# MobLand Dance AI: Do Paul's Dance From One Photo

> The MobLand dance is Paul's goofy, swaggering solo dance from MobLand season 2, episode 8, now an AI trend on TikTok.

Canonical: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/mobland-paul-dance-ai
Updated: 2026-11-13
Published: 2026-11-13
Author: MakeViral Team (https://www.makeviral.ai/about)
Publisher: MakeViral (https://www.makeviral.ai)

The **MobLand dance** is Paul's goofy, swaggering solo dance from MobLand season 2, episode 8, now an AI trend on TikTok. A one-photo template puts anyone into the dance: knee lifts, kicks, shrugs and hand flicks. MakeViral makes the 10 second clip from one photo of you or your pet, with the trend's music.

Lean in to the camera, step back, then the knee lifts, the little kicks, the shrugs and the hand flicks, with a straight face that keeps breaking into a grin. Add one photo of you or your pet and get the 10 second clip with the music.

Also called: Paul's dance, Paul the butcher dance, MobLand dance filter.

**Make it now:** [Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/mobland-paul-dance-ai/create). 1 photo · 10 s · 9:16 with sound · 40 credits, charged once · ready in a few minutes · no prompt to write.

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## What is the MobLand Paul Dance trend, and where did it start?

MobLand is the Paramount+ gangster drama. In season 2, episode 8, out in early November 2026, Paul O'Donnell (Emmett J. Scanlan), the Harrigan family's head of security, breaks into a dance in the middle of a grim clean-up job: leopard-print underwear, a gas mask, work gloves and The Rolling Stones' "Mr Charm". That is the MobLand dance scene people search for. TV clips of it spread on TikTok on 6 November, when fan accounts posted it as "Paul's dance" and the Paul the butcher dance (325,000, 266,900 and 239,600 views by 13 November).

The AI side came the same night. On 6 November the UK account @egbertethelburg posted a CapCut template, captioned "Try this filter here", in which one photo does Paul's dance in a plain white attic bedroom. Its 8 November post, an AI look-alike of the show's lead doing the moves, is the most viewed post of the MobLand dance trend: 794,000 views, 14,700 likes and 4,386 shares by 13 November. Commenters asked if it was really the actor. By then #moblandseason2 had 869 TikTok videos and 18.3 million views, and the biggest posts of the trend came from UK accounts.

### MobLand Paul Dance trend timeline

- **2026-11-06**: MobLand season 2, episode 8 is out on Paramount+, with Paul's dance to "Mr Charm" in the middle of a grim job; TV Insider runs a sneak peek of the scene. Source: [TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/1301726/mobland-season-2-episode-8-sneak-peek-paul-dance-dead-body-exclusive/).
- **2026-11-06**: TV clips of the scene spread on TikTok; @blitzflitz01's clip has 325,000 views by 13 November. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@blitzflitz01/video/7704852319451581718).
- **2026-11-06**: @egbertethelburg posts the first AI take: a CapCut template that puts one photo into Paul's dance (87,100 views by 13 November). Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@egbertethelburg/video/7705195826930371873).
- **2026-11-08**: The AI take of the show's lead doing the dance reaches 794,000 views, 14,700 likes and 4,386 shares by 13 November, the most viewed post of the trend. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@egbertethelburg/video/7705834049973062944).
- **2026-11-13**: #moblandseason2 has 869 TikTok videos and 18.3 million views; #pauldance has 221 videos and 2.2 million views.

## What the MobLand Paul Dance video looks like

This is the AI clip that made the trend big, not a MakeViral result, and the person in it is an AI look-alike, not the actor. Human copies its dance moves with the person from your photo, in your photo's own place; Pet puts your pet into this clip itself. No two runs come out the same.

- **Example 1** (10 s, 9:16 MP4 with sound): The AI clip by @egbertethelburg that made the trend big: an AI look-alike of MobLand's lead does Paul's dance in a plain white attic bedroom, with a lean in to the camera, knee lifts, kicks, shrugs and hand flicks. Both versions follow this dance.
  - Video: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/mobland-paul-dance-ai/original-main-v2.mp4
  - Poster: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/mobland-paul-dance-ai/original-main-v1.jpg

## How to make the MobLand Paul Dance video on MakeViral

Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no watermark.

