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CHECK FIRSTYouTube · Animated pilot · since Oct 16, 2026

Mandelbrot Hall

Studio Flimpo (created by Ren Abueg)

The movie

A first-year art student's friend vanishes and only she remembers he existed. The search leads to her dorm basement, and something she cannot understand.

Comps: The Amazing Digital Circus (YouTube pilot to Netflix) · Gravity Falls

Our read. The most finished work in the tracker, with a hand-made look commenters single out, a premise that works in one sentence, and 20 of its 200 most-liked comments asking for more episodes or a show. It is still adding about 7,100 views a day. We missed on Nov 3 that it premiered in NewFest's Episodic Showcase on Oct 16 and has an IMDb series page, so others may be looking. Move first, and ask who Studio Flimpo is already talking to.

New this week: we missed this on Nov 3: it premiered in NewFest's Episodic Showcase in New York on Oct 16, and it has an IMDb series page. A NewFest screening can bring industry contacts, so ask Studio Flimpo who they are already talking to.

Open the original

Ask for more

10%

20 of 200 comments, read by hand

Views

808,953

+49,962 since Nov 3, 2026

Talked about

35

independent posts on X, Reddit, YouTube

Who else can see it

7 / 270

AI answers that name it

Most-liked first. Every comment was read by a person; “keep going” encouragement does not count as an ask.

“God I love when they change the aspect ratios to make the scenes more claustrophobic... We want more!!”
949 likes
“I swear to god if this pilot doesn't become a full show I will unleash the geese”
487 likes
“VERY strong start, if I had the money it'd get at least two seasons worth of funding.”
106 likes