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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A DARING TEAM OF HEROES PREPARES TO SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO SAVE THE PLANET gen:LOCK – THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS ROOSTER TEETH’S HERALDED SERIES COMING OCTOBER 28, 2019 ON DIGITAL, BLU-RAY™ & DVD Rooster Teeth’s action-packed realm of diverse characters, cool robots, sophisticated storytelling and immersive worldbuilding takes centerstage in gen:LOCK – The Complete First Season. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment presents the acclaimed animated series – along with a bevy of enthralling enhanced content – via Digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD on October 28, 2019. Heralded by critics and fans alike, gen:LOCK – The Complete First Season takes place 50 years in the future as an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mech-giants – colossal weaponized robots – but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the planet. The all-star cast is led by Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther, Creed), Dakota Fanning (The Alienist, War of the Worlds, Coraline), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Kōichi Yamadera (Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop), Golshifteh Farahani (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, The Upside), Asia Kate Dillon (Billions, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum) and David Tennant (Doctor Who, Jessica Jones, Good Omens). Created by Gray G. Haddock (Red vs. Blue, RWBY, RWBY Chibi), gen:LOCK is Rooster Teeth’s most liked, viewed and shared new series – the first season has garnered 44 million social media impressions to date. Debuting in January 2019, the inaugural series received laurels across the board, including praise from The New York Times (touted on the “Winter Watch List”), SyfyWire (featured among its top “Series To Watch”), and Inverse (“packed with fun, charming characters”). DC will release its first gen:LOCK comic later in 2019. “gen:LOCK – The Complete First Season presents cutting-edge animation and imaginative storytelling that takes viewers on altogether new, futuristic adventures,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Vice President, Family & Animation Marketing. “gen:LOCK is the perfect example of enthralling faire to kick off the new partnership between Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Rooster Teeth.” “We’re thrilled to be partnering with fellow WarnerMedia company Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on this release and future releases of Rooster Teeth home media,” said Matt Hullum, Rooster Teeth co-founder and CEO. “gen:LOCK – The Complete First Season is perfect for every fan of the series, with incredible behind-the-scenes content that takes you inside the world of gen:LOCK and Rooster Teeth.” gen:LOCK – The Complete First Season Episodes 1. The Pilot 6. The Only Me I Know 2. There’s Always Tomorrow 7. It Never Rains… 3. Second Birthday 8. Identity Crisis 4. Training Daze 5. The Best Defense gen:LOCK – The Complete First Season Enhanced Content – DVD ● gen:LOCK Behind The Scenes ● Michael B. Jordan discusses his character Julian Chase ● Michael B. Jordan discusses Anime ● gen:LOCK Character Reveal Teaser #1, #2, #3, #4 ● Crew Commentary gen:LOCK – The Complete First Season Enhanced Content – Blu-ray™ ● All Enhanced Content from DVD ● Michael B. Jordan answers classic Rooster Teeth questions ● Episode 6 Animatic Commentary ● Episode 7 Animatic Commentary ● gray:LOCK ● Listen Carefully: The Art of Sound in gen:LOCK BASICS Street Date: October 28, 2019 DVD: £27.99 RRP Blu-ray™: £34.99 RRP Languages: English About Rooster Teeth Rooster Teeth is a pioneering media and entertainment company responsible for some of the biggest online series in history, such as the award-winning and longest-running web series, Red vs. Blue. They also produce the globally acclaimed animated series RWBY, the first western anime series to be distributed in Japan; the award-winning Rooster Teeth Podcast; and Immersion, a reality format that brings video game theory to the real world. Rooster Teeth has a massive global footprint of more than 45 million subscribers to its YouTube Network, 5 million unique monthly visitors to its RoosterTeeth.com hub and 3 million registered community members. The company was founded in 2003, and is now a subsidiary of Otter Media, a WarnerMedia company. Discover more at RoosterTeeth.com. About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc.: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees. PUBLICITY CONTACT Fetch Publicity Tom Hewson [email protected] / 0203-405-4312 -wbhe- .