Angel of Death (Web Series)
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Angel of Death is a web series
of eight to ten minute episodes created by Ed Brubaker
. The series stars Zoë Bell
as Eve, an assassin taking revenge on her former employers, and costars Lucy Lawless
. Angel of Death was produced by White Rock Lake Production and distributed by Sony Pictures Television
. The episodes were released on Crackle
from March 2 to March 13, 2009.
The show reunites Lucy Lawless
, Ted Raimi
, and Zoë Bell
- who all worked together on Xena: Warrior Princess
. Bell was Lawless's stunt-double on the long-running series.
According to the letters page in Brubaker's Incognito
, the DVD is due to be released in June 2009.
A feature-length compilation of the web series is available for viewing on Hulu
.
External links
Web series
A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...
of eight to ten minute episodes created by Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker is an Eisner Award-winning comic book writer and cartoonist. Brubaker first early comics work was primarily in the crime fiction genre with works such as Lowlife, The Fall, Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives and Scene of the Crime...
. The series stars Zoë Bell
Zoë Bell
Zoë E. Bell is a stuntwoman and actress from New Zealand. Some of her most notable stunt work includes doubling for Lucy Lawless on Xena: Warrior Princess and for Uma Thurman in Kill Bill. As an actress, she has appeared both on television and in feature films and also starred in the web series...
as Eve, an assassin taking revenge on her former employers, and costars Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless, MNZM is a New Zealander actress and singer best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television series Xena: Warrior Princess....
. Angel of Death was produced by White Rock Lake Production and distributed by Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television, Inc. is an American and global television production/distribution subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In turn, the latter is part of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.-Background:...
. The episodes were released on Crackle
Crackle
Crackle is a digital network and studio, featuring commercially supported streaming video content in Flash Video format. It is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and its content consists primarily of Sony's library of films and television shows...
from March 2 to March 13, 2009.
Plot
The show is a thriller about the assassin, Eve, who is employed by a ruthless crime family. After suffering a severe head trauma (knife through her head) while on the job, she begins to hallucinate and becomes haunted by her victims. As a result of her injury, Eve is driven to seek revenge on those who ordered the hits in the first place—her mob employers.History
While developing the story about a cold-blooded killer growing a conscience, Brubaker's original idea for the series was a hitman afflicted with brain cancer, but then remembered watching a scene in an old PBS documentary series where a patient walked into the ER with a hunting knife stabbed right through his skull, and drew inspiration from that for Eve's head injury. Angel of Death is Brubaker's first online series.The show reunites Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless, MNZM is a New Zealander actress and singer best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television series Xena: Warrior Princess....
, Ted Raimi
Ted Raimi
Theodore "Ted"/"Half Ted" Raimi is an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Lieutenant Tim O'Neill in seaQuest DSV and Joxer the Mighty in Xena: Warrior Princess/Hercules: The Legendary Journeys...
, and Zoë Bell
Zoë Bell
Zoë E. Bell is a stuntwoman and actress from New Zealand. Some of her most notable stunt work includes doubling for Lucy Lawless on Xena: Warrior Princess and for Uma Thurman in Kill Bill. As an actress, she has appeared both on television and in feature films and also starred in the web series...
- who all worked together on Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
. Bell was Lawless's stunt-double on the long-running series.
Other formats
Once the show has finished its original online broadcast, it will be released on DVD, with new footage.According to the letters page in Brubaker's Incognito
Incognito (comics)
Incognito is a six-issue comic book limited series written by Ed Brubaker with art by Sean Phillips, It was published by the Icon Comics imprint of Marvel Comics.A second six issue miniseries, Incognito: Bad Influences, was released in late 2010....
, the DVD is due to be released in June 2009.
A feature-length compilation of the web series is available for viewing on Hulu
Hulu
Hulu is a website and over-the-top subscription service offering ad-supported on-demand streaming video of TV shows, movies, webisodes and other new media, trailers, clips, and behind-the-scenes footage from NBC, Fox, ABC, and Obstacle on October 20th 2011 Nickelodeon and CBS and many other...
.
Cast
- Zoë BellZoë BellZoë E. Bell is a stuntwoman and actress from New Zealand. Some of her most notable stunt work includes doubling for Lucy Lawless on Xena: Warrior Princess and for Uma Thurman in Kill Bill. As an actress, she has appeared both on television and in feature films and also starred in the web series...
: Eve, the assassin. - Lucy LawlessLucy LawlessLucy Lawless, MNZM is a New Zealander actress and singer best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television series Xena: Warrior Princess....
: Vera, Eve's next door neighbor. - Doug JonesDoug Jones (actor)Doug Jones is an American film and television actor best known to science fiction, fantasy, and horror fans for his various roles playing non-human characters, often in heavy makeup, in films and television series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth and Fantastic Four: Rise...
