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The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy

Too many siblings. Not enough timeline.

20198.54 Seasons36 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

Created by Abbey Morris
Written by Gerard Way, Gabriel Bá
Produced by Lauren Otero, Elizabeth Padden
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Aidan Gallagher

Aidan Gallagher

Number Five

Elliot Page

Elliot Page

Viktor Hargreeves / Number Seven

Tom Hopper

Tom Hopper

Luther Hargreeves / Number One

Emmy Raver-Lampman

Emmy Raver-Lampman

Allison Hargreeves / Number Three

Robert Sheehan

Robert Sheehan

Klaus Hargreeves / Number Four

David Castañeda

David Castañeda

Diego Hargreeves / Number Two

Justin H. Min

Justin H. Min

Ben Hargreeves / Number Six

Ritu Arya

Ritu Arya

Lila Pitts

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Sir Reginald Hargreeves

Themes & Keywords

secret societytime travelsuperherobased on comicdysfunctional familyalternate historyapocalypsearmageddonuniversesiblingsuper powerend of worldcuriouskidsscience fictionoffbeatwittywhimsicalwry

About The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy is a action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, drama series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of secret society, time travel, superhero, based on comic, dysfunctional family, alternate history. Created by Abbey Morris, it stars Aidan Gallagher, Elliot Page, Tom Hopper. A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

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