WB.com Launch

By LillyKat
PTR Senior Staff Writer

The WB lives.

On the WeB.

As we reported back in April, Warner Brothers Television Group (WBTVG) officially launches TheWB.com this coming Wednesday, August 27th.

Billed as a "premium, ad-supported, video-on-demand, interactive and personalized network," it will feature full episodes of fan-favorite series including the likes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Everwood, Friends, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., One Tree Hill, Roswell, Smallville and Veronica Mars. Additional series newly acquired for TheWB.com and not previously announced include Angel, Babylon 5, Firefly, In Living Color, The Loop and MADtv.

TheWB.com will also debut original series from director/producer McG (the upcoming Terminator Salvation, Supernatural, the Charlie’s Angels films) and writer/producer Josh Schwartz (Gossip Girl, Chuck, The O.C.), among others. A selection of both fan-favorite and original series will be available at launch and others will roll out in coming weeks and months.

“TheWB.com is a new digital destination built from the ground up for the same 16-34 year-old audience that embraced The WB when it was a television phenomenon,” said Brent Poer, GM, TheWB.com. “We have loaded the site with their favorite classic series like ‘Friends’ and ‘The OC,’ high-quality original programming and a wide array of sharing features, mash-up tools, and interactivity options to fit their lifestyle.”


The first batch of original and acquired series to debut are:

Sorority Forever (premieres September 8): Producer/Director McG brings us a mystery/drama that peeks behind the walls of sorority society - sort of a Prom Queen meets The O.C., but set in college. The series stars Jessica Rose (“lonelygirl15”), Mikaela Hoover, Taryn Southern, Anabella Casanova, Candice Patton, Annemarie Pazmino, Jessica Morris, Cary Hungerford, Angie Cole, David Loren and Joaquin Pastor.

Blue Water High (premieres August 27): A drama set at an exclusive, ultra-competitive surf academy where six Australian teenagers live, study, surf and socialize together. At the end of the grueling 12-month residential athletic and academic program, two surfers – one male and one female – will win the prize they’ve all been fighting for: admission to the professional surfing circuit and a sponsorship contract. Series stars include Adam Saunders, Chris Foy, Kate Bell, Khan Chittenden, Sophie Luck and Tahyna Tozzi.

A Boy Wearing Makeup (premieres August 27): Mathieu Francis is a boy who happens to a)wear makeup, and b) look fabulous. In a highly personal online video diary, Mathieu dispenses makeup advice and fashion tips while taking viewers along on his own personal journey.

Whatever Hollywood (premieres August 27): The tale of three best friends who want to take Hollywood by storm and play by their own rules. Tune in to their self-described fun and silly short films (many featuring their own original music), as well as the reality-style Whatever Show. Whatever Hollywood stars Ellyn Ruschak as Suri, Alyssa Ruschak as Shiloh and Jenny Alden as Apple.



Source: Warner Publicity