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The Umbrella Academy (Netflix TV series)
Continuing on from this thread, here's a thread for the upcoming 2018 show based on the Dark Horse comic book series The Umbrella Academy (which is great and should be read by everyone), created by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, the third volume of which allegedly will be released later this year.
The Cast: - Colm Feore as Sir Reginald Hargreeves, aka The Monocle
- Tom Hopper as #00.01, aka Spaceboy, aka Luther Hargreeves
- David Castañeda as #00.02, aka the Kraken, aka Diego Hargreeves
- Emmy Raver-Lampman #00.03, aka The Rumor, aka Allison Hargreeves
- Robert Sheehan as #00.04, aka The Séance, aka Klaus Hargreeves
- Aidan Gallagher as #00.05, aka The Boy
- TBA* as #00.06, aka the Horror, aka Ben Hargreeves
- Ellen Page as #00.07, aka Vanya Hargreeves, aka The White Violin
- TBA as Mrs. Grace Hargreeves
- Adam Godley as Dr. Phinneus Pogo
- Cameron Britton and Mary J. Blige as Hazel and Cha-Cha
- Ashley Madekwe as Detective Patch
*it is unclear at this time if these characters will appear in the series as they are already deceased when the series begins
Filming for the series began last Monday, January 15th
Gerard Way: “I am thrilled that ‘The Umbrella Academy’ has found a home at Netflix. I couldn’t think of a better place for the vision Gabriel Bá and myself had when creating the comic, and cannot wait for people to experience that world as a live action show.”
Cindy Holland, VP of Netflix OC: “What drew us to ‘The Umbrella Academy’ is that it’s wholly unique, visual, and stylized. These aren’t the usual superheroes, and this series will embrace the singular tone of the graphic novels—dark yet humorous, supernatural yet grounded in reality. We’re excited to see this world and introduce these unforgettable heroes to Netflix members around the globe.”
The first season of The Umbrella Academy will have ten episodes, although whether they will be an hour or half-hour in length has yet to be announced.
Universal Cable Productions is set to produce the series, with Steve Blackman (Fargo, Legion) serving as executive producer and showrunner. Way, Bluegrass Television, and Dark Horse’s Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg are set to executive produce the pilot, directed by Peter Hoar from a script by Jeremy Slater.
Updates will be added as they are announced
Last edited by ProphetofGanja; 02-17-2018 at 08:54 PM.
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