A plague has fallen over Los Angeles, turning the sky black and leaving death in its wake. Only 13 survive. No one knows how it happened. No one knows why it happened . . .

New Renaissance Pictures presents a ground-breaking multi-platform experience in its latest production, The Black Dawn — the story of thirteen college students who have mysteriously survived a deadly plague. Banding together, these survivors must find out what has happened . . . and why.

In 2009, The Black Dawn web series was downloaded by more than one million viewers worldwide. A TV series premiered in October 2009 and is now airing in more than 50 countries around the world and begins syndication on the new NBC Nonstop network in December 2010. Now comes the feature film — a suspense-packed thriller perfect for DVD or television.

A plague has fallen over Los Angeles, turning the sky black and leaving death in its wake. Only 13 survive. No one knows how it happened. No one knows why it happened . . .

The Black Dawn feature film is a suspense-packed thriller focused on Adam Forrester, one of the thirteen survivors of the deadly outbreak. Adam's resolve is tested as he clashes with Lee, a self-proclaimed leader who oppressively tries to unite the group of survivors. Now, Adam must find the courage to take on the responsibility for those who have rallied beside him. Together, they will try to escape Lee's wrath, but new revelations uncover an even greater threat to everyone's survival.

The Black Dawn is the fourth web serial from New Renaissance Pictures — originally released in 24 episodes at WebSerials.com and watched by more than a million viewers, the dramatic story has now been recompiled into an 89-minute feature film, complete with remastered sound & picture and improved visual effects.

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A plague has fallen over Los Angeles, turning the sky black and leaving death in its wake. Only 13 survive. No one knows how it happened. No one knows why it happened . . .

As the most complete experience of The Black Dawn, the TV series compiles all of the various stories into nine dramatic television episodes. The syndicated series first premiered in October 2009 and is now airing in more than fifty countries around the world. In late 2010, the series will also debut on the new NBC Nonstop network.

Across the nine episodes, follow the storylines of the entire ensemble cast of The Black Dawn. Through flashbacks, our heroes' backstories are revealed. Also go back to the events leading up to the Black Dawn and see the suspense-filled efforts by the government to stop the outbreak from occuring. This action-packed TV series is the most comprehensive version of The Black Dawn experience.

Available in seven half-hour episodes with two hour-long bonus episodes or as a two-part mini-series.

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A plague has fallen over Los Angeles, turning the sky black and leaving death in its wake. Only 13 survive. No one knows how it happened. No one knows why it happened...

WebSerials.com and New Renaissance Pictures present a first-of-its-kind interactive web series, "The Black Dawn." The suspenseful new series uses several online mediums to create a fully immersive, multi-layered dramatic experience. Combining a narrative web series with a short film, an online comic, and fictional video blogs, "The Black Dawn" spins a mysterious web that viewers can interact with over the course of the show.

"The Black Dawn" centers around thirteen college students who have mysteriously survived a deadly plague that has fallen over Los Angeles. Banding together, these survivors must find out what has happened . . . and why. Each chapter of the suspense-filled series reveals a new piece of the puzzle as you and our heroes discover the secret behind "The Black Dawn."

Over six months, WebSerials.com released the series in 24 weekly installments. Alongside each week's new episode, viewers are able to dig deeper by exploring surrounding video blogs, short films, and online comics that delve into different parts of the mystery. In all, "The Black Dawn" consists of over 100 distinct components that all weave together to tell the epic story of these thirteen survivors.

"With all of this supplemental content, we're ultimately creating an online world for audiences to explore," explains executive producer Joshua Sikora, "We wanted to combine the interactivity of the web with the dramatic power of film — not in a gimmicky way, but in way that truly gives the audience the power to engage the story in their own way, at their own pace."

All of the supporting content is self-contained, so you don't need to have seen any of the show to jump into this expanded world. While it's all integrated into the central storyline, the supplemental content offers different kinds of stories and a different tone from the main web series. For instance, "The Adam & Ben Show" is a lighter series that explores the backstories of the main characters in the guise of a college video blog show. The online comic expands the scope of the story, by exploring the Black Dawn from a whole new perspective.

"The freedom of the internet means we no longer need to approach content from a strictly linear perspective," Sikora comments. "When you enter the world of 'The Black Dawn' you have the power to interact with the story — you can go forward in time with the web series, or go backwards and explore the events that lead up to the Black Dawn. As we release more content, the story will continue to grow — not just linearly, but in all directions — giving the audience an unprecedented way of engaging with these characters and their world."

The complete series can be viewed online at WebSerials.com.

The Black Dawn: Catalyst is an exciting prequel film that takes place just before the mysterious Black Dawn virus struck. The short film reveals untold secrets about what and who was responsible for the deadly attack.

"We've been laying the groundwork for this story from the beginning," explains Joshua Sikora, executive producer of "The Black Dawn" and the director of the new film. "The story focuses on a character named Dr. Steven Wilkins — someone we introduced in the integrated content the very first week of the web series." Dr. Wilkins (played by Skip Pipo), is of particular interest to viewers, because one of the characters found a list in Wilkins' office that includes the name of each of the survivors. The meaning behind that list and much more are revealed in the new prequel film.

"Catalyst isn't just about solving mysteries though," Sikora explains. "This is a really good entry point for new viewers. You don't have to have seen any of the rest of the show — Catalyst is a stand-alone story that sets up 'The Black Dawn' in a surprising and compelling way."

Catalyst stars Skip Pipo, Laurel Vail, Parnell Damone, and Jesse GrothOlson. It's produced and directed by Joshua Sikora.

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Created by William Hellmuth Abraham Sherman Directed by William Hellmuth Written by Abraham Sherman Brian Walton

Executive Producer Joshua Sikora Produced by Abraham Sherman Starring Jordan Warren as Adam Eamon Glennon as Lee Misty Madden as Julie Tristan Scott as Noah Kevin Harland as Wally