Warner Premieres ‘Mortal Combat’ Series on YouTube

7 Apr, 2011 By: Chris Tribbey

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Warner Bros. Digital Distribution will debut the live-action digital series “Mortal Combat: Legacy” on Machinima, the video game-centric network on YouTube on April 12.

“With over 500 million monthly video views and 50 million monthly viewers, Machinima has the world’s most highly-engaged gaming audience, which makes this agreement with Warner Bros. such a great fit,” said Allen DeBevoise, chairman and CEO of Machinima. “With our global scale and reach, we can now drive greater engagement and viewership than anyone for entertainment properties that fit our young, male-centric demo.”

Produced by Warner Premiere, the series stars Jeri Ryan (“Star Trek: Voyager”), Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) and Darren Shahlavi (300), and was directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame).

“Machinima is the perfect entertainment destination to premiere the series,” Tancharoen said. “They have a massive audience of gamers from around the world.”

also will host a special live event with the cast and crew April 12, prior to the premiere.
 

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