JERRY SEINFELD RIDES INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH SEASON NINE OF HIS EMMY(R) NOMINATED ORIGINAL SERIES "COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE"

SET TO PREMIERE THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 ON CRACKLE

SEASON NINE GUESTS INCLUDE: BOB EINSTEIN, CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, KRISTEN WIIG, LEWIS BLACK AND NORM MACDONALD

CULVER CITY, Calif. (December 21, 2016) - Crackle, Sony's streaming network, today released the new season trailer and key art for season nine of Jerry Seinfeld's Emmy(R) nominated series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee." Premiering Thursday, January 5, the new season features six original episodes that will stream weekly for free on Crackle in the U.S. and Canada.

Guests set to appear this season include (not in air-order): Bob Einstein ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"), Cedric the Entertainer (Why Him, Barbershop), Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Spectre), Kristen Wiig (Ghostbusters, Sausage Party), Lewis Black ("The Daily Show," Inside Out) and Norm Macdonald ("Saturday Night Live").

Sponsored by Acura, the series is executive produced by Jerry Seinfeld and Embassy Row. Seasons one through eight are currently streaming on Crackle.

"Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" is Crackle's flagship original, unscripted series and anchors the streaming network's evolving slate of original premium content, which includes "StartUp," starring Martin Freeman, Adam Brody, Edi Gathegi and Otmara Marrero; "The Art of More," starring Dennis Quaid, Kate Bosworth, Christian Cooke and Cary Elwes, which returned for its second season in November; the upcoming "Snatch" series based on the iconic British film and starring Rupert Grint, Dougray Scott, Luke Pasqualino and Lucien Laviscount; the stop-motion animated comedy series "SuperMansion," with Bryan Cranston, Seth Green, Keegan-Michael Key, Chris Pine and Jillian Bell - which Key and Pine recently received Emmy(R) nominations for in the Character Voice-Over Performance category, and "SuperMansion: War on Christmas" which premiered on December 8th and Crackle's weekly live game show series "Sports Jeopardy!" with Emmy(R) award-winning sportscaster Dan Patrick. Crackle original movies include the network's upcoming original film MAD FAMILIES, starring Charlie Sheen; JOE DIRT 2: BEAUTIFUL LOSER, the first ever digital sequel to a major motion picture, starring David Spade; and DEAD RISING: ENDGAME starring Jesse Metcalfe, Keegan Connor Tracy, Dennis Haysbert, Marie Avgeropoulos, Billy Zane and Jessica Harmon.

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