TV SERIES · 2019–2024 · USA
The Umbrella Academy
- Created by
- Steve Blackman
- Network
- Netflix
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 36
- Studio
- Dark Horse Entertainment, UCP, Borderline Entertainment
37 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity.
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All facts (37)
- #001
A film adaptation of The Umbrella Academy was optioned by Universal Studios.
- #002
Screenwriter Mark Bomback was originally hired to write the screenplay for the film version of The Umbrella Academy.
- #003
Rawson Marshall Thurber reportedly replaced Mark Bomback on the film version of The Umbrella Academy in 2010.
- #004
At the 2012 New York Comic Con, Gerard Way said there had been "good talks" and a "really good script" for The Umbrella Academy film, but that it was "kind of up to the universe".
- #005
Steve Blackman created The Umbrella Academy and served as its showrunner.
- #006
The pilot episode of The Umbrella Academy was written by series developer Jeremy Slater.
- #007
The Umbrella Academy was renewed for a ten-episode second season on April 2, 2019, matching the episode count of its first season.
- #008
The release date of The Umbrella Academy's second season stayed unknown until May 18, 2020, when a teaser trailer concept arrived featuring the main cast dancing to Tiffany's "I Think We're Alone Now."
- #009
Steve Blackman told The Hollywood Reporter that he wanted The Umbrella Academy to stay close to the content of the comics.
- #010
On June 26, 2020, it was revealed that The Umbrella Academy's second season would be set in 1960s Dallas, following the time travel at the close of the previous season.
- #011
Netflix renewed The Umbrella Academy for a ten-episode third season on November 10, 2020.
- #012
The Umbrella Academy carried a TV-14 maturity rating for its first two seasons, but the rating was raised to TV-MA for the third season.
- #013
The increase in profanity was the main reason The Umbrella Academy's maturity rating rose to TV-MA for its third season.
- #014
In June 2022, Steve Blackman said that a fourth season of The Umbrella Academy would most likely end the series if it were renewed, though he did not rule out Netflix pursuing further installments.
- #015
Netflix renewed The Umbrella Academy in August 2022 for a fourth and final season, with Jesse McKeown joining Steve Blackman as co-showrunner.
- #016
The fourth season of The Umbrella Academy consists of six episodes, fewer than any of its previous seasons.
- #017
According to series creator Steve Blackman, the Season 3 scripts of The Umbrella Academy were already finished in June 2022 when Elliot Page contacted him to share news of his transition.
- #018
Steve Blackman said he considered it very important to work with Elliot Page on folding Viktor's transition into the scripts that were already written.
- #019
Thomas Page McBee, an author and television writer who had previously worked with Elliot Page on 2019's Tales of the City, joined The Umbrella Academy as a writer and producer.
- #020
Thomas Page McBee was brought onto The Umbrella Academy to make sure the storyline in which Viktor comes out as trans was handled with care and respect.
- #021
Netflix confirmed on November 9, 2017 that Elliot Page had joined the cast of The Umbrella Academy, playing Vanya Hargreeves, later known as Viktor Hargreeves and also called the White Violin.
- #022
On November 30, 2017, it was revealed that Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan and Aidan Gallagher had joined The Umbrella Academy as the remaining Hargreeves siblings.
- #023
Netflix announced on February 12, 2018 that Academy Award nominee Mary J. Blige would appear in The Umbrella Academy as the sadistic time-travel assassin Cha-Cha.
- #024
Colm Feore joined The Umbrella Academy as Sir Reginald Hargreeves, the siblings' adoptive father, on February 16, 2018, alongside Cameron Britton, Adam Godley and Ashley Madekwe.
- #025
Justin H. Min and Kate Walsh were promoted to series regulars for the second season of The Umbrella Academy in January 2020, after appearing in recurring roles during the first season.
- #026
Netflix announced on September 10, 2019 that Ritu Arya, Marin Ireland and Yusuf Gatewood would join the cast of The Umbrella Academy.
- #027
John Kapelos announced on October 17, 2019 that he would join the recurring cast of The Umbrella Academy as Jack Ruby, the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald.
- #028
On January 11, 2021, it was announced that Justin Cornwell, Britne Oldford, Genesis Rodriguez, Cazzie David and Jake Epstein had joined the cast of The Umbrella Academy as members of the Sparrow Academy for its third season.
- #029
In January 2022, Javon Walton said in an interview that he had joined the cast of The Umbrella Academy for the third season in a role that was not disclosed.
- #030
In February 2023, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, and David Cross joined the cast of The Umbrella Academy for its fourth season.
- #031
Principal photography for the first season of The Umbrella Academy began on January 15, 2018, in Toronto. Filming concluded on July 18, 2018.
- #032
Additional filming for The Umbrella Academy took place in Hamilton, Ontario. The mansion's exterior was shot at a building in Hamilton, while its interiors were filmed in studio.
- #033
For The Umbrella Academy, the scene of Vanya performing was filmed at the Elgin Theatre and the Winter Garden Theatre, with Mazzoleni Concert Hall used for the theatre's exterior.
- #034
Filming for the second season of The Umbrella Academy began on June 16, 2019.
- #035
The Umbrella Academy's second season was filmed in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, as the previous season had been, even though the series is set in Dallas, Texas.
- #036
Exterior shots for The Umbrella Academy, among them scenes in Dealey Plaza, were filmed in Dallas.
- #037
Filming on the second season of The Umbrella Academy wrapped on November 23, 2019.
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