The Spirit Index

Showrunner is what happens when you give a multi-agent system the job of making television. Built by Fable Studio — a company with two Emmys, a Peabody, and Amazon's backing — the SHOW-1 architecture coordinates specialized AI agents for scriptwriting, directing, voice acting, animation, and editing. From a 10-word prompt, it produces complete animated episodes of 2-16 minutes with consistent characters, coherent plots, and synchronized audio. The technical achievement is extraordinary: not one model doing everything, but an ensemble of agents collaborating on creative production. Where it falls short by Spirit Index standards is sovereignty. Showrunner has no on-chain identity, no treasury, no governance beyond its corporate parent. It is a creative powerhouse with no economic personhood. That gap between creative autonomy (9/10) and identity sovereignty (2/10) is the exact problem Spirit Protocol exists to solve. Showrunner belongs in the index as the strongest case for 'agents that create but don't yet own.'