Trenches (web series)

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Trenches
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GenreSci-Fi
Created byShane Felux
Directed byShane Felux
Starring
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 [1]
Production
ProducerShane Felux
Running time5-7 minutes [1]
Original release
Network Crackle
ReleaseFebruary 16, 2009 (2009-02-16) 
March 5, 2010 (2010-03-05)

Trenches is an American science fiction web series directed and produced by Shane Felux, creator of Star Wars: Revelations. [2] The show premiered on Crackle on February 16, 2010. [3] The show was written by Dawn Cowings, Sarah Yaworsky, Peter Gamble Robinson and Ian Shorr. [4] Aaron Mathias, Mercy Malick, Lev Gorn, Hong Chau, Daz Crawford, and Scott Nankivel are the main cast of the series. [5] New episodes were streamed on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday through March 5, 2010. [6] Trenches was originally produced in 2007 for Disney's Stage 9, a web video venture company, but has since been licensed to Crackle. [7] [8]

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Plot

Locked in a grueling war on a backwater planet, two enemies find themselves abandoned by their own. They must put aside their differences and work together if they are to survive. They better do it quickly - they are not alone on this rock. [9] [10]

Cast

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