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Kate Walsh joins 'Umbrella Academy' ensemble

By Karen Butler
Kate Walsh is to co-star in Netflix's sci-fi drama "The Umbrella Academy." File Photo by Serena Xu-Ning/UPI
Kate Walsh is to co-star in Netflix's sci-fi drama "The Umbrella Academy." File Photo by Serena Xu-Ning/UPI | License Photo

May 9 (UPI) -- Grey's Anatomy and 13 Reasons Why actress Kate Walsh has signed up for a role in Netflix's comic-book adaptation The Umbrella Academy.

Walsh's character The Handler is described in press notes as "a composed and confident leader of a mysterious, bureaucratic company."

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"More of me on @Netflix! Excited to join Umbrella Academy! From now you can refer to me as #TheHandler," Walsh tweeted Wednesday.

Ellen Page, Mary J. Blige, Tom Hopper, Cameron Britton, Robert Sheehan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Adam Godley, Aidan Gallagher, David Castañeda. John Magaro, Ashley Madekwe and Colm Feore will co-star in the series about a dysfunctional family of superheroes.

The 10-episode sci-fi drama will premiere this year.

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