The Umbrella Academy Archives

If you've been following Bleeding Cool's coverage of our second-favorite series of 2020, then you know that the team behind Netflix's adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series The Umbrella Academy are getting themselves into mandatory lockdown before starting work on the third season Now thanks to showrunner and EP Steve Blackman (co-writer[...]

Since it just so happens to be one of those days ending in a "Y," let's check in on what's going on with the fine folks behind Netflix's The Umbrella Academy From teases about the season-opener "Meet the Family" (written by showrunner and EP Steve Blackman and Michelle Lovretta) and big casting news on who[...]

Okay, this is a quick but fascinating (and slightly mysterious) update on how things are chugging along when it comes to the third season of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy Recently, we've been covering the big casting news on who will playing the Sparrow Academy (more on that below) as well as how the cast is shifting[...]

With Netflix's The Umbrella Academy set to kick off work on the third season within the next few weeks, earlier this week saw the streaming service welcoming the cast that will make up the new family that Justin H Min's Ben has been spending a lot of altered-reality time with- at least before the rest[...]

This week kicked off on a strong note for fans of Netflix's adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series The Umbrella Academy With the series set to begin production on the third season in the next few weeks, the streaming service revealed who Justin H Min's Ben has been spending a lot of[...]

Min's Ben has been spending a lot of altered-reality time with before The Umbrella Academy made its return to what they thought was their timeline It wasn't So with the streaming service's Netflix's adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series set to start work on the third season soon, viewers are getting[...]

Now, Netflix's live-action adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series The Umbrella Academy looks to keeping its promise of a February 2021 start on their third season Up to now, we knew that David Castañeda (Diego aka The Kraken aka Number Two) had his mind blown by the script for the third[...]

For Steve Blackman's The Umbrella Academy, the new year is looking to be a pretty promising one- just not for the Hargreeves kids Still celebrating making Bleeding Cool TV's Top 10 of 2020 list (we can dream), Netflix's live-action adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series is set to begin filming in February[...]

Created for the streaming service by Steve Blackman, developed by Jeremy Slater, and based on the comic book series from Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba, Netflix's The Umbrella Academy proved to be exactly the kind of perfectly-dysfunctional-yet-somehow-still-functioning family we needed this year Bleeding Cool's Jeremy Konrad explains why the Hargreeves siblings were deserving of the[...]

The Umbrella Academy star and Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page took to social media on Tuesday to announce that he is transgender and non-binary (he/him, they/them pronouns) In the following message to his followers, Page also expresses his gratitude for the support he's received "along this journey" and the happiness he feels at having "arrived at[...]

Less than two weeks after The Umbrella Academy showrunner, writer, and EP Steve Blackman revealed the title of the season opener ("Meet the Family"- written by Blackman and Michelle Lovretta), series star David Castañeda (Diego aka The Kraken aka Number Two) took to social media to offer his reaction to the first episode's script- and[...]

Well, as we head into December it would be safe to say that fans of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy have had a pretty good month With the season finale to the live-action adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series finding the super siblings in an altered 2019 timeline where a still-alive Reginald[...]

The cast and crew behind Netflix's The Umbrella Academy aren't wasting any time jumping into production on the third season- less than two weeks after the series was officially given the green light With the season finale to the streaming service's live-action adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series finding the super siblings[...]

If you haven't watched the second season of Netflix's live-action adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series The Umbrella Academy… sorry? Because the season finale found our super siblings in an altered 2019 timeline where a still-alive Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore) has formed something called the "Sparrow Academy"- and not the Umbrella[...]

Tales from the Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death #1 shows a hard look into Klaus' biggest binge on drugs and the urge to chase that high into the void The long and complicated history between Hargreeve's fourth child is often alluded to but rarely shown in a cohesive story Still, finally, the repercussions of[...]

So we're pretty sure most of you have wrapped up the second season of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy by now, but just in case we'll keep things a bit spoiler-free moving forward After ten episodes of time-twisted mayhem where the assassination of John F Kennedy and a talking goldfish weren't even in our "Top 5"[...]

TV- and it comes with a catch. The Powerpuff Girls (Image: The CW) See, our trio is no longer little girls but "disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime-fighting." Reminding you of anything? If you said The Umbrella Academy then you read our minds and we find that kinda creepy But that aside, if[...]

For fans of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy who are looking for a deeper dive into the series beyond the episodes, the streaming service is offering something to help enhance the Hargreeves experience Behind The Scenes: The Umbrella Academy. Released every Wednesday between July 29 and August 26, the weekly podcast series takes viewers' eardrums behind the[...]

For those of you who either wrapped up the second season of The Umbrella Academy already (watching again?) or are choosing to pace yourself and prolong the enjoyment, Netflix is offering a little something special to help enhance the Hargreeves experience Released every Wednesday between July 29 and August 26, Behind The Scenes: The Umbrella[...]

Okay, let me start by saying that we will be avoiding MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! in this post, but there might be a couple sprinkled here and there for the second season of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy so be warned By now, you've either binged the new season or somewhere in the middle of watching in-[...]

This is a post about The Umbrella Academy, I promise Just humor me for a minute So the reason why a certain comic book writer (we'll call him "Slan Dott") blocked me on Twitter was over a debate about spoilers I don't have an issue with spoilers being posted, just as long as there are[...]

Whether it's the Talk Dead to Me podcast series or the "Who Is…?" comics/television series comparison video series, Skybound's been doing a really great job overall vibing with the fanbase in ways uniquely different than what we get from the AMC Networks accounts. The countdown to The Umbrella Academy season 2 continues (Image: Netflix) A perfect example[...]

At 3 am ET on Friday morning, the Hargreeves siblings were sprinkled all across the city of Dallas' timestream as Netflix's The Umbrella Academy came storming back into our lives for a second season While we're holding our cards close to our chest regarding our review of the season (posting this weekend), we will say[...]

With only "Luther" day to go until Netflix's The Umbrella Academy ends up tossed across Dallas' timestream (and back on our screens for a second season), Five (Aidan Gallagher) and Vanya (Ellen Page) have distilled the essence of the first season down to only 35 seconds Sure, it's missing quite a bit of detail but to[...]

Okay, I think it's safe to say that Netflix's The Umbrella Academy isn't playing around anymore Leading up to its second-season launch this Friday, we've been treated to Funko Pop! season one re-enactments, Baby Pogo previews, and a sneak preview of Vanya (Ellen Page) about to go ballistic on a trio of Swedish assassins in a[...]

So about that "only one post per day" policy that we spoke about earlier before the second update about The Umbrella Academy? Yeah, we have another one Yes, yes, we know And we're more than willing to own up to hypocrisy, and you know why? Because it's worth it Following up on a Funko Pop![...]

Even with Netflix's The Umbrella Academy set to return to our screens this Friday, July 31, for its second season, we've been trying to suffocate you with coverage so we usually like to keep the posts to one-a-day But when something this important… nay, something this pop-culture-landscape-changing important, we just can't wait Still holding on[...]

With it now only a mere matter of days until Netflix's live-action adaptation of  Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series The Umbrella Academy gets time-tossed back into our lives for a second season, the streaming service asked the cast to recreate some of their favorite moments from the first season But between social-distancing[...]

Netflix's adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series The Umbrella Academy is now only… well, we'll let you figure that out for yourselves below with the newest "countdown clock" (no spoilers) But with the Hargreeves set to return for a second season on July 31, two of their real-life counterparts (and a[...]

Just in case you need a reminder of just how many days there are still to go until Netflix's adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's comic book series The Umbrella Academy returns for its time-tossed second season, the streamer's found a pretty cool way to mark off the days on the calendar With all apologies[...]