CANOGA PARK, Calif. – Continuing its dominance in the ethnic market, Mercenary Pictures’ critically-acclaimed and award-winning Black Reign series showcases five beauties in its ninth volume.

Directed by Lexington Steele and in stores now, Black Reign 9 stars Pinky, Annabelle, Naomi Banxxx, America and Kaylani Cream. The ethnic title also features Brian Pumper, Mr. Marcus, Black Viking Pictures’ director of You’d Never Know Don Picone and three-time AVN Male Performer of the Year and owner of Mercenary and Black Viking,Lexington Steele.

“Black Reign’s one of the best-reviewed ethnic lines produced in the industry,” Steele said. “It’s won AVN awards for Best Ethnic Series twice in 2005 and 2006. Mercenary takes pride in these awards, but I’ve always made my all-black titles more important in priority than my other titles because I’ve always felt that the ethnic segment of the market has consistently been underrepresented by the industry. Many of the black women in the industry were never given theopportunity to be in a first class gonzo production before we entered the business.”

Consumers and retailers have responded to the high production value Mercenary places on Black Reign and its other ethnic lines, Black Moon Risin’ and Nightstick: Black POV, the only ethnic POV series on the market.

“There’s a demand for quality, well-produced ethnic titles,” Steele said. “That demand has never been served — until now — and until we entered the marketplace, the titles that were available were nothing close to what those consumers were looking for. Mercenary will continue to serve this audience and produce the high-quality, all-sex ethnic titles they demand.”

For more information, visit lexingtonsteele.com Distributors may contact Hank at (818) 340-6806 or (866) 289-1414, or email him at [email protected]. For foreign sales, contact Dani at [email protected].