: Dr. Rankin, who helps Eve after her head trauma. - Vail BloomVail Bloom-Private life:Bloom who was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Connecticut and Florida. The daughter of a high school guidance counselor and businessman/college professor, Bloom graduated from Princeton University in 2004 with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture. In 2003, she placed third...
: Regina Downes - Ted RaimiTed RaimiTheodore "Ted"/"Half Ted" Raimi is an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Lieutenant Tim O'Neill in seaQuest DSV and Joxer the Mighty in Xena: Warrior Princess/Hercules: The Legendary Journeys...
: Jed Norton - Brian PothBrian PothBrian Poth is an American actor. He got his start as a dancer on the show Kids Incorporated having to commute to Los Angeles every week. After his contract was up, he moved to LA to get a screen writing and film production degree from Loyola Marymount University. After graduating in 1997, he...
: Graham Prescott - Justin Huen: Franklin
- Jake AbelJake AbelJacob Allen "Jake" Abel is an American actor.Abel was born in Canton, Ohio. His first break was landing a role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Go Figure as Spencer, and later had a recurring role on Threshold, and numerous guest starring roles on such shows as Cold Case and ER...
: Cameron Downes - Monica StaggsMonica StaggsMonica Staggs is an American stuntwoman and actress.-Early life:Staggs was born in Boulder, Colorado, the oldest daughter of Thomas Staggs, an architect, and Nova, a teacher. She enjoyed frequent trips to Casa Bonita and developed a lifelong, diehard love for the Denver Broncos...
: The Madame
Season 1
| Title | Original Airdate | |# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Edge" | March 2, 2009 | 1 | |||
| The viewers are introduced to Eve, who winds up in a bad way after a botched job. | |||||
| "Conscious" | March 3, 2009 | 2 | |||
| Eve visits Dr. Rankin (Doug Jones Doug Jones (actor) Doug Jones is an American film and television actor best known to science fiction, fantasy, and horror fans for his various roles playing non-human characters, often in heavy makeup, in films and television series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth and Fantastic Four: Rise... ), hoping he can extract the knife from her skull. |
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| "Workday" | March 4, 2009 | 3 | |||
| Eve goes back to work, helping to take out Jed Norton (Ted Raimi Ted Raimi Theodore "Ted"/"Half Ted" Raimi is an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Lieutenant Tim O'Neill in seaQuest DSV and Joxer the Mighty in Xena: Warrior Princess/Hercules: The Legendary Journeys... ), but can't quite keep it together with her visions. |
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| "Made Man" | March 5, 2009 | 4 | |||
| In an effort to make her visions go away, Eve pays Arthur Max a violent visit. | |||||
| "Escape" | March 6, 2009 | 5 | |||
| After getting trapped in Max's office, Eve must fight her way out. | |||||
| "Help" | March 9, 2009 | 6 | |||
| Eve ends up in the care of Vera (Lucy Lawless Lucy Lawless Lucy Lawless, MNZM is a New Zealander actress and singer best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television series Xena: Warrior Princess.... ) while her rivals try to get a handle on the situation. |
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| "Old Man" | March 10, 2009 | 7 | |||
| Going after the big boss, Eve only finds a sick old man and his weeping daughter, Regina Downes (Vail Bloom Vail Bloom -Private life:Bloom who was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Connecticut and Florida. The daughter of a high school guidance counselor and businessman/college professor, Bloom graduated from Princeton University in 2004 with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture. In 2003, she placed third... ). |
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| "Innocent" | March 11, 2009 | 8 | |||
| Graham (Brian Poth Brian Poth Brian Poth is an American actor. He got his start as a dancer on the show Kids Incorporated having to commute to Los Angeles every week. After his contract was up, he moved to LA to get a screen writing and film production degree from Loyola Marymount University. After graduating in 1997, he... ) has figured a way out for him and Eve. But Regina makes sure her brother Cameron (Jake Abel Jake Abel Jacob Allen "Jake" Abel is an American actor.Abel was born in Canton, Ohio. His first break was landing a role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Go Figure as Spencer, and later had a recurring role on Threshold, and numerous guest starring roles on such shows as Cold Case and ER... ) puts a stop to that. |
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| "The Hunt" | March 12, 2009 | 9 | |||
| Finding both Graham and Vera dead, Eve moves in for the kill at the big boss' funeral, which the Downes siblings are attending, along with her old protege Franklin. | |||||
| "Absolution" | March 13, 2009 | 10 | |||
| Bursting into the funeral puts Eve at risk, but it is one she's willing to risk to avenge Graham's death. | |||||
External links
- Official Site
- Angel of Death at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Ed Brubaker at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Zoe Bell at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Lucy Lawless at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Paul Etheredge at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Ted Raimi at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...