Every Upcoming Netflix Original Series Of 2018 - Ranked By Anticipation

23. The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy Netflix
Dark Horse/Netflix

An adaptation of Gerard Way's popular comic series, which takes place in an alt-history where JFK was never assassinated. It sees an estranged adopted family of superheroes come back together after their father's death in order to solve the mystery surrounding it.

The cast includes Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, and Robert Sheehan, and there's enough here to make it stand apart from other comic book offerings on TV at the moment.

Air Date: TBC

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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.