David Farnor | On 24, Jan 2019

It’s looking like a Hazy Shade of Winter this February, as The Umbrella Academy unleashes its first full trailer.

The Netflix series, based on the comic book series created and written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics, follows 43 infants who, on the same day in 1989, are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by a billionaire, who creates The Umbrella Academy and prepares his “children” to save the world. Now, the six surviving members reunite upon the news of their father’s passing and must work together to solve a mystery surrounding his death. But the estranged family begins to come apart due to their divergent personalities and abilities, not to mention the imminent threat of a global apocalypse.

Created for TV by Steve Blackman and starring Elliot Page, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Britton and Tom Hopper, the 10-hour series drops on Netflix on Friday 15th February. Here’s the full trailer, featuring a cover of Hazy Shade of Winter by The Umbrella Academy comic book creator and former My Chemical Romance lead vocalist Gerard Way.

 

Netflix drops first trailer for The Umbrella Academy

9th December 2018

“The world ends in eight days. I have no idea how to stop it.”

The Umbrella Academy falls to Earth in February, and we’ve finally got our first look at Netflix’s new super-anti-hero series.

Based on the award-winning Dark Horse Comics series of the same name – created and written by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), illustrated by Gabriel Bá – The Umbrella Academy follows the estranged members of a dysfunctional family (Luther, Diego, Allison, Vanya, Klaus and Number Five) as they work together to solve their adoptive father’s mysterious death, while coming apart at the seams due to their divergent personalities and abilities.

The show stars an impressive line-up of talent, including Elliot Page (Vanya Hargreeves, aka. The white Violin), Tom Hopper (Luther Hargreeves), Emmy Raver-Lampman (Alison Hargreaves, aka. The Rumor), David Castañeda (Diego Hargreeves, aka. The Kraken), Robert Sheehan (Klaus Hargreeves, aka. The Seance) and Aidan Gallagher (Number 5), as well as Mary J. Blige, Kate Walsh and Cameron Britton. Now, after images and posters have teased us with glimpses of the cast in character, we have our first taste of the show’s tone, which is playfully dark and combines everything from eye masks and ice cream trucks to The Birthday Massacre’s I Think We’re Alone Now.

The series premieres on Netflix worldwide on 15th February 2019. Here’s the first trailer:

 

First look: The Umbrella Academy gets February release date

7th October 2018

Netflix has unveiled the first images of its upcoming adaptation of The Umbrella Academy.

Based on the award-winning Dark Horse Comics series of the same name – created and written by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), illustrated by Gabriel Bá – The Umbrella Academy is a live action series that follows the estranged members of a dysfunctional family of superheroes (Luther, Diego, Allison, Vanya, Klaus and Number Five) as they work together to solve their adoptive father’s mysterious death, while coming apart at the seams due to their divergent personalities and abilities.

The show stars an impressive line-up of talent, including Elliot Page (Vanya Hargreeves, aka. The white Violin), Tom Hopper (Luther Hargreeves), Emmy Raver-Lampman (Alison Hargreaves, aka. The Rumor), David Castañeda (Diego Hargreeves, aka. The Kraken), Robert Sheehan (Klaus Hargreeves, aka. The Seance) and Aidan Gallagher (Number 5), as well as Mary J. Blige, aKate Walsh and Cameron Britton. Now, we’ve got our first idea of what this cast looks like, with Netflix unveiling the first image of the cast and a host of character posters.

The images were released at New York Comic-Con this weekend, when Netflix also confirmed The Umbrella Academy’s release date: it will premiere on 15th February 2019.

 

The Umbrella Academy is heading to Netflix

12th July 2017

Netflix is bringing award-winning graphic novels The Umbrella Academy to the screen.
Created and written by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) and illustrated by Gabriel Bá, the popular Eisner-winning comics follow the estranged members of a dysfunctional family of superheroes (The Umbrella Academy) – The Monocle, Spaceboy, The Kraken, The Rumor, The Séance, Number Five, The Horror, and The White Violin – as they work together to solve their father’s mysterious death ,while coming apart at the seams due to their divergent personalities and abilities. Published by Dark Horse Comics, the comic series garnered much praise from fans and critics alike for its alternate and twisted take on the superhero genre.

“What drew us to The Umbrella Academy is that it’s wholly unique, visual and stylized,” says Cindy Holland, Vice President, Original Content for Netflix. “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 comics will become a 10-episode series, produced by produced by Universal Cable Productions. Steve Blackman (Fargo, Altered Carbon) will serve as executive producer and showrunner, with additional executive producers Bluegrass Television and Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg from Dark Horse Entertainment. Gerard Way will serve as co-executive producer. The pilot script was adapted from the comic book series by Jeremy Slater (The Exorcist).

“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,” adds Way.
The series will premiere in 2018.

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