On This Day in 1776, "The Dastardly Charles Lee"
As of November 3, 2026, On This Day in 1776, "The Dastardly Charles Lee" is a series that is in pre-production, currently casting. The production company attached is Primordial Soup. Attached are casting director Jenna Gelenberg; director Hoyt Dwyer; writer Lucas Sussman; and producer Eric Watson. It is scheduled to start shooting in New York, NY in November 2026. Production List last updated this listing on November 3, 2026.
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Project Summary
A silent-film-style comedy following the real 1776 scandal of General Charles Lee, who skips reinforcing a freezing George Washington to carry on with his mistress at a tavern — until a British ambush catches him in his nightgown. Told through title cards and broad physical comedy in the spirit of Keaton and Chaplin, with the vain, cowardly Lee at the center of the gag. The series is a cinematic anthology that brings the American Revolution to life through visually distinct, character-driven short films, 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. Produced by Primordial Soup (Darren Aronofsky's AI studio) in partnership with TIME and Google DeepMind, with distribution to YouTube. Shooting November 6, 2026 in New York, NY.
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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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