PHOENIX — It was a big surprise in Tempe Wednesday night for fans of the Netflix series "The Umbrella Academy" when two of the stars of the show made an appearance at Harkins Tempe Marketplace.
Fans got the chance to meet Emmy Raver-Lampman, who plays Allison Hargreeves, and Ritu Arya, who plays Lila Pitts.
The theater was showing a special screening of the first episode of the new season, which will be released later this week on Aug. 8.
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Fans erupted in cheers upon seeing the two stars.
The show is entering its fourth and final season.
Raver-Lampman said she is excited for what the series has in store in the new season.
"We are so excited to share this episode, and we are so proud of this season," said Raver-Lampman. "We would not have had four amazing seasons without you guys.”
Arya echoed the sentiment and said she was grateful to have been part of the series.
"We hope you enjoyed the series as much as we enjoyed making it," said Arya. "It’s been really emotional doing this last season and I am so grateful that we got to do this."
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