timing. The series is produced in partnership with TIME and Google DeepMind and distributed to YouTube under a SAG-AFTRA New Media Non-Dramatic Contract. In this episode, a YouTuber visiting New York in 2026 is suddenly plunged into the Battle of Kips Bay, experiencing the horror as the story of that fateful day magically and violently unfolds around them on the streets of Manhattan. Filming is scheduled for one day in mid-August 2026 in New York, NY.
Production Contacts— Members Only
The production office contacts for On This Day in 1776: The Battle of Kips Bay are on file at Production List, last updated August 18, 2026, and are available to members. Membership is $29.95 for the first month.
Cast & Crew
Production
| Producer | Hoyt Dwyer |
| Producer | Eric Watson |
Directing
| Director | Hoyt Dwyer |
Writing
| Writer | Lucas Sussman |
Casting
| Casting Director | Jenna Gelenberg |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/on-this-day-in-1776-the-battle-of-kips-bay (last updated Aug 18, 2026).