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The Umbrella Academy (2019)
season 1
On the same day in 1989, forty-three infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a billionaire industrialist, who creates The Umbrella Academy and prepares his "children" to save the world. But not everything went according to plan.
The Umbrella Academy (2019)
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The Umbrella Academy (2019)
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what's all this stuff about The Umbrella Academy?
...here's all the important details we have on the series so far
CURRENT STATUS:
- Streaming worldwide on Netflix
- Feb. 15, 2019 (se.1)
PRODUCTION STATUS:
- Season 2 filming (Jun. 17, 2019 - Oct. 2019)
- Season 2 in pre-production (Apr 2., 2019)
- Renewed for season 2 (Apr 2., 2019)
- Season 1 in post (Aug., 2018 - Dec., 2018)
- Season 1 in production (Feb., 2018 - Jul. 30, 2018)
- Season 1 pre-production (Nov. 23, 2017 - Feb., 2018)
- Scripting / In Development (Jun. 15, 2010 - Nov. 22, 2017)
- Treatment (Apr. 8, 2009)
- Optioned (Oct. 21, 2008)
GENRES:
- Action; Adventure; Comedy
- Teen TV Shows
- TV shows based on comics; TV sci-fi & fantasy
CONTENT RATING:
- 
- Parents strongly cautioned
- May not be suitable for children ages 13 and under
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
- United States
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE:
- English
ALTERNATE LANGUAGES:
AUDIO:
- English [Original], French, Spanish, English - Audio Description, German, Italian
SUBTITLES:
- German, Spanish, French, English, Italian
THIS SHOW IS:
- Mind-bending
- Offbeat
- Imaginative
SEASONS:
- 1
EPISODES:
- 10
RUNNING TIME:
- Approximately 50 to 60 minutes /episode
TOTAL BINGE TIME:
- 549 min (approx. 9 hrs)
AWARDS:
Nominated for 1 Award
- 
NOMINATED, Young Artist Award
Best Performance in a Streaming Series or Film: Teen Actor (2019)
Cameron Brodeur
FILMING LOCATIONS:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (location)
- Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories (location)
- University of Toronto (location)
PRODUCTION BUDGET:
- (>)$5,000,000 US (per episode, estimated*)
INTERNATIONAL RELEASE DATES:
Country |
Also Known As |
Release Date |
Germany |
— |
Feb 15, 2019(internet) |
Argentina |
The Umbrella Academy |
Feb 15, 2019(internet) |
Sweden |
— |
Feb 15, 2019(internet) |
Belgium |
— |
Feb 15, 2019(internet) |
United Kingdom |
— |
Feb 15, 2019(internet) |
France |
— |
Feb 15, 2019(internet) |
United States |
The Umbrella Academy |
Feb 15, 2019(internet) |
Netherlands |
— |
Feb 15, 2019(internet) |
Spain |
The Umbrella Academy |
Feb 15, 2019(internet) |
Russia |
Академия Амбрелла |
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Greece |
Η ακαδημία της ομπρέλας |
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Ukraine |
Академiя Амбрелла |
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* based on production budgets of similar shows + the "Netflix Factor"
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how and with what was The Umbrella Academy made?
...here's all the important technical specifications we have on the series so far
ASPECT RATIO:
- 1.78 : 1
CAMERA:
- Arri Alexa (Alexa 65) / Arri Alexa LF
PROCESS:
- --
NEGATIVE FORMAT:
- --
PRINTED FORMAT:
- Digital (HDR)
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SOUND MIX:
- Dolby Digital 5.1
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE:
- English
:88 review & summary
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The Umbrella Academy
Netflix Original Series
by Nick Runyeard
February 22, 2019
...in general
The Umbrella Academy is a 10-episode series, produced by Dark Horse Entertainment, for Netflix.
The Umbrella Academy is streaming worldwide on Netflix.
The spoken language is English, with alternate audio-dubbing and subtitle languages available in French, Spanish, German and Italian. It may be a good idea to check local listings for more available language options.
The Umbrella Academy stars Ellen Page (Vanya); Tom Hopper (Luther); David Castañeda (Diego); Emmy Raver-Lampman (Allison); Robert Sheehan (Klaus); Aidan Gallagher (Number Five); Mary J. Blige (Cha-Cha); Cameron Britton (Hazel); Adam Godley (Pogo); Colm Feore (Sir Reginald Hargreeves); Sheila McCarthy (Agnes); Justin H. Min (Ben); Kate Walsh (The Handler); Jordan Claire Robbins (Grace); and John Magaro (Leonard Peabody).
