Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) and Agility Studios announced Tuesday that that they have struck a deal to launch the “The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (LXD),” a multi-platform property from writer/director Jon M. Chu and Agility Studios. The LXD will debut on select online video destinations beginning in early 2010.

Jon M. Chu, creator of The LXD, said, “The LXD allows us to evolve how we tell stories using dance while creating a platform for the best dancers in the world to do what they do best. PDE’s commitment and passion for the LXD has been amazing and together with Agility and my creative team, producing partner Hieu Ho and choreographers Harry Shum and Chris Scott, we hope reshape the future of dance and storytelling.”

The LXD launches with a scripted online series about heroes and villains with amazing powers of dance, that band together in rival factions, with an epic back-story and mythology woven around how the various dance styles in the hip-hop world came to be. The LXD employs the hugely popular and visually stunning culture of dance battles, intertwined with a cinematic narrative. Live performances, instructional videos, and a web community where fans can learn and perfect their own dance moves—and even become part of the story—will complement the series.

(article and image source: PR Newswire)