The Umbrella Academy (TV series)

The Umbrella Academy
Genre	Action Comedy drama Science fantasy Superhero
Created by	Steve Blackman
Based on	The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá
Developed by	Jeremy Slater
Showrunners	Steve Blackman Jesse McKeown
Starring	Elliot Page[a] Tom Hopper David Castañeda Emmy Raver-Lampman Robert Sheehan Aidan Gallagher Mary J. Blige Cameron Britton John Magaro Adam Godley Colm Feore Justin H. Min Ritu Arya Yusuf Gatewood Marin Ireland Kate Walsh Genesis Rodriguez Britne Oldford
Music by	Jeff Russo Perrine Virgile
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	36
Production
Executive producers	Gerard Way Gabriel Bá Jeremy Slater Scott Stuber Beau Bauman Mike Richardson Keith Goldberg Peter Hoar Jeff F. King Jeremy Webb Steve Blackman Jesse McKeown Jennifer Cecil Pascal Verschooris Abbey Morris
Producers	Kevin Lafferty Sneha Koorse Jamie Neese Jason Neese Ted Miller Steve Wakefield D. J. Carson Elizabeth Padden Lauren Otero
Production locations	Toronto, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario
Cinematography	Neville Kidd Craig Wrobleski Michael Marshall Fraser Brown
Editors	Jon Dudkowski Timothy A. Good Amy Duddleston Wendy Tzeng Todd Desrosiers Brian Beal Amanda Panella Franklin Peterson Amy Bostrom Miklos Wright Carol Stutz Scott Turner
Running time	40–69 minutes
Production companies	Borderline Entertainment Irish Cowboy Dark Horse Entertainment Universal Content Productions
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15) – August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)
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The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero comedy drama television series based on the comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics. Created for Netflix by Steve Blackman and developed by Jeremy Slater, it revolves around a dysfunctional family of adopted sibling superheroes who reunite to solve the mystery of their father's death and the threat of an imminent apocalypse. The series is produced by Borderline Entertainment (season 1–2), Irish Cowboy (season 3), Dark Horse Entertainment, and Universal Content Productions. Netflix gave seasons 1 and 2 a TV-14 rating, while seasons 3 and 4 received a TV-MA rating.

The cast features Elliot Page,^[a] Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Cameron Britton, Mary J. Blige, John Magaro, Adam Godley, Colm Feore, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Yusuf Gatewood, Marin Ireland, Kate Walsh, Genesis Rodriguez, and Britne Oldford. The adaptation began development as a film optioned by Universal Pictures in 2011. It was eventually shelved in favor of a television series in 2015, before being officially greenlit by Netflix in July 2017. The series was filmed in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario.

The first season was released on Netflix on February 15, 2019. In April 2019, Netflix reported that 45 million households had watched season one during its first month of release, thus becoming one of the most-streamed series of the year. The second and third seasons subsequently followed on July 31, 2020, and June 22, 2022, respectively. In August 2022, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season, which was released on August 8, 2024.

The first three seasons received positive reviews from critics, while the final season was met with a more mixed reception. The series has received a number of accolades, including six Emmy nominations.

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