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Warner Home Video Releases “The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season” On March 17, 2009

(February 3, 2009 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Home Video (WHV) and DC Comics bring Zeta, the experientially infiltrated robot from “Batman Beyond,” to DVD in “The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season,” on March 17, 2009 for $26.99 SRP. The multi-disc compilation is a spin-off from the animated series “Batman Beyond” and includes bonus episodes from “Batman Beyond” that feature Zeta and a featurette with producer Robert Goodman. Order date is February 10, 2009. Zeta, a robot programmed by the U.S. government to fight the country’s enemies using weaponry and a holographic self-projector, evolves to the point where he acquires both emotion and a conscience. As the value of human life became evident, he flees the government, who believes he has been reprogrammed by a foreign power. On the run, Zeta encounters Rosalie “Ro” Rowan, a street orphan who is wanted by the law herself. Join Zeta and Ro in “The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season” as they set out across America to find both Ro’s parents, and Zeta’s creator who can prove the robot is acting of his own free will. “The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season” will be a multi-disc DVD with approximately 260 minutes of twelve 22-minutes episodes including: • "The Accomplice"
• "His Maker’s Name"
• "Remote Control"
• "Change of Heart"
• "The Next Gen"
• "West Bound"
• "Hicksburg"
• "Shadows"
• "Crime Waves"
• "Taffy Time"
• "Kid Genius"
• "Ro’s Return" Originally broadcast on Kids’ WB, “The Zeta Project” was a two season adventure that left fans in suspense with no conclusion ever written for the series. As an exciting extra “The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season” will feature: Featurette: “Finding Freedom” – (15-20 minutes approx.) With no conclusion ever written for the series, fans have been left to wonder what happened to Zeta and Ro. In a roundtable discussion, the cast speculates on various theories of where the show would have gone while producer/show runner Robert Goodman and his team give the fans the definitive answers. Additional Extras: Bonus Episodes from “Batman Beyond” that feature Zeta: • “Zeta”
• “Countdown” “We are thrilled to be extending the Batman franchise with ‘The Zeta Project: The Complete First Season’” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. “The twelve episodes are filled with high energy and the bonus featurette with Robert Goodman is a real treat for fans that have been waiting in anticipation for an ending.” DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com. THE ZETA PROJECT and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
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