• August 22, 2008

Michael Madsen, George Hamilton and Paul Ben-Victor are starring in COMA, an original seven-episode Web series on Crackle.com, which premiered Aug. 20. Shot with Sony professional high-definition cameras, COMA was developed to be experienced in a mobile environment.

The series is sponsored by Sony Electronics and its new line of VAIO PCs. It will be supported by Microsoft Vista Ultimate and distributed online via Crackle.com, the Sony Pictures Entertainment online video network, as well as YouTube, Hulu, AOL, Adobe, and on mobile at AT&T and Verizon Wireless' V CAST Video service.

In addition, an exclusive Director's Cut Blu-ray Disc(TM) featuring all COMA episodes will be distributed in magazine inserts this October. The limited-edition disc will also include music and movie content from Sony BMG and Sony Pictures.--Tanya Irwin