Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. announced that Crackle Plus has entered into a multi-year agreement with APX Content Ventures and Publicis Media. “Inside The Black Box” is set to be the first of many co-produced programs under this agreement and will premiere exclusively on the Crackle streaming service in February. The 10-episode series is hosted by Emmy® Award winner and NAACP Image Awards recipient Joe Morton (Scandal, Terminator 2: Judgement Day) and celebrity acting coach, casting director, and producer Tracey Moore and will have both interview and performance aspects as the hosts interact with celebrity guests.

Publicis Media is a division of Publicis Groupe, the third communications holding company in the world. This effort was brokered through APX Content Ventures – a next generation unit within Publicis Media that invests in quality and mission-driven programming and seeks to find, fund and elevate partners and properties that amplify diverse voices, empower women and build community, connection and trust. APX Content Ventures and Crackle Plus have developed a unique approach to content creation.

APX Content Ventures invests early in programming that embraces diverse voices and through collaboration with Publicis Media, identifies brands whose values match the ethos of the programming and elevate the content overall. Brands like The General® can take advantage of quality content by building out custom integrations and engaging in additional advertising elements that extend the story and messaging. “Inside the Black Box” is distributed in North America by Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. company and the supplier of exclusive and original content to Crackle Plus.