NEW YORK, June 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company and one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) streaming services, today announced the upcoming content releases planned for July.

The Crackle Plus streaming services are currently distributed through 70 touch points in the U.S. on platforms including Amazon FireTV, RokuTV, Apple TV, Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Vizio), gaming consoles (PS4 and Xbox One), Plex, iOS and Android mobile devices and on desktops at Crackle.com, with previously announced plans to expand to over 90 touch points.

New Crackle AVOD Original in July

Funny Girls (July 1st)
Crackle AVOD Original Series

This New Zealand-based sketch comedy show has an ensemble cast made up of a who’s who of rising stars in the comedy world including Rose Matafeo (Starstruck, Golden Boy), Jackie van Beek (What We Do in the Shadows, The Breaker Upperers), Kimberly Crossman (Raised by Refugees, Golden Boy), Zara Cormack (The Brokenwood Mysteries, The Tender Trap) and Laura Daniel (The Barefoot Bandits, My Life is Murder). This original series featuring these rising stars delivers the laughs as a great showcase for cutting-edge young female talent.

New Crackle AVOD Exclusive in July

Life in 10 Pictures - Tupac Shakur (July 1st)
Crackle AVOD Exclusive Series

Tupac Shakur’s image is known around the world. He was one of hip-hop’s most photographed figures. But could just a handful of photos uncover new truths about someone we think we already know? This episode throws a unique lens on his extraordinary life, focusing on ten defining pictures, from iconic shots to private snaps. Their secrets are revealed by those who were there and those who knew Tupac best.

New BBC Titles in July
In addition to giving our audience exclusive access to four seasons of the hit award-winning series Sherlock, we are also going to be offering new series from the BBC library every month! Here are just a few of the amazing shows you will now be able to watch for FREE on Crackle!

The Deep
Limited Series

A research submarine beneath the Arctic stumbles upon a terrifying secret with Earth-shattering consequences. Starring Academy Award® nominee Minnie Driver, James Nesbitt and Goran Visnjic.

The Last Post
Limited Series

The men of the British Royal Military Police are battling a dire insurgency in the Middle East. Tensions are high in the heat of the desert; any lapse in luck or judgment means death. But life and love must continue with Jessica Raine and Jeremy Neumark Jones.

The Mighty Boosh
Television series

In this bizarre and hilarious comedy adventure, Howard (Julian Barratt - The Bloods, The Great) and Vince (Noel Fielding - Lego Movie, The IT Crowd), two zookeepers at the dilapidated Bog Fossil's Zoo-niverse, find themselves searching for the Egg of Mantumbi in the unforgiving arctic tundra. The egg is a priceless relic guarded by The Park People, a race of people who are small and wear parkas. But there are other characters in the icy nothingness, like the polar bear who loves sledging but doesn't like Gary Numan, and Black Frost, the deathly chill that makes Jack Frost seem like a warm cardigan.

Red Dwarf
Television series

The adventures of the last human (Craig Charles) alive and his friends (Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules) stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.

The Merchant of Venice
Feature Film

BBC presents the classic play by William Shakespeare starring John Rhys-Davies and Dame Maggie Smith. Antonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. He borrows money from Shylock, but when the debt is due, Shylock demands a pound of Antonio's flesh.

New Channels Coming to Crackle in July

Don’t Go in The Water
Scared of the deep blue sea? Titles like Piranha (Joe Dante, Heather Menzies), Croczilla (Lam Suet, Barbie Hsu), Shark Lake (Dolph Lundgren, Sara Malakul Lane) and Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno) will keep you out of the water this summer!

Small Screen Suspense
Immerse yourself in the riveting thrills in NCS Manhunt (David Suchet, Keith Barron), The Platform (Alexandra Masangkay, Iván Massagué), Start Up (Adam Brody, Edi Gathegi), and Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman).

Totally 80s
Turn on some new wave, feather your hair, and dig through your dresser for that lone singular glove because you are going to get ‘totally 80s’ with films like The Principal (Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr.), Private Resort (Johnny Depp, Héctor Elizondo), Just One of The Guys (Joyce Hyser, William Zabka) and Quicksilver (Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne).

Female Lead Comedies
Feel empowered with these leading ladies in comedy with The Flying Nun (Sally Field, Marge Redmond), One in a Million (Shirley Hemphill, Dorothy Fielding), Cashmere Mafia (Lucy Liu, Miranda Otto), and Bad Teacher (Kristin Davis, Ari Graynor).

New to Crackle Spotlight in July

Horrible Bosses 2 (Premiering July 10th)
Feature Film

Dale (Charlie Day), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis), and Nick (Jason Bateman) decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme. Also starring Chris Pine, Jennifer Aniston and two-time Academy Award® winner Cristoph Waltz.

Locke (Premiering July 12th)
Feature Film

Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy), a dedicated family man and successful construction manager, receives a phone call on the eve of the biggest challenge of his career that sets in motion a series of events that threaten his carefully cultivated existence.

Resident Evil
Feature Film

Something rotten is brewing beneath the industrial mecca known as Raccoon City. Unknown to its millions of residents, a huge underground bioengineering facility known as The Hive has accidentally unleashed the deadly and mutating T-virus, killing all of its employees. To contain the leak, the governing supercomputer, Red Queen, has sealed all entrances and exits. Now a team of highly trained super commandos including Rain (Michelle Rodriguez - The Fast and the Furious franchise, Girlfight), Alice (Milla Jovovich - The Fifth Element) and Matt (Eric Mabius - Cruel Intentions) must race to penetrate The Hive to isolate the T-virus before it overwhelms humanity. To do so, they must get past the Red Queen's deadly defenses, face the flesh-eating undead employees, fight killer mutant dogs and battle The Licker, a genetically mutated savage beast whose strength increases with each of its slain victims. Based on the popular video-game series and the first film in the billion-dollar franchise.

Loverboy
Feature Film

Something strange is happening in Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills women have become deliriously happy. Not because they've gotten the best table at Spago, but because there are roses on their pillows. Because they have a tango partner. Because someone wants to take their picture. Because they pour out their troubles to a sympathetic listener. The unlikely Romeo is young Randy Bodek (Patrick Dempsey), a reluctant Loverboy whose own girlfriend dumped him because he didn't know how to treat a woman. His summer job as a pizza delivery boy becomes a wild escapade bringing romance into the lives of some gorgeous, but frustrated, Beverly Hills wives. “There are a lot of women out there who do not believe in love anymore-all they want is a little romance and respect.” And a pizza with extra anchovies.