For more information on who's in it, click on the "cast" tab!
The Umbrella Academy is rated TV-14. It's dark, but not "your kids can't watch this" kinda dark. There's blood, coarse language and some intense scenes. So, pretty much the same stuff your kids see at school everyday.
...right to the point
The Umbrella Academy, in short, is based on the comic book of the same name. It's about a dysfunctional family of superheroes raised by their adoptive, eccentric billionaire, father and "AI" nanny. The group of 7 siblings, all born on the same day to different mothers around the world (who were never actually pregnant), were once destined to work together as a team to save humanity. However, for reasons as diverse as each of their personalities, things never worked out and they all split while still in their teens. It took the untimely death of their father some years later to bring them all together once again. That's where the story begins.
The Umbrella Academy comic book series is created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. Way was the frontman of the rock band "My Chemical Romance" for 12 years until they split up in 2013.
If you know nothing about the comic, that's ok. It may just take an episode or two to get used to the idea that the superheroes aren't like Superman or Spider-Man. The Academy's almost-anti-heroes don't fly or shoot webs. Instead, they each possess peculiar abilities like conjuring the dead (Klaus), or jumping through space and time (Number Five), to name two.
Why are the siblings numbered? Their "monster" father, industrialist Reginald Hargreeves, is to thank for that (played masterfully by Colm Feore). He adopted them as children (7 out of the 43 that were born under same circumstances) and gave them numbers. Number One (Luther), is the leader.
15-year-old Aidan Gallagher (who has the jawline of a superhero), takes on a very "adult" role. He spent the majority of his young career on a Nickelodeon show called, "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn". I can say with 100% certainty that Gallagher's role as "Number Five" is more "[email protected]" than "Nicky Harper". That's not a bad thing, either.
Ellen Page (Vanya) is remarkable, Tom Hopper (Luther) is as fantastic as his (real) body is sculpted, David Castañeda (Diego) is muy bien, the "rumor" about Emmy Raver-Lampman (Allison) is spot-on, Robert Sheehan (Klaus) is awesomely adjective-gay.
Mary J. Blige and Cameron Britton are terrific as assassins Cha-Cha and Hazel, as is Adam Godley playing motion-captured Pogo, the domesticated, philosophic ape. The late arriving Kate Walsh (added to the cast after production began) plays the ambivalent Handler responsible for ordering hits on those who screw with the timeline. I can see Walsh playing this type of character; it suits her very well (and check out her 1950's-era costumes - impressive!).
Look at this soundtrack, The Doors, Etta James, Noah Gallagher, They Might Be Giants, Gerard Way (duh!), Queen, Adam Ant(!), Tiffany(!), and the list goes on. More than 45 songs, including composer Jeff Russo's (Altered Carbon) haunting score. The music makes so many scenes even better. I enjoyed the soundtrack so much that I curated (every song!) a list on Spotify.
...so what I'm saying is this
It's unusual story, clever writing and wonderful players make for an excellent weekend binge. Don't get left behind on this feast.
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cast
who's in The Umbrella Academy?
...a look at the main credited cast
Ellen PageNumber 7 / Vanya Hargreeves |
Tom HopperNumber 1 / Luther Hargreeves |
David CastañedaNumber 2 / Diego Hargreeves |
Emmy Raver-LampmanNumber 3 / Allison Hargreeves |
Robert SheehanNumber 4 / Klaus Hargreeves |
Aidan GallagherNumber 5 |
Mary J. BligeCha-Cha |
Cameron BrittonHazel |
Adam GodleyPogo |
Colm FeoreSir Reginald Hargreeves |
Sheila McCarthyAgnes |
Justin H. MinNumber 6 / Ben Hargreeves |
Jordan Claire RobbinsGrace |
John MagaroLeonard Peabody |
Rainbow FrancksDetective Chuck Beamen |
Cameron BrodeurYoung Luther |
Eden CupidYoung Allison |
T.J. McGibbonYoung Vanya |
Blake TalabisYoung Diego |
Dante AlbidoneYoung Klaus |
Ethan HwangYoung Ben |
Kate WalshThe Handler |
Ashley MadekweDetective Eudora Patch |
Peter OuterbridgeThe Conductor |
Charles CameronYounger Klaus |
Cody Ray ThompsonDave |
Zachary BennettLance Biggs |
Coco AssadClaire |
Matt BiedelSgt. Dale Chedder |
Murray FurrowSyd |
Sean SullivanOld Man Five |
Emily PiggfordHelen |
Patrice GoodmanDot |
filmmakers
who made The Umbrella Academy?
