Last week - the day before the series premiered on Showtime - we
broke the news that
Sleeper Cell - The Complete 1st Season would be coming to DVD on
March 14th. If you've watched the show since then, you know how intense - and how good! - it is. Here's a "back-of-the-box" recap of the show's premise:
Sleeper Cell takes viewers behind the veil of an U.S. home-grown terrorist group, tracking the harrowing challenges faced by a FBI agent determined to learn its secrets. Having posed as a prisoner inside a federal penitentiary, a young agent (Michael Ealy) develops contacts that enable him to infiltrate an Islamic terrorist cell in Los Angeles. The cell is led by an intimidating, charismatic extremist (Oded Fehr), who considers all acts of violence moral when serving the greater good of his cause. But early in the investigation something goes wrong, placing lives - and the integrity of a three-year mission - in serious jeopardy.
Since we broke the news last week, Showtime has already made changes to the box art graphics. Instead of the look of the ad campaign, they've instead switched over to a design that includes more of the cast, and strengthens the cover's impact of the two lead actors at the same time. The revised version is below. You can also see it at Amazon.com, where the release is now up for
pre-order at just $24.99!