### The one-tap way (no prompt to write)

1. **Add your photo.** Press "Make yours" and add you, standing. Take it with the camera or pick it from your library. Start here: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/mobland-paul-dance-ai/create
2. **Press Generate.** The button shows the price. Kling 3.0 Motion Control takes the moves of the MobLand Paul Dance clip and plays them with the one in your photo, in your photo's own scene, for about 10 seconds, with the reel's original sound. You write no prompt.
3. **Download or share.** The video is ready in a few minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos.

### The by-hand way, with the exact prompts

The one-tap flow runs this prompt for you. The video prompt animates your own photo directly. To change it, copy it and edit it in AI Video.

#### Variant: Human

Settings: 1 photo (you, standing) · kling-3-motion · 10 s · 720p · 9:16 · no sound · 40 credits in one tap.

1. The video prompt is filled in. Settings: kling-3-motion, 10 s, 720p, 9:16, sound off. The video prompt:

   ```text
   Replace the character in the video with the person from the uploaded image. Keep actions, poses, facial expressions, camera movement and rhythm. Preserve the person's original facial features, maintain character consistency, no distortion, no glitches, no artifacts.
The person dances in the place from the uploaded image, in the clothes and shoes from the uploaded image, not the dark leather jacket, the black T-shirt and the dark trousers of the man in the video, and keeps their own face, hair and facial hair exactly as in the uploaded image: no slicked-back hair and no stubble beard unless the uploaded image shows them. Follow the man's goofy, swaggering solo dance and timing exactly: the lean in toward the camera with a cool stare, the step back, the high knee lifts with the hands at the chest, the little kicks to the side and back, the shimmy, the shrugs, the hand flicks by the shoulder and the arms thrown open with the palms up, with a straight, cool face that keeps breaking into a cheeky grin. Keep the whole body in view from head to shoes, with natural balance and stable ground contact. Exactly one person, no other people. One continuous shot, no cuts, no text, no captions, no logos.
   ```

2. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4.

One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/mobland-paul-dance-ai/create

#### Variant: Pet

Settings: 1 photo (your pet) · Seedance 2.5 · 10 s · 720p · 9:16 · no sound · 152 credits in one tap.

1. The video prompt is filled in. Settings: Seedance 2.5, 10 s, 720p, 9:16, sound off. The video prompt:

   ```text
   Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same bright white attic bedroom with the sloped ceiling, the white doors, the white chests of drawers and the light wooden floor, the same soft daylight, the same fixed phone camera, the same framing, timing and moves, one continuous take with no cuts. The ONLY change: the man in the dark jacket who does the goofy swagger dance is now the pet in [Image 1].

The dancer = the pet in [Image 1], whole body, in every frame: the same species and breed, head shape, muzzle, eyes, ears, fur colors, fur length, markings and body shape as in [Image 1], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything, so its owner instantly recognizes it, also in the close first second. It stands and dances upright on its hind legs like a person the whole time and wears nothing: its own fur from head to toe, no jacket, no T-shirt, no trousers, no shoes. Never a human face, never the man of the original video. If [Image 1] shows a cat or another animal, that animal dances in the same place with the same moves, with its own ears, muzzle and tail.

The pet copies the man's swagger and his cool, cheeky face with the same timing. Matching the reference second by second:
0-1 s: it leans in close to the camera with a cool stare, then steps back into the room.
1-3 s: a high knee lift with both front paws at the chest, then a little shuffle.
3-5 s: a cool lean and a shimmy, then both front paws open wide, pads up, and a kick to the side.
5-7 s: side-on, a kick, a paw flick by the shoulder, another knee lift.
7-10 s: a step to the side, a kick back, a shrug with a knee lift, and it ends with both front paws open and a cheeky grin.

Anatomy rules: one head, one tail, two hind legs on the floor and two front legs ending in round furry paws, never human hands, no fingers, no bare skin. Exactly one animal, no people. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark. No dialogue throughout the entire video. No background music.
   ```

2. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4.

