UPDATE, 10:15 AM: Crackle‘s new lineup unveiled at this morning’s NewFronts includes three new series Tightrope, Sports Jeopardy! and Sequestered and feature film The Throwaways executive produced by Jeremy Renner and Don Handfield. The Sony-owned video site also said Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee has been renewed for 24 more episodes (see below). Emmy winner Bryan Cranston exec produces the comedy series Tightrope, which replaces a character from a classic detective series with a modern-day actor to reshape the stories into contemporary comedy. Sports Jeopardy!, hosted by Dan Patrick, is a sports-themed version of the popular Jeopardy! game show. The 12-episode series Sequestered, starring Jesse Bradford, Summer Glau, Patrick Warburton, and Bruce Davison, is set to premiere in August. The thriller focuses on a jury that’s sequestered in a hotel while deliberating a court case with massive implications. Full descriptions of Crackle’s new and returning programming follows at the end of the post.



PREVIOUS: Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee has been renewed for 24 more episodes that will take the web series through Season 9, Sony-owned video site Crackle said today. Seinfeld created, writes and stars in the interview series, which recently was renewed for Seasons 4-5 to launch this summer and fall, respectively. It also earned a Special Class Emmy nom and landed a high-profile Super Bowl halftime spot this year featuring a reunion of Seinfeld’s main cast. That visibility seemed to help: the series announced at the end of January that it had eclipsed 25 million streams, and now the total is more than 40 million, making it by far the video hub’s No. 1 original series since its July 2012 debut.

Full descriptions of new and returning original programming :

“SEQUESTERED”

12 episode Series Scheduled to Premiere on Crackle in August

A sophisticated, intense thriller, starring Jesse Bradford (BRING IT ON), Summer Glau (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”), Patrick Warburton (“Rules of Engagement”), and Bruce Davison (X-MEN) about a jury sequestered in a hotel while deliberating a court case with massive implications. Series is produced by Lifeboat Productions and created by Aaron Tracy.

“SPORTS JEOPARDY!”

Game Show Series Scheduled to Air Weekly on Crackle for 52 Weeks

“Sports Jeopardy!,” which will be hosted by the Emmy®-Award winning sportscaster Dan Patrick, is a spinoff of Sony Pictures’ record Emmy®-Award winning hit game show. “Sports Jeopardy!” will be unique in its level of interactivity, allowing viewers to download a mobile application that will interact with the show as a second screen application to unlock new clues.

“THE THROWAWAYS”

Feature Film Scheduled to Premiere this Winter, 90 Minutes

Jeremy Renner and Don Handfield (THE HURT LOCKER, THE TOWN) executive produce this suspenseful thriller about a notorious hacker captured by the CIA who is given a proposition to work for them or spend the rest of his life in prison.

“TIGHTROPE”

Comedy Series

Emmy®-Award winner Bryan Cranston returns to his comedic roots to executive produce this series that will replace a character from a classic detective series with a modern-day actor. The show juxtaposes the modern character, with irreverent comic sensibilities and also with older characters from another era to reshape the stories into contemporary comedy.

“COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE,” SEASON 4

Comedy Series, 5 episodes, Scheduled to Premiere in Early Summer

Back for a fourth season, the Emmy® nominated series created, written and produced by Jerry Seinfeld, will feature guests including Aziz Ansari, Jon Stewart, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Klein and George Wallace. Sponsored by Acura.

“COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE,” SEASON 5

Comedy Series, 7 episodes, Scheduled to Premiere in the Fall

Special comedian guests to be announced soon. Sponsored by Acura.

“CHOSEN,” SEASON 4

Action/Thriller Series

The fourth season of the critically-acclaimed series is set to begin development. The series is executive produced by Milo Ventimiglia and Russ Cundiff alongside creators Ben Ketai (30 DAYS OF NIGHT: DARK DAYS) and Ryan Lewis (HIGH SCHOOL, FAT KID RULES THE WORLD), and written by Evan Charnov (LOST BOYS: THE THIRST) and Ben Ketai.

“PLAYING IT FORWARD”

Music Documentary Series

The special street performance-style reality series is produced by Team Downey, an entertainment company founded by Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, alongside veteran music producer/composer Tony Berg and Kevin Lake. The “Playing It Forward” music movement will showcase surprise street performances by some of the world’s biggest artists in unplanned, unexpected environments across the country benefiting music education and charities of the artists’ choice.

“CLEANERS,” SEASON 2

Action/Thriller Series, 12 episodes

The second season will return with stars Emmanuelle Chriqui (“Entourage”), Emily Osment (“Hannah Montana”), Gina Gershon (“Rescue Me”) and David Arquette (SCREAM), with new characters played by Esai Morales (“Criminal Minds”), Omar Avila (“Justified”), David Rees Snell (“Last Resort”), John Savage (“Dark Angel”), and Mimi Rogers (“Two and a Half Men”). Written and directed by Paul Leyden (THE FACTORY) with executive producers Sam Worthington (AVATAR), Chriqui, John Schwarz (“McLeod’s Daughters”), Michael Schwarz (OLIVER TWIST) and Luca Scalisi (EMINEM: LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY). Paul Leyden and Anne Clements also serve as executive producers. The second season premieres in August with 12 all-new episodes uncovering secrets, lies and ulterior motives.