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[02/28/18 - 11:47 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, February 28
Updates include: Freddie Stroma, Joey King to lead The CW's "Dead Inside"; James Roday, Christina Moses cast in ABC's "A Million Little Pieces"; and Jeff Franklin dropped from "Fuller House" over allegations of inappropriate behavior.
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[02/16/18 - 11:49 PM]
Development Update: Friday, February 16
Updates include: Madeline Stowe to star in FOX's "Mixtape"; Aunjanue Ellis set for lead role in "Chiefs" at CBS; and Lynn Collins among those bound for ABC's "Safe Harbor."
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[02/12/18 - 11:32 AM]
Mary J. Blige Joins Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy"
Blige is set for the series regular role of "Cha-Cha," a ruthless and unorthodox hitwoman who travels through time to kill assigned targets.
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[11/30/17 - 11:00 AM]
Netflix's "Umbrella Academy" Adds Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, David Castaneda, Aidan Gallagher, and Robert Sheehan
The live action series follows the estranged members of a dysfunctional family of superheroes as they work together to solve their father's mysterious death, while coming apart at the seams due to their divergent personalities and abilities.
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[11/09/17 - 11:15 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, November 9
Updates include: Ellen Page to star in Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy"; HBO eyes second season for "Big Little Lies"; and Sony Pictures Television looks to revive "Good Girls Revolt."
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[07/18/17 - 09:30 AM]
Universal Cable Productions Announces Key Projects Expanding Award-Winning Studio's Distinguished Genre Development Slate
Among the projects: Maggie Stiefvater's New York Times bestselling book series "The Raven Cycle" and Hugh Howey's iconic post-apocalyptic novel series "Sand" for Syfy.
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[07/17/17 - 02:00 PM]
UCP & Dark Horse Renew First-Look Deal; Announce TV Development of "Mind MGMT," "Flutter," "Tanis," and "The Bright Sessions"
The pact comes on the heels of their "Umbrella Academy" series pick-up on Netflix.
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[07/11/17 - 02:19 PM]
"The Umbrella Academy" Graphic Novels Come to Netflix in New Live Action Series
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.
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UMBRELLA ACADEMY, THE (NETFLIX)
Premieres in TBA 2018 (Exact Date TBA)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
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STATUS:
new in 2018/2019 (date TBA) |
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (10 episodes) |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Netflix's press release, January 2018) Based on the popular, Eisner award-winning comics and graphic novels created and written by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) and illustrated by Gabriel Bá, The Umbrella Academy is a live action series that follows 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. The Umbrella Academy will be 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). |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Adam Godley as Pogo
· Aidan Gallagher as Number Five
· Ashley Madekwe as Patch
· Cameron Britton as Hazel
· Colm Feore as Sir Reginald Hargreeves
· David Castañeda as Diego
· Ellen Page as Vanya
· Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison
· John Magaro as Leonard Peabody
· Mary J. Blige as Cha-Cha
· Robert Sheehan as Klaus
· Tom Hopper as Luther
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Gabriel Bá as BOOK
· Gerard Way as BOOK/CO-EP
· Jeremy Slater as CRTR/EP
· Keith Goldberg as EP
· Mike Richardson as EP
· Steve Blackman as EP
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GENRE(S):
· based on a comic book
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Bluegrass Television
· Dark Horse Entertainment
· Universal Cable Productions
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