The Umbrella Academy
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Episode One: We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals Written By: Jeremy Slater Based on The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way & Gabriel Ba July 17, 2016 Universal Cable Productions 10 Universal City Plaza Bldg. 1440, 34th Floor Universal City, CA 91608 COPYRIGHT 2016 UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISION, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NOT TO BE DUPLICATED WITHOUT PERMISSION. This material is the property of Universal Network Television, LLC and is intended solely for use by its personnel. The sale, copying, reproduction or exploitation of this material in any form is prohibited. Distribution or disclosure of this material to unauthorized persons is also prohibited. TEASER EXT. POLISH VILLAGE - FLASHBACK - DAY A picturesque European village, quaint and charming. We follow a pretty young TEENAGE GIRL down the street. FX: RUDKI, POLAND. OCTOBER 1, 1984 Suddenly the girl stops, alarmed, clutching her stomach. Gritting her teeth, she stumbles on, holding her belly. And is it our imagination, or is her previously-flat stomach EXPANDING by the second? EXT. POLISH VILLAGE - NIGHT Night has fallen. A violent thunderstorm rips through the heavens. Rain sleeting down. Throughout the village, nervous TOWNSPEOPLE huddle in groups, whispering, sharing gossip. INT. POLISH HOME - NIGHT The Teenage Girl yowls in pain. Her belly is wildly distended. The doctor emerges from between her legs, holding a perfectly healthy NEWBORN BABY BOY. The new mother begins to SOB. In the corner, her parents hold each other. TITLE CARD: “On the first day of October, 1984, forty-three women around the world simultaneously gave birth.” EXT. POLISH VILLAGE - NIGHT A mob forms.
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