Underplayed Gems

Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011)

Mortal Kombat: Legacy poster
Directed by
Kevin Tancharoen
Genre
action television series, crime television series, thriller television series, fantasy television series
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 19 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 122 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This web series reimagines the backstory of the Mortal Kombat video game characters in a more realistic setting. It follows fighters like Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and others as they confront a tournament that decides the fate of Earth.

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What happens

Mortal Kombat: Legacy is an American web series adapted from the Mortal Kombat video game franchise. It debuted on Machinima.com's YouTube channel on April 11, 2011. The second season was released in its entirety on September 26, 2013. The show's premise originated with director Kevin Tancharoen's short film, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (2010), which portrayed the background to the original game's story, albeit in a more grounded fashion. Seeking the green-light from the studio for production on a re-imagined Mortal Kombat film, he submitted the concept to Warner Bros. Pictures after having presented it to both Midway Games (Warner purchased Mortal Kombat and other assets from the original owners of the property in 2009) and New Line Cinema (the original Mortal Kombat film rights holder became a division/label of the larger studio in 2008), which declined to back the film, despite the attention and positive fan reception. Instead Tancharoen got the go-ahead to shoot the web series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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