What is a channel?
A channel is a recipe for a recurring series of videos. You define what the series is once — its format, story template, schedule, and where it publishes — and Popcorn produces new episodes on autopilot.
If a single movie is “make me one video”, a channel is “make me one video like this every Tuesday at 9am, and post it to YouTube”.
What channels are good for
Section titled “What channels are good for”- Daily explainers on a single topic area
- A weekly recap of news, trending content, or product updates
- Faceless YouTube channels (history shorts, science explainers, fact channels)
- A recurring podcast-clip channel
- A weekly UGC ad pumped out to TikTok / Reels
- Any format you’ve nailed and want to ship at volume
What’s in a channel
Section titled “What’s in a channel”Each channel has:
- A scenario name and thumbnail.
- A story template — the prompt format every episode is generated from.
- A dynamic seed that drives variation across episodes.
- A memory mode — episodes can build on each other or stay independent.
- An autopilot schedule — daily/weekly, days of week, time of day.
- An optional YouTube connection for auto-publishing.
- A list of generated episodes.
Channels are a paid feature
Section titled “Channels are a paid feature”Channels are available on Creator and above. The Starter tier doesn’t include channels.
See Pricing & credits.
Creating a channel
Section titled “Creating a channel”In the sidebar, click + next to Channels, or open Channels and click Create channel. You’ll land in the channel editor where you fill in the format and schedule. See Creating a channel.
Where to find your channels
Section titled “Where to find your channels”- In the sidebar under Channels, with episode counts.
- On the Channels page (sidebar → Channels) — full list with status indicators.
- Each channel page shows its episodes as a grid below the editor.
What happens during an episode generation
Section titled “What happens during an episode generation”When autopilot fires (or you click Generate Episode manually):
- Popcorn fills in the story template using the dynamic seed.
- The agent produces the movie end-to-end (same pipeline as any other movie).
- The episode is added to the channel’s episode list.
- If auto-publish is on, it’s pushed to the connected destination(s).
- If memory is on, the episode is fed back as context for future episodes.
You can preview every episode and intervene at any time.