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'The Umbrella Academy' Returning for Season 2; Production Begins Summer 2019
Comic book creators Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá will co-executive produce. Hello. Season 2. Goodbye pic.twitter.com/0P5VRQlP1j — Umbrella Academy (@UmbrellaAcad) April 2, 2019 The Umbrella Academy season 1 was a 10-episode series based on the graphic novels of the same name created and written by Way, illustrated by Ba, and published by Dark Horse Comics[...]
REPORT: Netflix Gives 'The Umbrella Academy' Season 2 Greenlight
Netflix has not commented on the report or released an official announcement regarding a season order. Netflix The Umbrella Academy season 1 is a 10-episode series based on the graphic novels of the same name created and written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Ba, and published by Dark Horse Comics Netflix's adaptation follows the estranged members[...]
'The Umbrella Academy': Valentines for Your Super Messed-Up Loved Ones
We are now at T-minus 3 days and counting before Netflix unleashes its series adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's graphic novel series The Umbrella Academy on screens everywhere–but the streaming service hasn't forgotten that a certain holiday takes place the day before. Nope Instead, they're offering up a number of valentine options you can use to invite your super messed-up[...]
'The Umbrella Academy' Preview: A Little Twitter-Emoji Love Goes a Long Way [VIDEO]
With only four days to go before Netflix unleashes its series adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's graphic novel series The Umbrella Academy, the streaming service is giving viewers yet another chance to get to know the Hargreeves family – as well as the eating habits of two definitely-not-normal hit-people. But there's a catch: you[...]
'The Umbrella Academy': Read the Comics? Watched the Trailer? Now Listen to the Official Playlist!
With only a week to go before Netflix's series adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá's graphic novel series The Umbrella Academy, the streaming service has offered up the series' official playlist for fans to debate – and salivate – over on Spotify (which you can find here). Recently, comic book writer and ex-My Chemical Romance (MCR) front man/co-founder Way teamed up with[...]
The Umbrella Academy: The Hargreeves Family Goes Super Dysfunctional [OFFICIAL TRAILER]
With Netflix's series adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá's graphic novel series The Umbrella Academy set to make its dysfunctional debut on February 15th, fans are getting a chance to rest their eyeballs on the very first official trailer for the series  –  right here: https://youtu.be/0DAmWHxeoKwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Umbrella Academy | Official Trailer | Netflix[...]
The Umbrella Academy: Netflix Releasing Official Trailer Thursday
With Netflix's series adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá's graphic novel series The Umbrella Academy set to make its dysfunctional debut on February 15th and a teaser already in play, looks like fans are getting the first official trailer for the series tomorrow –  Thursday, January 24th – as the following not-too-subtle social media[...]
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With Netflix's series adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá's graphic novel series The Umbrella Academy set to make its dysfunctional debut next month, the creators updated fans on how they coordinated storylines between the comics and the television series – and gave graphic novels fans an answer to how long they see the series running[...]
The Umbrella Academy: The Hargreeves Family Goes Super Dysfunctional (FIRST-LOOK)
With Netflix's series adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series The Umbrella Academy set to unleash its dysfunctional family of superheroes upon the streaming world come February 15th, the streaming service is offering viewers a first-look at the Hargreeves family in (in)action. Netflix Here's your first-look at Netflix's The Umbrella Academy, released follwoing today's[...]
The Umbrella Academy Artist Gabriel Bá Offers New Look at Netflix Series
Gabriel Ba Even with Netflix's television series adaptation of his and Gerard Way's Dark Horse Comics comic book series The Umbrella Academy set for next week's New York Comic Con (NYCC) as part of the Netflix & Chills panel (more info on that at the end of the article) – and new comics volume The Umbrella[...]
'The Umbrella Academy' Artist Gabriel Bá Offers Look at Netflix Series Adaptation
Netflix Though Netflix's television series adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá's Dark Horse comic book series The Umbrella Academy isn't set to premiere on the streaming service until 2019, Bá is releasing exclusive artwork to give fans a sense of what to expect from the upcoming series Here's a look at the first edition, released through the[...]
Dan McDaid to Save Delay-Plagued Doom Patrol, Will Draw Long-Awaited Final Issue
Very few people remember this, but way back in the day, in the year 2016, emo rocker Gerard Way and comic book artist Nick Derington published a Doom Patrol at DC Comics, the crown jewel of a 1990s Vertigo nostalgia-fueled publishing line curated by Way called Young Animal Sadly, Way's curatorial skills were soon called[...]