One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/mobland-paul-dance-ai/create?variant=pet

### Which photo works best?

You need **one photo**: of yourself for Human, of your pet for Pet.

- **Human:** stand up, with your whole body in view from head to shoes, the face turned to the camera and the arms a little away from the body. The video keeps the place and the frame of your photo, so a vertical photo in a plain room, like the white bedroom of the trend clip, looks best.
- Wear what you want to dance in: your clothes stay. A dark jacket and dark trousers give the closest look to the trend. No sunglasses, no hat that hides the face, no beauty filter, and nobody else in the photo.
- **Pet:** a sharp photo with the whole animal in view and the face clear. Fur colors and markings come from the photo. Your pet dances on its hind legs in the white attic bedroom of the trend clip.
- Use a photo of yourself, of an adult who agreed, or of your own pet. Never a celebrity or a stranger.

## How many credits does it cost?

You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the scene photo and the video, charged once. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

| Video model | Settings | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kling 3.0 Motion Control (this template) | 10 s, 720p, copies the moves of the trend clip, one tap | 40 |

Credits come with a plan; see [pricing](https://www.makeviral.ai/pricing). A failed video gives its credits back.

## Paul's dance, MobLand season 2: what happens, beat by beat?

Both versions follow the 10 second dance of the trend's AI clip. The camera stays still, and the clip is one continuous shot:

| Seconds | The move |
|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | A lean in close to the camera with a cool stare, then a step back. |
| 1 to 3 | A high knee lift with the hands at the chest, and a little shuffle. |
| 3 to 5 | A cool lean and a shimmy, then both arms open wide, palms up, and a kick to the side. |
| 5 to 7 | Side-on: a kick, a hand flick by the shoulder, another knee lift. |
| 7 to 10 | A step to the side, a kick back, a shrug with a knee lift, and the arms open with a cheeky grin. |

**Human:** the best AI video models available copy the moves and the face acting of the clip, not the person in it. You keep your own face, hair and clothes, and the dance plays in the place from your photo, at 720p in your photo's frame.

**Pet:** top-quality AI video models, including Seedance 2.5, put your pet into the trend clip itself: the same white attic bedroom and the same moves, on its hind legs, vertical 9:16 at 720p. It can take up to several minutes.

Both come with the trend's music, put back on after the run. Press "Create your own" and pick Human or Pet; the exact price shows on the Generate button before you spend anything.

## Which song is in the MobLand dance scene?

In the show, Paul dances to "Mr Charm" by The Rolling Stones, which is why fans search for the MobLand dance song and "MobLand Mr Charm". The TV clips on TikTok carry that song, and "Mr Charm" is also the MobLand TikTok song most fan edits use.

The AI trend uses a different sound. The CapCut template's own track is an instrumental, and that is the music on the trend's most viewed AI clip. Your MakeViral clip comes with that same track, uncut, so it matches the trend. You can turn it off on the result screen and add a sound when you post instead. Music belongs to its owners, and MakeViral gives you no rights to it.

## Is there a MobLand CapCut template or filter?

Yes. The MobLand filter on TikTok, also called the MobLand dance filter, is a CapCut template: the posts say "Try this filter here" and link to it. It is closed, so nobody can see its prompt or settings, and the clips we found all show AI look-alikes of the show's cast. MakeViral is no CapCut template, but it makes the same kind of MobLand dance AI clip from your own photo, and it adds a pet version. Other MobLand AI templates, like the family portrait one, are a different trend.

**Hashtags:** #mobland (29,489 videos and 1.8 billion views on 13 November 2026), #moblandseason2 (869 videos, 18.3 million views) and #pauldance (221 videos, 2.2 million views). Keep the platform's AI label on.

