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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.