Ready to travel through time? Brace yourselves, Hargreeves family! Because the dysfunctional superheroes of the Umbrella Academy are back for one last ride. Well, maybe the umbrellas are going to crash again into some other timeline, or perhaps someone will join them – maybe the Sparrows?
The first season of The Umbrella Academy was released on February 15, 2019, following the peculiar story of seven children with superpowers. The premise begins on a random day in 1989 when 43 infants were born simultaneously from women who showed no prior signs of pregnancy. Among them, seven are adopted by the eccentric billionaire Reginald Hargreeves, who seems to have a secret agenda. Hargreaves names these children simply by number and trains them to master their superpowers, eventually becoming superheroes. Their quest starts much later in time. The siblings grow up with a complicated and often painful upbringing under Reginald’s stern and secretive guidance, which ultimately leads them to drift apart. They finally reunite as adults for their adopted father’s funeral, only to be confronted by their missing brother, Number Five, who lets them know that the world is on the brink of destruction and they must do everything to save it. This is where the plot takes a turn and continues for three seasons, with the siblings always uniting to save the world, only to be separated into different timelines through time travel each time after they succeed. The third season takes an even more dramatic turn. This time, the siblings not only land in a different timeline but in a different universe where they encounter the Sparrow Academy, led by their adopted father. This season reveals Reginald’s secrets and how the Umbrellas unfold their father’s dark agenda in Hotel Oblivion. In the end credits of season 3, we see the Umbrellas, along with one Sparrow (Ben), yet again stumble into a place but with no superpowers. The following season 4 trailer is captivating and makes the audience yearn for more. Although, we can only dive into details and unfold the story together on August 8th.
