Prime Video’s X-Ray Recaps offers personalised, spoiler-free synopses

Amazon’s Prime Video has introduced ‘X-Ray Recaps‘, a new feature that provides spoiler-free summaries of TV episodes and seasons using AI technology. Designed to spare viewers from accidental spoilers, the feature offers concise synopses of individual episodes, entire seasons, and even specific scenes. Amazon assures that the AI-generated recaps have built-in safeguards to prevent any unwanted plot reveals, enabling viewers to enjoy their favourite shows worry-free.

X-Ray Recaps builds on Prime Video’s X-Ray feature, which traditionally offers information about cast members and trivia when viewers pause a scene. To access the new summaries, users can visit a TV show’s detail page and select from three options: episode recap, season recap, or previous season recap. Currently in beta, X-Ray Recaps is initially available to Fire TV users in the United States, with plans for broader device support by year’s end.

The feature is powered by Amazon’s own AI models developed with Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker, which analyse video, subtitles, and dialogue to craft summaries of key moments without revealing significant plot points. X-Ray Recaps also synchronises with where viewers are in an episode, delivering personalised recaps that align with the scene in progress.

The rollout comes as Prime Video’s competitor Google TV recently introduced its own AI-generated summaries for TV shows and movies, signalling growing interest in AI-powered tools for enhancing viewer experience.