We should have seen this coming! Yes, like peanut butter and chocolate there are two tastes here that go great together – web series and the spooky anthology. It’s like the two were destined to come together and the folks at Crackle have made it happen.

This isn’t some backyard production, either (as much as I love backyard productions by inspired camera-wielding maniacs). THE UNKNOWN is being penned by Chris Collins, better known for his work as the co-producer of the hit biker series SONS OF ANARCHY and for work on THE WIRE and THE SOPRANOS, and stars Dominic Monaghan (LOST, THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy), with individual episodes to-be-directed by some familiar names we might know from series like THE WALKING DEAD and MAD MEN.

So what’s it all about then? The show revolves around blogger Mark Nickel (Monaghan) who uses his web site to pick up the threads of strange events, weirdo conspiracies, paranormal creatures and other oddities and tries to get at the truth behind them. It’s a good set up for an anthology- type show, as every episode represents one of his investigations.

I’ve said before that web series are going to be a Big Deal and so I’m watching this one closely. I love the idea of bringing in these writers and directors from highly innovative series, and giving them these little 20 minute pieces to play with. It’s probably very liberating for some to get away from their regular series for a while and do something a little offbeat. I really hope this sparks a bit of a trend as more TV and film talent finds the freedom of the web.

Go visit the Crackle site and check out THE UNKNOWN. Support these series, so we can hopefully see the format expand.

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