News of a live-action Mortal Kombat series broke back in January. Just three short months later, we now countdown to the streaming online premiere of the first episode, Tuesday April 12!

Machinima will host a four hour streaming session from 12PM - 4PM PST, featuring members of their team playing Mortal Kombat with live-action series director, Kevin Tancharoen, as well as a few unannounced members of the cast as guests.

Hadoken.net reports details from Machinima:

Watch our Machinima Live Stream from 12pm – 4pm on Tuesday, April 12th. We will play Mortal Kombat exclusively with Sark, Hutch, and show Director Kevin Tancharoen. Additionally, special guest actors from the show will show off their gaming skills at the Machinima headquarters. Stick around until 4 p.m. PST on the stream, and we’ll premiere the first episode of the Mortal Kombat series. See you then!

Mortal Kombat is an anthology of stories inspired by the early adventures of characters like Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Sonya, Jax, Cyrax, Sektor and many others. The series features noted talents including Jeri Ryan, Michael Jai White, Ian Anthony Dale and more. For complete cast listings and all the coverage leading up to this moment, follow MKO's feature spotlight.

Machinima's feed will go live April 12, add it to your bookmarks!

Mortal Kombat (the series) will no doubt be released through digital channels shortly after the premiere. Mortal Kombat Online will report details as they are made available.