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Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman is set to join the umbrella academy cast of its fourth and final season, what’s on netflix has learned.
Nick Offerman will play the role of Gerald, who has been described as an «eccentric small town mayor.» We also understand that the Gerald character was created for the series and is not in the graphic novels.
Offerman is best known for portraying Parks and Recreation fan favorite Ron Swanson, for which he won the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy. He also starred in the second season of Fargo as Karl Weathers and is currently seen in HBO’s adaptation of the Sony video game. The last of us as bill.
Nick Offerman, seen as Bill in The last of us (left) and Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation (right)
There are no more cast announcements for the fourth season of the umbrella academy until now. However, we can confirm that the Season 4 cast reprising their roles includes Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, and Colm Feore. .
More casting news will be announced at a later date.
The fourth and final season, consisting of 6 episodes, of the umbrella academy it was announced in August 2022 and will begin filming in February 2023.
Steve Blackman had this to say about the fourth season:
“I am very excited that the incredibly loyal fans of The Umbrella Academy will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves brothers’ journey that we began five years ago. But before we jump to that conclusion, we have an incredible story ahead of us for season four, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes.»
The cast and crew are on their way to Toronto this week! Umbrella Academy Season 4 Production Begins February 6th ☂️ pic.twitter.com/qXaKrBswWV
— TUA S4 IS CONFIRMED ☂︎ (@tua_updates) January 25, 2023
We don’t expect to see the fourth and final season of the umbrella academy on Netflix until 2024. This is because filming has been confirmed to begin on February 6, 2023 and end on May 19, 2023. With several months of post-production to come, we would expect to see the final season on Netflix. in the first or second quarter of 2024.
For more on Season 4, check out our detailed look at the fourth and final season of the umbrella academy.
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