Crackle announces premiere date for Adam Brody, Martin Freeman drama 'StartUp'
LOS ANGELES -- Adam Brody is returning to the small screen with Crackle's new show StartUp.
The streaming platform announced Wednesday that the 10-episode series will start on Sept. 6, 2016.
Set in Miami, the drama "explores what happens when a brilliant, yet controversial tech idea gets incubated on the wrong side of the tracks by three strangers who don’t necessarily fit the mold of tech entrepreneurs.”
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It stars Brody (The League), Martin Freeman (Fargo), Edi Gathegi (The Blacklist) and Otmara Marrero (Graceland).
It is written by Ben Ketai (Chosen), who also serves as executive producer and director.
This is the latest addition to Sony Pictures Television's free streaming network.
Last year, Crackle expanded its slate with a slew of original shows, including its first scripted one-hour drama, The Art of More, which stars Dennis Quaid and Kate Bosworth, as well as the the stop-motion animated comedy series SuperMansion, with Bryan Cranston, Seth Green, Keegan Michael-Key and Jillian Bell. The platform's flagship original show, Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, launched in 2012.
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Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