...it takes hundreds of creative people and thousands of hours to produce something like The Umbrella Academy, this is only a partial list of those talented people
directors
|Andrew Bernstein
... director
|Peter Hoar
... director
|Ellen Kuras
... director
|Stephen Surjik
... director
|Jeremy Webb
... director
writers
|Steve Blackman
... writer
|Jeremy Slater
... writer (developed by)
|Sneha Koorse
... writer
|Robert De Laurentiis
... writer
|Ben Nedivi
... writer
|Eric W. Phillips
... writer
|Lauren Schmidt
... writer
|Matt Wolpert
... writer
|Mark Bomback
... writer (screenplay)
|Rawson Marshall Thurber
... writer (screenplay)
|Gerard Way
... writer (characters)
producers
|Everett Burrell
... associate producer
|Gabriel Bá
... co-executive producer
|Keith Goldberg
... co-executive producer
|Sneha Koorse
... producer
|Kevin Lafferty
... producer
|Jamie Neese
... co-producer
|Jason Neese
... co-producer
|Chris Tongue
... co-executive producer
|Gerard Way
... co-executive producer
|Steve Dellerson
... associate producer
|Beau Bauman
... executive producer
|Steve Blackman
... executive producer
|Peter Hoar
... executive producer
|Jeff King
... executive producer
|Scott Stuber
... executive producer
|Mike Richardson
... producer
cinematographers
|Neville Kidd
... cinematographer
|Craig Wrobleski
... cinematographer
editors
|Todd Desrosiers
... editor
|Timothy A. Good
... editor
|Wendy Tzeng
... editor
|Amy E. Duddleston
... editor
|Jon Dudkowski
... editor
|Amanda Panella
... editor
production designers
|Mark Steel
... production designer
|Mark Worthington
... production designer
art directors
|Natasha Peschlow
... supervising art director
|Greg Chown
... art director
set decorator
|Jim Lambie
... set decorator
costume designer
|Christopher Hargadon
... costume designer
makeup department
|Molly Adey
... assistant hair stylist
|Taylor Byers
... assistant makeup artist
|Trason Fernandes
... key makeup artist
|Linda Preston
... department head: makeup
|Ryan Reed
... department head: hair
|Jeanette Stawiarski
... key hair stylist
|Miles Girard Watson
... prosthetic makeup artist
|Jaye Falcioni
... daily makeup artist
|Suzanne Heibati
... hair stylist
|Jane Meade
... big makeup co-ordinator
|Aurielle St-Cyr
... makeup artist
production managers
|Armen Fetulagian
... post production supervisor
|Jodi A. Tario
... assistant production manager
|Dennis Chapman
... production manager
additional unit / assistant directors
|Madeline Arnold
... third assistant director
|Jeremy Whittaker
... assistant director
|Robin K. Flynn
... second assistant director
|Anthony Caporale
... third assistant director
|Rory James
... assistant director
art department
|Makela Barnes
... graphic designer
|J Everett Biggar
... property master: key on set
|Aleks Cameron
... assistant art director
|Kathleen Vernice Chavez
... art department coordinator
|Ross Fraser
... construction coordinator
|John Gallagher
... illustrator
|Greg Gilmore
... graphic designer
|Erin Leslie
... key scenic artist
|Sandro Loschiavo
... lead dresser
|Ahn Mur
... assistant art director
|Lina Namrud
... construction buyer
|Travis Staley
... head carpenter
|Nicole Stephenson
... assistant property master
|Rosalie Mackintosh
... assistant art director
|Robert Polko
... assistant art director
|Andre Nicolas Malouf
... props daily, set dresser, special effects technician
|Milan Andri
... set dresser
|Alexander Narizni
... on set dresser
|Shelby Lynn Black
... set designer
|Julia Bucar
... set dresser
|Naomi Burke
... set dresser
|Stephanie Chalmers
... property buyer
|Brandon Dale
... set dresser
|Jefferson Gonsalves
... set dresser
|Michael Madden
... set designer
|Sam Michlap
... illustrator
|Amy Perron
... set decoration buyer
|Khanh Quach
... set designer
|Deniz Rakhmanova
... scenic painter
|Jim Wallis
... set designer
season 1
what's The Umbrella Academy about?
...here's the episode guide from the first season
Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets -- and a looming threat to humanity.
