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Season 1 – The Umbrella Academy

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On one day in 1989, 43 infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by billionaire industrialist Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who creates the Umbrella Academy and prepares his "children" to save the world. In their teenage years, though, the family fractures and the team disbands. Fast forward to the present time, when the six surviving members of the clan reunite upon the news of Hargreeves' passing. They work together to solve a mystery surrounding their father's death, but divergent personalities and abilities again pull the estranged family apart, and a global apocalypse is another imminent threat. The series is based on a collection of comics and graphic novels created and written by My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way.
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The Umbrella Academy unfurls an imaginative yarn with furtive emotion and an exceptionally compelling ensemble, but the series' dour sensibility often clashes with its splashy genre trappings.

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Scott Bryan BBC.com 07/15/2020
What's so fascinating about this [drama] is that each character has an [superhero] ability, but they have their own personal demons [that] they're fighting against Go to Full Review
Kelly Lawler USA Today 11/28/2019
The series reeks of undeveloped potential. It looks beautiful and has an incredible cast, yet often drags. After a solid first episode, the plot is excruciatingly slow, pausing in all the wrong places. Go to Full Review
Darren Franich Entertainment Weekly 11/28/2019
C
The whole apocalypse storyline of Umbrella Academy is just awful. You're eternally aware you're watching a very slow countdown to a superpowered world rescue. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Bisset CNET 03/29/2023
There's one thing The Umbrella Academy nails every single time: the barnstorming superhero climax... Go to Full Review
Therese Lacson Nerdophiles 06/22/2022
At the end of the day, Season 3 recognizes that the talent and gold of a show like The Umbrella Academy is its cast of colorful characters. [...] It’s hard to imagine how showrunner Steve Blackman will top this season, but I’m eager to see him try. Go to Full Review
Collier Jennings But Why Tho? A Geek Community 06/25/2021
10
Whether you've been following the comics since day one, or you're looking for something new in the world of superhero adaptations, you can't go wrong with The Umbrella Academy. Go to Full Review
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James A @Moviedumptruck Jan 11 Other then Elliot Page’s character (Vanya Hargreeves) and her magical ability to grow a full flowing head of hair during the mid-first season… The Umbrella Academy maintains a decently done portrayal of the source material - would recommend. See more RyanHUG Y @Bryllian Dec 17 Lacking in my opinion, this is probably a very stupid movie, I only watched the trailer and didn't enjoy watching season 1. See more Katie D Nov 26 Good season, it was kinda boring in the beginning but still enjoyable. The thing with leonard peabody is kinda off since that character doesn't exist in the comics. Cha-cha and Hazel's duo were the best with cha-cha and hazel stayed until the 2nd season. The acting of the actors were great See more Dave O. @daevo77 Sep 26 Despite a great concept and great casting, the episodes were uneven and I almost gave up on it. Glad I stuck with it. A more robust story or 2 fewer episodes would have served it well. See more Mary B Aug 27 Watched all but 11 minutes of the first episode and then said "Yeah, no thanks" This is the most dull and recycled plot. You've got characters who couldn't care less about each other's existence and don't seem very thrilled about their own. No emotion or effort whatsoever. The scene where they were all dancing to "I Think We're Alone Now" was very jarring. You've got Number One who I'm pretty sure was modeled after Pinhead from the Puppet Master series but with less charm. Vanya is essentially Jean Gray (Phoenix from X-Men) - either she does have powers that haven't surfaced or she's "so powerful her father kept her under lock and key" - again, recycled and boring (So, I googled spoilers for the rest of Season 1 - Vanya blows up THE MOON because her powers are linked to her emotional state and manifests through playing the violin - you've got to be freaking kidding me - that has got to be the lamest thing I've ever heard, it's almost physically painful how bad and horribly recycled that is) I was able to predict the plot in the first five minutes which isn't a good sign. Too much exposition. Klaus is insufferable. Pogo is very much the Alfred from Batman stereotype. I can't find a single reason to continue watching. It's like if you put The Royal Tenenbaums, Hellboy, Marvel and Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children in a blender with some dog feces. 👎🏻 Now, I love Gerard Way (MCR 4 LIFE!) and I can only hope that the comics are better, but whoever adapted the comics into this stink bomb really failed. See more Logan M Jul 23 Great start to the show with decent character development See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Feb 15, 2019 We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals Years after they rose to fame as young crime-fighting superheroes, the estranged Hargreeves siblings come together to mark their father's death. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 15, 2019 Run Boy Run After sharing the story of his time travel with Vanya, Five hunts for the owner of a fake eye, but two mysterious assassins are hot on his trail. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 15, 2019 Extra Ordinary Worried their mother is hiding something, Luther and Allison call a family meeting; Cha-Cha and Hazel catch a big break in their hunt for Five. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 15, 2019 Man on the Moon The story of Luther's transformation emerges; at the motel, Klaus puts Hazel and Cha-Cha's training to the test; Allison grows suspicious of Leonard. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 15, 2019 Number Five Five lets Luther in on his secret, Klaus returns from a harrowing trip through time, and Vanya begins to feel different without her meds. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 15, 2019 The Day That Wasn't Sparks fly when Vanya finds her siblings holding an emergency family meeting without her; Five starts his new job at HQ; Cha-Cha faces a dilemma. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 15, 2019 The Day That Was With a second chance at the day, the siblings team up to find the mysterious "Harold Jenkins"; Leonard takes Vanya into the woods to test her powers. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 15, 2019 I Heard a Rumor As Vanya practices controlling her new abilities, Allison tags along with a local cop to find out what happened outside the restaurant. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 15, 2019 Changes Vanya veers between shock and despair as she makes a string of unsettling discoveries; a serendipitous development leaves Five at loose ends. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 15, 2019 The White Violin As a lifetime of secrets and resentment bring the Umbrella Academy crashing down, the Hargreeves siblings realize the worst is still to come. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Steve Blackman, Jeff King, Keith Goldberg, Mike Richardson
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 15, 2019
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