FX launching digital short to promote Rescue Me

Season three of Rescue Me begins May 30th, and to promote it, F/X and Sony are launching a 15-minute digital short that will be available online, on demand, and on cell phones. The stand-alone short, called Rescue Me 2.5, was written by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan. It stars the entire regular cast. No details are available on what the short is about.

From May 8-29, AOL will be the exclusive broadband provider of the video. It will also be available as video-on-demand for free to customers of Adelphia, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox, and DirecTV. A wireless deal is still in the works. On May 30, the short will be streaming on TVGuide.com, IMDB.com, and Heavy.com

[Thanks, Jeff!]