"We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals"
Years after they rose to fame as young crime-fighting superheroes, the estranged Hargreeves siblings come together to mark their father's death.
| episode: 1.01 | 59 min | action | adventure | comedy
| director: Peter Hoar
| writers: Steve Blackman; Gerard Way; Gabriel Bá; Jeremy Slater
| release date: 15 feb. 2019
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”Run Boy Run“
After sharing the story of his time travel with Vanya, Five hunts for the owner of a fake eye. But two mysterious assassins are hot on his trail.
| episode: 1.02 | 58 min | action | adventure | comedy
| director: Andrew Bernstein
| writers: Steve Blackman; Gerard Way; Gabriel Bá; Jeremy Slater
| release date: 15 feb. 2019
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”Extra Ordinary”
Worried their mother is hiding something, Luther and Allison call a family meeting. Cha-Cha and Hazel catch a big break in their hunt for Five.
| episode: 1.03 | 56 min | action | adventure | comedy
| director: Andrew Bernstein
| writers: Steve Blackman; Gerard Way; Gabriel Bá; Jeremy Slater; Ben Nedivi; Matt Wolpert
| release date: 15 feb. 2019
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”Man on the Moon“
The story of Luther's transformation emerges. At the motel, Klaus puts Hazel and Cha-Cha's training to the test. Allison grows suspicious of Leonard.
| episode: 1.04 | 57 min | action | adventure | comedy
| director: Ellen Kuras
| writers: Steve Blackman; Gerard Way; Gabriel Bá; Jeremy Slater; Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
| release date: 15 feb. 2019
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”Number 5"
Five lets Luther in on his secret, Klaus returns from a harrowing trip through time, and Vanya begins to feel different without her meds.
| episode: 1.05 | 60 min | action | adventure | comedy
| director: Ellen Kuras
| writers: Steve Blackman; Gerard Way; Gabriel Bá; Jeremy Slater; Bob DeLaurentis
| release date: 15 feb. 2019
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”The Day That Wasn’t“
Sparks fly when Vanya finds her siblings holding an emergency family meeting without her. Five starts his new job at HQ. Cha-Cha faces a dilemma.
| episode: 1.06 | 58 min | action | adventure | comedy
| director: Stephen Surjik
| writers: Steve Blackman; Gerard Way; Gabriel Bá; Jeremy Slater; Sneha Koorse
| release date: 15 feb. 2019
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”The Day That Was“
With a second chance at the day, the siblings team up to find the mysterious "Harold Jenkins." Leonard takes Vanya into the woods to test her powers.
| episode: 1.07 | 57 min | action | adventure | comedy
| director: Stephen Surjik
| writers: Steve Blackman; Gerard Way; Gabriel Bá; Jeremy Slater; Ben Nedivi; Matt Wolpert
| release date: 15 feb. 2019
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”I Heard a Rumor“
As Vanya practices controlling her new abilities, Allison tags along with a local cop to find out what happened outside the restaurant.
| episode: 1.08 | 52 min | action | adventure | comedy
| director: Jeremy Webb
| writers: Steve Blackman; Gerard Way; Gabriel Bá; Jeremy Slater; Lauren Schmidt Hissrich; Sneha Koorse
| release date: 15 feb. 2019
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”Changes”
Vanya veers between shock and despair as she makes a string of unsettling discoveries. A serendipitous development leaves Five at loose ends.
| episode: 1.09 | 45 min | action | adventure | comedy
| director: Jeremy Webb
| writers: Steve Blackman; Gerard Way; Gabriel Bá; Jeremy Slater; Bob DeLaurentis; Eric W. Phillips
| release date: 15 feb. 2019
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”The White Violin“
As a lifetime of secrets and resentment bring the Umbrella Academy crashing down, the Hargreeves siblings realize the worst is still to come.
| episode: 1.10 | 47 min | action | adventure | comedy
| director: Peter Hoar
| writers: Steve Blackman; Gerard Way; Gabriel Bá; Jeremy Slater
| release date: 15 feb. 2019
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Umbrella Academy Volume 1: Apocalypse Suite
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by Gerard Way (Author), Gabriel Ba (Illustrator)
This volume collects the first six-issue series, as well as out-of-print short stories and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Gabriel Bá, James Jean, and Gerard Way.
In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-three extraordinary children were spontaneously born to women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world."
The Umbrella Academy stars Aidan Gallagher; Cameron Britton; Eden Cupid; Cameron Brodeur; Ethan Hwang; Tom Hopper; David Castañeda; Robert Sheehan; Emmy Raver-Lampman; Adam Godley; T.J. McGibbon; Ellen Page; Colm Feore; Mary J. Blige; Ashley Madekwe; Dante Albidone; Blake Talabis, and more!