Warner confirms 9-part Mortal Kombat series

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Warner Bros. And Machinima.com have announced a agreement to premiere and distribute the Mortal Kombat: Legacy live action digital series.

The series is directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame and the popular MK short), and stars Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager) as Sonya Blade, Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) as Major Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs and Darren Shahlavi (300) as Kano.

The first of nine episodes will debut April 12 exclusively on Machinima. Each episode promises to provide never-before-revealed insights into characters featured in the upcoming video game as well as the Mortal Kombat universe.

“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, Inc. “Mortal Kombat is an epic franchise with a rich story and characters, we’re truly excited to bring Mortal Kombat: Legacy to our community.”

The new Mortal Kombat video game will be released April 21 for Xbox 360 and PS3.

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  • Platform(s): Commodore / Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, SNES, Xbox 360
  • Genre(s): Beat 'em Up, Fighting
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