Q: When is the Umbrella Academy returning to Netflix? I thought the new season would have been here by now. — V.W.
A: The fourth and final season of The Umbrella Academy will drop on Netflix on Aug. 8. It’s been over two years since the third season. Based on the comic book series of the same name created by Gerard Way, (lead vocalist of the band “My Chemical Romance”), the T.V. series has received much critical acclaim. It stars Elliot Page (Juno) and Tom Hopper (Terminator: Dark Fate) as two of the many Hargreeves siblings. They are former child heroes who must reunite as adults to save the world.
Alas, Steve Blackman, who created the series, has been accused of leading a toxic working environment. According to Rolling Stone, 12 former writers and support staff claim that their boss would “diminish the roles of, or outright fire, staffers who pushed back against his ideas.” Another charge is that he would “implement his writers’ ideas without giving them appropriate credit or promoting them.”
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Q: Is The Traitors reality show filmed in a real castle? Or do they show the outside of one, then film in a studio? Can tourists visit it? — B.P.
A: Both the U.S. and U.K. versions of the hit reality show The Traitors is filmed inside the Ardross Castle in Scotland. According to Entertainment Weekly, the castle sits on over 100 acres of parkland space on the banks of the nearby River Alness. The original owner was the Duke of Sutherland from the late 1700s until 1845. A family by the last name McTaggart has owned the castle and its land since the 1980s.
The castle is reserved for weddings and business meetings — but at a premium cost. (Visit ArdrossCastle.co.uk/ Contact-Us if you’re interested). No tour buses or Airbnb reservations are allowed.
No other series or movie has filmed at the castle or its grounds. You can watch all versions of The Traitors on the streaming platform Peacock. Look for the third season of the U.S. version in early 2025.
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Q: Who is the guy with the long white hair in House of the Dragon? I know I’ve seen him on another show or movie. — J.S.
A: There are many characters with long platinum locks in the Games of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon, but I’m going to guess you’re asking about Prince Daemon, played by Matt Smith. He’s most recognizable as one of the actors to inhabit the role of the titular character in Doctor Who, but you also may have seen him as Prince Philip in The Crown on Netflix.
Other recent projects the British actor has done recently are the horror film Starve Acre, the panned Marvel movie Morbius with Jared Leto, and the film The Forgiven with Jessica Chastain. Next up for Smith is another series called The Death of Bunny Munro, which is based on the novel of the same name by musician/writer Nick Cave.
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By Dana Jackson
