Mansa releases AI microdrama They Left Us to Die

Media company Mansa released an entirely AI-generated 30-episode microdrama titled They Left Us to Die, sparking immediate backlash from social media users and artists who criticized the move as erasing human talent. Company founders like Nate Parker defend the project as a strategic chess piece to test audience appetite and monetize demand for expansive Black stories before pitching live-action productions to reluctant Hollywood studios. Open article →