Thanks to my friend Qua, we have a still from the film.

Added the only photo Kandyse was in to the Gallery.

A week ago we had the scoop on package art for Fox Home Entertainment’s upcoming DVD release of Persons Unknown – The Complete 1st Season. When we originally reported on this item, we passed along a release date of August 17th. In our follow-up last week, we mentioned that this was still the official date, but that Amazon.com was instead showing August 31st. We pointed out that the current run of episodes is scheduled to air through the first weekend of September, which could be a reason for Fox to move the street date on this title. Today we’ve been informed by industry sources that the schedule has indeed moved, this time to September 7th. Amazon.com is also now showing that date (see button link below), as are other sites such as VideoETA (a site produced by Ingram Entertainment, who is a wholesale distributor of home video releases). While Fox hasn’t officially announced the title yet, we’re confident enough to pass this new date along to our readers…make your plans accordingly!

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CHAOS ENSUES – After returning to town, Joe’s troubles worsen as he suffers from frightening side effects caused by his “reeducation.” The rest of the group is left wondering whether they would simply be better off without him. Concerned by the chaotic mess the town has become, the Director of “The Program” sends a surprising new night manager and second-in-command, Liam Ulrich (Alan Smyth) to restore order. Meanwhile, Renbe (Gerald Kyd) and Kat (Lola Glaudini) get raided by local South American police, which ends in Renbe’s arrest. Also starring Jason Wiles, Daisy Betts, Alan Ruck, Sean O’Bryan, Tina Holmes, Chadwick Boseman and Kandyse McClure.

08/07/2010 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Saturday)

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Back in early June we broke the news that Persons Unknown, NBC’s summer drama, was being planned for a DVD release from Fox Home Entertainment. No package art was available at the time, but today one of our industry contacts forwarded the below image to us, having gotten it from the password-protected Fox retailer site. We asked our retail friends if the schedule there still showed the originally-announced August 17th street date for this 4-disc set, and they confirmed that it does.

We’re not certain if that date is going to hold up, though, because this 13-episode production is currently projected to air on NBC through early September! Also, Amazon’s pre-order listing (see button link below) shows August 31st as the ship date, which is closer to the broadcast of the series finale…but it’s still very strange that it would precede it! Stay tuned and we’ll update you if we hear of any formal changes to the DVD street date. Also of interest is the fact that the DVD clearly shows a formal home video title of “Persons Unknown – The Complete 1st Season“; gee, we thought it was a one-season story! Despite NBC moving the airings from Mondays to Saturdays, perhaps it’s been successful enough to warrant a second run? We’ll see! Our thanks to our contacts “in the biz” for all of their help, on this and every other story we bring you.

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07/05/2010 (10:00PM – 11:00PM) (Monday) : A MYSTERIOUS NEW VISITOR ARRIVES. After discovering that Tori (Kate Lang Johnson) is missing, the group’s search for her turns up a mysterious newcomer (Kandyse McClure) with the name “Erika” tattooed on her arm. Erika reacts violently to her new surroundings and physically attacks Joe (Jason Wiles), Janet (Daisy Betts), Blackham (Sean O’Bryan) and Moira (Tina Holmes). Meanwhile, a suspicious Renbe (Gerald Kyd) believes he’s found a link between Tori’s fate and Janet’s disappearance. Also starring are Alan Ruck, Chadwick Boseman and Lola Glaudini.

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This coming Monday, NBC debuts their new thriller series, Persons Unknown. Even before it hits the air, though, Fox Home Entertainment is soliciting retailers with a DVD release of Persons Unknown – Season 1. Note that no Blu-ray version has been mentioned so far, just a standard DVD. Video is listed as widescreen, audio is listed as “English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio” (which is usually a Blu audio spec, so this is probably an error and the audio will likely turn out to be DVD-standard 5.1 Dolby). English, French and Spanish subtitles are also listed, and the running time shown is 610 minutes for 13 episodes. Bonus material, if any, wasn’t provided. Neither was package art, but we’ll update you as soon as we know more. In the meantime, we have the description below for you to read through. The release date for this 4-disc set is August 17th, and the cost is $39.98 SRP in the USA and CA$49.98 SRP in Canada. Stay tuned for further developments!

From Academy Award-winning writer Christopher McQuarrie (“The Usual Suspects”) and executive producers Heather McQuarrie and Rémi Aubuchon comes “Persons Unknown,” a one-hour mystery drama in which a group of seven strangers must come together to solve the puzzle of their lives. All of them have been taken from their everyday lives and have arrived in a deserted town with no recollection of how they got there.

The eclectic group of strangers are Charlie Morse (Alan Ruck, “Spin City”); Janet Cooper (Daisy Betts, “Shutter”); Joe Tucker (Jason Wiles, “Third Watch”); Bill Blackham (Sean O’Bryan, “Six Feet Under”); Moira Doherty (Tina Holmes, “Six Feet Under”); Sergeant Graham McNair (Chadwick Boseman, “Lincoln Heights”); Tori Fairchild (Kate Lang Johnson, “Days of our Lives”); Erika Taylor (Kandyse McClure, “Battlestar Galactica”); Mark Renbe (Gerald Kyd, “Casualty”); and Kat Damatto (Lola Glaudini, “Invincible”).

While being held hostage, the strangers are constantly watched by omnipresent “security” cameras with no idea who or what is behind them. Every attempt to leave is thwarted by unforeseen circumstances, which seem to derive from mysterious forces. At every turn, these strangers-turned-comrades are threatened physically, psychologically and emotionally.

Their chance at survival is to rely on each other. But who can they trust in this vulnerable state – either behind those cameras or amongst themselves? Their decisions will have moral and ethical consequences, as alliances are forged and relationships brokered. With twists and turns at every corner, you can unlock the mystery and discover even more spine chilling thrills on DVD.

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