## What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| The face looks less like you (Human) | Use a sharp photo with the face turned to the camera and good light, then run it again. |
| The feet slide or the legs look stiff (Human) | Use a photo where you stand, head to shoes in view. A sitting photo gives the kicks and knee lifts less to work with. |
| The hands blur or get extra fingers | Common in fast hand flicks. A second run comes out different. |
| Your pet wears a jacket or has hands (Pet) | The prompt asks for its own fur and real furry paws. Run it again with a sharp photo where the paws are in view. |
| Your pet's fur color changes (Pet) | Use a sharp photo in good light where the fur and the markings are clear. |
| The video model refuses the photo | Some photos get refused. The credits come back; try another photo. |

## MobLand Paul Dance trend questions

### What is the MobLand dance?

It is Paul's dance from MobLand season 2, episode 8 (Paramount+, early November 2026): Paul O'Donnell, played by Emmett J. Scanlan, breaks into a goofy, swaggering dance to "Mr Charm" in the middle of a grim job. Clips of the scene spread on TikTok from 6 November, and a CapCut AI template turned it into the MobLand dance trend, where anyone does the dance from one photo.

### What is the MobLand Paul dance trend on TikTok?

It is an AI trend where one photo does Paul's dance in a plain white attic bedroom. The first AI take was posted on 6 November 2026 by @egbertethelburg, and his 8 November post had 794,000 views by 13 November, the most viewed post of the trend so far. The posts are AI look-alikes of the show's cast; here you use your own photo.

### Is the Paul dance MobLand clip real or AI?

Both exist. The TV clips are real footage of the actor from the episode. The viral dance clips in the white attic bedroom are MobLand AI clips: a CapCut template made them from one photo, and the person in them is an AI look-alike of a cast member, not the actor. Commenters under the 794,000-view post kept asking if it was really him.

### How do I make the MobLand dance AI video?

Press "Create your own", pick Human or Pet, and add one clear photo of yourself or your pet. Press Generate; the button shows the price first. You get a 10 second clip of Paul's dance with the trend's music. You write no prompt, and the video waits in My videos when it is ready.

### Can my dog or cat do Paul's dance?

Yes. Pick Pet. Your pet takes the dancer's place in the trend clip: it stands on its hind legs in the white attic bedroom and does the knee lifts, kicks, shrugs and paw flicks in its own fur. Any pet can take the part. Use a sharp photo with the whole animal in view.

### Who plays Paul in MobLand?

Paul O'Donnell is played by Emmett J. Scanlan. Paul is the head of security for Conrad Harrigan (Pierce Brosnan), and his dance in season 2, episode 8 is the scene the trend comes from. The actor is never in a MakeViral video: your clip shows you or your pet.

### What song is Paul dancing to in MobLand?

In the episode, Paul dances to "Mr Charm" by The Rolling Stones. The AI trend clip uses the CapCut template's own instrumental track instead, and your MakeViral clip comes with that track, uncut. You can turn it off on the result screen.

### Where does the background of my video come from?

Human keeps the place from your photo: the AI takes only the moves, so your own room, hallway or street stays. Pet keeps the white attic bedroom of the trend clip, because your pet goes into that clip itself.

### Will the actor or the man from the clip be in my video?

No. Human takes only the moves and the face acting of the dance and plays them with the person in your photo, in your photo's place. Pet replaces the dancer with your pet. Use a photo of yourself or of an adult who agreed, never a celebrity or a stranger.

### Do I have to learn the dance?

No. Your MobLand dance video comes from one photo: AI plays the whole routine, from the lean in to the final grin, so you never film yourself.

### Which AI models make the videos?

The best AI video models available. Human uses a motion model that copies the moves of the trend clip onto the person in your photo, at 720p in your photo's frame. Pet uses top-quality AI video models, including Seedance 2.5, to put your pet into the clip itself, vertical at 720p. Pet can take up to several minutes.

### What prompt does the MobLand dance trend use?

No creator shared one: the trend runs on a closed CapCut template, and its posts and comments show no prompt. The prompts here are written for this dance: the moves second by second, plus lines that keep your own face, clothes or fur. You write no prompt yourself.

### How long is the video and what format is it?

10 seconds, like the trend clip. Human comes out at 720p in the frame of your photo, so a vertical photo gives a vertical 9:16 clip. Pet is vertical 9:16 at 720p. Both are MP4 files with the music and no watermark.

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## Make your own MobLand Paul Dance video

Add one photo and press Generate. No prompt to write. 40 credits, charged once.

[Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/mobland-paul-dance-ai/create)