Massive Success From THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Leads To Netflix And Dark Horse First Look Deal

Massive Success From THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Leads To Netflix And Dark Horse First Look Deal

Still cheering that Netflix decided to renew The Umbrella Academy for a second season? Well, if that wasn't enough, this new deal signed by Dark Horse and Netflix is bound to excite more fans of the genre!

By LiteraryJoe - May 14, 2019 04:05 AM EST
Filed Under: The Umbrella Academy
Source: Screen Rant
Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's The Umbrella Academy took fans by stom when it was adapted to Netflix and released earlier this year. Enough so that it managed to gobble up more viewers than the freshman outing of Stranger Things, a popular powerhouse that is also on Netflix.

It was also recently revealed that The Umbrella Academy was ranked as the most in-demand superhero show, even beating out the likes of The Flash and Doom Patrol. Obviously, Netflix is convinced that they made the right decision by replacing their Marvel-based comic series with ones that are more deeply rooted into different genres.

Now, Netflix has signed a first look deal with Dark Horse allowing them first dibs on any television or movie projects going forward in hopes that they can emulate the success they've seen in their first collaboration. 

"Following the success of The Umbrella Academy, we’re excited to extend our relationship with Dark Horse Comics. The Netflix teams are already working in deep collaboration with Dark Horse to identify projects beyond the world of traditional superheroes - branching into horror, fantasy and family entertainment - that we think our members will love." - Cindy Holland, Netflix Vice President of Original Content


Clearly everyone at Netflix is excited, and that excitement is shared by their new partners over at Dark Horse as well.

“We are very excited about this new arrangement with the talented people at Netflix. We have strong creative relationships as well as a large content library to work with and, as we have seen with our recent projects, Netflix is the perfect partner to bring our stories to fans around the world.” - Mike Richardson, Dark Horse President and Founder


What do you guys think? Do you welcome Dark Horse content to Netflix? Would you rather see a proper Hellboy series or something more like Berserk? Let us know below!



The Umbrella Academy revolves around a dysfunctional family of adopted sibling superheroes who reunite to solve the mystery of their father's death, and the oncoming threat of the apocalypse.

The Umbrella Academy is available to stream now on Netflix.
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Spidernoir
Spidernoir - 5/14/2019, 4:27 AM
Should have made Hellboy into a Netflix show :(
but after the new movie bombing at the B.O.
It probably won’t happen.. to bad..I would LOVE a B.P.RD show with Helboy set in the 1950’s
MexCowboyNation
MexCowboyNation - 5/14/2019, 6:21 AM
@Spidernoir - Nah, I believe they still can do it.
Manmarvel
Manmarvel - 5/14/2019, 6:30 AM
I like the thought of dark horse horror adaptations but I wonder what are the most likely candidates??
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/14/2019, 6:50 AM
Please adapt Black Hammer, one of the best comic books I am currently reading.
Gprez2020
Gprez2020 - 5/14/2019, 7:57 AM
Please make a mask reboot with darker tone and a hellboy or Usagi Yojimbo one!
E4Nigma
E4Nigma - 5/14/2019, 8:07 AM
This is great to hear. Dark Horse has a lot of unique comics for Netflix to adapt.
YonnyLayna
YonnyLayna - 5/14/2019, 11:14 AM
Give Me Lyberty

CapnMurphy2021
CapnMurphy2021 - 5/14/2019, 12:56 PM
MIND MGMT please!!!!
And Black Hammer would be nice too!

Really... anything from Kindt or Lemire would be fantastic!
USAgent94
USAgent94 - 5/14/2019, 9:13 PM
I guess Netflix has to rely on their own programming, since they've taken off about 90% of all the good shows they had on about 5-7 years ago. When I first signed up, you could find a large amount of classic TV and movies, but now it's slim pickin's.
marcvader1
marcvader1 - 5/15/2019, 1:32 PM
Please adapt the Dark Horse Conan comic.
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