Umbrella Academy 2
Making all those Doom Patrol delays look like a shining tribute to punctuality, emo heartthrob Gerard Way will reunite with Gabriel Bá, Nick Filardi, and Nate Piekos to produce the long-awaited third volume of Umbrella Academy Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion was first announced by Way himself at San Diego Comic-Con in 2009, but what's a[...]
spider-man no more young animal
Gerard Way's '90s Vertigo revival, Young Animal, will take a hiatus after the current run of mini-series, according to a scoop by Comics Beat's Alexander Lu The line was plagued by delays to its flagship title, Doom Patrol, though Way claims that book will return, along with Young Animal in some capacity, in the future. Here's[...]
Grey's Anatomy's Kate Walsh Joins Netflix's The Umbrella Academy Series
Credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com 13 Reasons Why's Kate Walsh has signed for a recurring role in The Umbrella Academy, Netflix's upcoming series adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá's comic book series from publisher Dark Horse Comics The Grey's Anatomy alum will be taking on the role of The Handler, a composed and confident leader of a mysterious,[...]
The Umbrella Academy: Bad Samaritan's Robert Sheehan Offers Updates on Netflix Series
Credit: Electric Entertainment During the media day for Brandon Boyce (Apt Pupil) and Dean Devlin's (The Librarians) upcoming thriller Bad Samaritan, actor Robert Sheehan (Mortal Engines, Mute) treated fans of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá's The Umbrella Academy to some interesting status updates for Netflix's upcoming series adaptation Cast as shoeless speaker-with-the-dead Klaus Hargreeves/The Séance, Sheehan discussed a number[...]
The Umbrella Academy: The Big Short's John Magaro Joins Series
Credit (left): Joe Seer – Shutterstock.com / (right): Dark Horse Comics The Big Short's John Magaro is going from Wall Street crisis to troubles of a slightly more epic (read: global) nature, joining the cast of Netflix's adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series The Umbrella Academy Magaro is set to play Leonard Peabody, described[...]
The Umbrella Academy: Colm Feore, Ashley Madekwe, Two More Cast
Blige (Mudbound) would be joining the series as ruthless, time-travelling hitwoman Cha-Cha, Netflix has announced that Cameron Britton (Mindhunter), Colm Feore (House of Cards), Adam Godley (Breaking Bad) and Ashley Madekwe (Revenge) have been cast in The Umbrella Academy, the streaming service's upcoming live-action series adaption of the comic book series from writer Gerard Way and artist[...]
Mary J. Blige
Blige (Mudbound) is set to play a time-travelling assassin in Netflix's adaptation of  Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá's The Umbrella Academy With a one-year contract that will have her as a series regular, this marks Blige's biggest series commitment to date; though she has made guest appearances on shows such as Fox's Empire, ABC's Black-ish and [...]
JLA/Doom Patrol Special #1 cover by Frank Quitely
Can the Doom Patrol save the Justice League? JLA/Doom Patrol Special #1 cover by Frank Quitely As a disclaimer, I read the first issue to Gerard Way's Doom Patrol when it came out a year and a half ago I wasn't a fan at all, though I will fully admit I was hoping for a more conventional[...]
The Umbrella Academy: Gerard Way, Fabio Moon Offer Filming Updates
If you're Netflix, then you take it as a good sign that you're only a week into filming your series adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá's graphic novel series The Umbrella Academy and you've already won over an impressive new fan Comic book artist Fábio Moon — twin brother of series' illustrator Bá — was able[...]
The Umbrella Academy Co-Creator Gabriel Bá Tweets Start of Filming
The Umbrella Academy fans have a new reason to get excited, as co-creator/illustrator Gabriel Bá took to social media on Monday to announce that filming has commenced on Netflix's series adaptation of his and Gerard Way's comic book series In the tweet, Bá also included a photo of himself and Way, who writes the series[...]
The Umbrella Academy: Netflix Finalizes the Hargreeves Family
Art: James Jean The holidays are usually known as a time for families to come together, so it seems like a pretty good time for Netflix to announce the remaining members of The Hargreeves Family for their series adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's The Umbrella Academy Tom Hopper (I Feel Pretty), Emmy Raver-Lampman (Hamilton),  David Castañeda[...]
Ellen Page To Star In The Umbrella Academy For Netflix
It looks like Netflix's live-action The Umbrella Academy series based on Gerard Way's graphic novels has just found one of its leads. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Ellen Page has been tapped to play Vanya, the strange one in the not-so-normal Hargreeves family Vanya is the only one of the adopted children to not have any special[...]
Weekly Crossover 'Milk Wars' Mashes Up Young Animal And The DCU In January
Gerard Way's Doom Patrol may have experienced some technical difficulties with coming out on time in the past year, but in the case of announcements for Saturday's Vertigo and Young Animal panel at New York Comic Con, the comic was early, for once. DC Comics accidentally leaked the press release early, revealing everything that will be discussed[...]