The Umbrella Academy, a darkly comedic series about a dysfunctional group of adult siblings with superpowers, debuted on Netflix this spring and became an instant fan favorite. Based on the comic series of the identical title by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, the 10-episode first season (a Netflix) attracted 45 million family audiences within its first month on the stage.
Back in April 2019, Netflix confirmed that it had picked up the string to get another season, promising at least a settlement for season one’s cliffhanger ending, which left us with plenty of unanswered queries. We are pretty certain that Number Five, and Vanya, Luther, Klaus, Allison, Diego where, although survived the world’s end and maybe more are they now? Here’s everything we know about The Umbrella Academy Season 2.
When Will The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Premiere?
On May 18, Netflix announced via a very adorable video where the main cast recreated, social distanced in their various homes, that the montage in the first episode place to Tiffany’s”I Think We’re Alone Now,” that Season 2 would be falling July 31.
Filming began in June 2019 and wrapped in late November 2019. Season 2 will also contain 10 hour-long episodes, exactly like Season 1.
Who Will Return For Season 2?
Netflix has confirmed that Vanya (Ellen Page), Klaus (Robert Sheehan), Ben (Justin H. Min), Luther (Tom Hopper), Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman), Diego (David Castañeda), and Number Five (Aidan Gallagher) will return. In the looks of several behind-the-scenes photographs posted on The Umbrella Academy’s Instagram account, it appears like the Handler (Kate Walsh) is back for Season 2.
Other cast members, such as Hazel (Cameron Britton) and Cha-Cha (Mary J. Blige), haven’t yet been verified.
Who Will join The Cast For Season 2?
Netflix announced in a tweet that Yusuf Gatewood (The Originals), Marin Ireland (Hell or higher Water), also Ritu Arya (People ) were linking the Season 2 cast. Gatewood plays Raymond, who Netflix describes as a”charismatic born leader”; Ireland is Sissy,” a fearless Texan who married young for all the wrong reasons”; Arya is Lila,” a chameleon who is brilliant or as mad as the situation requires.”
What Will The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Be About?
Number Five used his powers to send the crew back in time to assist Vanya and prevent the apocalypse. As he helped them travel to safely, all of the adult siblings reunite to their own younger selves.
It is unclear whether or not we will see them even though given the casting confirmation, it is clear that we’ll see them. We can be certain, however, the very first episode of this season will happen in the past. The official Umbrella Academy Instagram account submitted a photo of the cover page for the first installment, titled”Right Back Where We Started.”
Most pressing is the simple fact that the siblings will need to manage a hurt to ensure that she doesn’t cause the apocalypse with her abilities. The dynamic is fundamentally different — now, the team does not have much choice other than to collaborate. It feels like Ben, the sibling that communicates through Klaus, will take this year. David Castañeda, who performs Diego, told The Cheat Sheet that we’ll get to see more of what happens to Ben currently awarded his larger role.
While Season 2 might bear some similarities to the second volume of the comic, branded Dallas, it probably won’t strictly follow its narrative. Season 1 corresponds with the first volume of the comic book, titled Apocalypse Bundle, but bears multiple important differences while also incorporating certain elements (notably Hazel and Cha-Cha) from Dallas. After Apocalypse Suite, the Umbrella Academy manages to save the world. They’re out of luck that job looms over their head.
That being said, showrunner Steve Blackman has stated that the aim isn’t to majorly diverge in the source material. “I like Gerard and Gabriel’s ideas so much, the aim is to keep on trucking them behind, beside them,” Blackman informed IndieWire. “Things will disagree, but the goal is to attempt to be true to the source material.”
Certain elements from Dallas, like the loss of Allison’s voice, seem likely to carry over to Season 2. But Dallas occurs chronologically following Apocalypse Suite — it’s uncertain how the team traveling to the past will play out. Currently, one of the dominant theories is that Season 2 will have something to do with Number Five’s participation (or lack thereof) from the JFK assassination. In Dallas, Number Five tries to convince the older-looking variant of himself to go through with assassinating the President. The season could likely see that the storyline point so that the Hargreeve siblings must make the assassination occur to the deadline and prevent the apocalypse reworked.
