Friday, April 13th will strike fear in YouTube as BlackBoxTV the highly anticipated premium channel from CSI: creator Anthony E. Zuiker, in collaboration with director Tony E. Valenzuela and Collective Digital Studio will officially launch at YouTube.com/BlackBoxTV.
Part of YouTubes premium programming strategy, BlackBoxTV will present the best in horror, thriller and sci-fi online programming. The new channel will build upon the cult favorite BlackBoxTV anthology online series from the twisted mind of director Tony E. Valenzuela with an array of signature series that will introduce new content on a regular basis. BlackBoxTV will launch with the following chilling programming line-up:
- BlackBoxTV Tony E. Valenzuelas original BlackBoxTV: Silverwood series returns re-imagined and expanded with true spine-tingling stories that offer a mixture of self-contained horror, suspense and psychological thrills, often ending with an unexpected twist. Each 12-15 minute episode will take fans to the chilling town of Silverwood for pulse-pounding adventures. The Door will kick off the BlackBox TV channel at 10:00 AM Pacific on April 13th.
- Anthony E. Zuiker Presents – This anthology series will feature 10-15 minute episodes developed from the mastermind behind the CSI: franchise. One episode will be released each month. Production was recently completed on Execution Style, a story about three highly-skilled assassins who clash over which of them took down a five million dollar target. The episode was directed by Lexi Alexander (Punisher: War Zone).
- Black Friday Entertainment Tonight meets Attack of the Show for the horror/sci-fi set. Hosted by three rotating correspondents, this broadcast magazine format series will explore genre pop culture (TV, film, music, etc). New episodes will debut each Friday starting in the month of April.
True Stories A thrilling reality series focused on the scary and supernatural, including sleepovers in real haunted houses and exploring frightening places.
An impressive stable of talent, both behind and in front of the camera, have already signed on to be a part of BlackBoxTV programming. Talent includes Bill Bellamy (How To Be A Player, Lottery Ticket and Oliver Stones Any Given Sunday), Goran Visnjic (ER, Pan Am, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Drake Bell (Nickelodeons Drake & Josh, Superhero Movie), Justin Deeley (90210), Yvonne Zima (Daisy Carter in The Young and the Restless), Rene Auberjonois (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Boston Legal, Saving Grace) and Jordan Hinson (A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas.)
