It’s official: The Umbrella Academy is about to meet its apocalyptic end on Netflix.
The fan favorite Netflix show has been renewed for a fourth and final season, and all of its major stars are set to return for the show’s (hopefully) epic conclusion.
Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, and Colm Feore have all been confirmed to be returning for The Umbrella Academy season 4. However, there’s no word on whether Genesis Rodriguez’s Sloane will be part of proceedings. Netflix has confirmed that more cast announcements will be made in due course.
Family meeting, Brellies: We’re going on a fourth and final adventure. ☂️🖤 pic.twitter.com/0zOYDb6JwmAugust 25, 2022
In a press release, showrunner Steve Blackman expressed his excitement over the series’ renewal, albeit excitement tinged by the bittersweet taste that this will be The Umbrella Academy’s last hurrah on Netflix.
“I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of The Umbrella Academy will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago,” Blackman said. “But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for season four, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes.”
Speaking in a Q&A on Netflix’s in-house fansite Tudum, Blackman also teased what The Umbrella Academy fanbase – more affectionately known as Brellies – can expect from its final season.
“This new timeline has been dictated by Hargreeves, who reprogrammed the Universe at the end of the Season 3 finale,” Blackman explained. “But because of Allison’s actions, he didn’t get to finish what he started before Allison pressed the reset button.
“So, the siblings losing their powers isn’t going to be the only oddity in this timeline. There are new enemies who want to see them wiped out of existence, but how do they manage without their powers? Is there even a way to get them back? The stakes have never been greater.”
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