In an era when we often wait years for new TV show seasons to premiere, recaps are needed. Prime Video is now rolling out an AI-powered feature called Video Recaps, which is available in beta for US viewers on a handful of Amazon Original series. This feature can come in handy for Fallout fans waiting for season 2 to drop in December.
Prime Video already offers X-Ray recaps, but Video Recaps use generative AI to find key moments from a season to pull video clips, recapping everything with dialogue, music, sound effects and an AI-generated voiceover. Right now, you can try out the feature on a small number of English-language titles only, such as Jack Ryan, The Rig, Fallout, Upload and Bosch.
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To use Video Recaps, go to the next season of a series and look for the recap button on the show’s detail page. When you click on it, you will see recap options for the selected title, which may be X-Ray and/or video recap style. Selecting the video format will stream a clip that is a few minutes in length, with the ability to play the first episode of a new season of a series.
The Video Recap for Jack Ryan season 3 is 3 minutes long.
Video Recaps is still in beta and launches on living room devices today, according to Prime Video. It will also be available on more devices — like phones — in coming months. Prime Video is included in Amazon Prime memberships, but you can get a standalone subscription to the streaming service for either $9 a month to watch with ads or you can upgrade to stream ad-free for an extra $3. The platform includes TV shows, movies, live events, free content and its own originals such as The Boys, Reacher and Invincible.