The Tom Hanks-narrated docuseries has fans hurling accusations its way.

Did NBC’s The Americas Use AI?

So, the biggest challenge is that every time you go and shoot something, it is an expedition.

Tom Hanks, The Americas Polar Bear

It is effectively like a filming expedition.

And every single one has to be bespoke for that habitat, that animal, that location.

So, unfortunately, there is no one size fits all."

A tree frog hanging from a tree in The Americas

But it is still not cheap.

It is a slightly less scary scale of resource costs."

Orcas, they are just epic."

Tom Hanks in a recording booth recording for The Americas

It feels like super safari.

I think he brought to it is that sense of, ‘Come with me.

Let me show you something.

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Let me tell you something.

Experience this with me.’

Rather than, ‘Sit back and take notes.

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I am going to tell you about the size of this animal.’

So, that is how we got the balance."

Again, none of this is any sort of 100% official confirmation no AI was used inThe Americasseries.

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The Americascontinues every Sunday on NBC starting at 7 p.m.

ET and streams the next day on Peacock.

Read more about more exciting documentaries coming in 2025 here.

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