Ex-My Chemical Romance singer has confirmed that his comic Umbrella Academy is turning into a Netflix series
July 11, 2017
Get excited, Gerard Way fans: his comic Umbrella Academy will land on Netflix as a 10-episode live-action series! Way announced this news on his Facebook page (see the post below). “It’s really happening!” he wrote under the poster of The Umbrella Academy.
The word spread last week, with the official statement reading “The Umbrella Academy will be hitting Netflix”, adding that Gerard Way was “definitely involved in the project.”
According to Deadline, Netflix is giving the The Umbrella Academy series a 10-episode order, and the show is scheduled to come out in 2018.
[quote align=”center” color=”#COLOR_CODE”]“I am thrilled that The Umbrella Academy has found a home at Netflix,” Way says (via Deadline). “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.”[/quote]
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The Umbrella Academy is based Gerard Way’s graphic novels, with illustrations by Gabriel Bá. The executive producer of the series is Steve Blackman (Fargo, Altered Carbon), while a pilot script was written by Jeremy Slater (The Exorcist).
There aren’t many details on what we are to expect but so far we’ve got this poster of the series to check out. Are you stoked to see The Umbrella Academy on Netflix? Be the first to leave your comments and stay tuned with AlteRock Facebook and Twitter to never miss on the news about your favorite alternative music!
