The Umbrella Academy Season 4 - Release Date, Cast, And More Info

The superpowered Hargreeves siblings (aka the Umbrella Academy) have saved the world three times now and can't seem to stop winding up in an altered timeline, but will they be able to do it again in their last hurrah? The original Netflix series exists in a world where one day in 1989, 43 infants were born at random to mothers who showed no signs of being pregnant that day before. Eccentric billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore) managed to adopt seven of them and train them to be a part of a superhero faction called the Umbrella Academy. The siblings each have various powers and personalities, but this dysfunctional family finds a way to work together no matter what. After all, the universe depends on them.

First premiering on the streamer in February of 2019, "The Umbrella Academy" was a fast hit, with fans and critics alike enjoying the high-octane action mixed with bombastic humor and a whole lotta heart. With such a big cast, the series also provided plenty of opportunities for fans to choose which one of the siblings was their favorite, building a passionate fandom almost immediately. It certainly helped that the show is based on an already popular comic book series, but seeing the stories play out in live-action with some crucial changes has kept it feeling fresh and exciting.

Heading into its final season, here's everything we know so far about "The Umbrella Academy" Season 4.

At the end of season 3, the Umbrella Academy killed their father, Sir Reginald, before hitting a big red button on a machine inside the interdimensional Hotel Obsidian, and everything went black. Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman) wakes up in a taxi pulling up to a home she shares with Ray (Yusuf Gatewood), a man she met and fell in love with when they were zapped into the 1960s in season 2, and their daughter Claire asleep in her bed. The rest of the team steps out of an elevator at the Obsidian Memorial Plaza, which they see was donated by Reginald Hargreeves on October 1, 1989. Sir Reginald is watching it all unfold from a skyscraper, and the entire city looks to be under his control. Additionally, his wife Abigail (Liisa Repo-Martell) is still alive.

But those aren't the only changes. The Umbrella Academy siblings no longer have powers and their bizarro world counterparts, The Sparrows, are nowhere to be found. The Universe was seemingly reprogrammed. "But because of Allison's actions, he didn't get to finish what he started before Allison pressed the reset button," showrunner Steve Blackman told Comic Book Resource. "So, the siblings losing their powers isn't going to be the only oddity in this timeline. There are new enemies who want to see them wiped out of existence, but how do they manage without their powers? Is there even a way to get them back? The stakes have never been greater." It's been confirmed that Season 4 is the final season, and Blackman has stated that the creative team is working toward an endgame.

"The Umbrella Academy" is based on the Dark Horse Comics series written by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance fame and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. However, the series was created by Steve Blackman, who also serves as executive producer and showrunner under his Netflix overall deal. Jeremy Slater developed the series. Jesse McKeown, Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg, Scott Stuber, and Beau Bauman also executive produce, while Way and Bá serve as co-executive producers. The series is produced for Netflix by UCP.

As of publication, Steve Blackman and Jesse McKeown are the only two confirmed writers, but the series does employ a writers room, so there will be more names added as they become available. We also know that Paco Cabezas directed the fourth episode of the season and that the sixth and final episode, titled "End of the Beginning", was directed by Cabezas and written by Steve Blackman.