Why is ‘The Umbrella Academy’ ending?

Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy officially comes to an end with season four.

Based on the comic book series written by Gerard Way, the series follows a dysfunctional group of superheroes who come together to solve the mystery of their father’s death and to prevent the impending apocalypse.

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The show’s cast includes Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castaneda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, and Aidan Gallagher. Steve Blackman serves as showrunner on the series.

After the first season debuted in February 2019, the fourth and final season arrived on Netflix on August 8, 2024.

Why is The Umbrella Academy ending after season 4?

Showrunner Steve Blackman has described the conclusion to the series as a “very natural ending” for the show in an interview with SFX magazine.

“I knew how I wanted to end the show from [the] very beginning,” he said. “We wanted to explain the Jennifer Incident, and to talk about [Sir Reginald] Hargreeves’s origins. There will still be mysteries left, but I think the bigger ones are solved.”

Blackman also said the show’s ending might not match how Way will end the comic series, which is still yet to conclude.

“I talked to Gerard Way the other day, and he was very satisfied with the way we did it. It may not match what he does, but I think he loves some of the things we did.”

He added: “I think we got to what I feel is a very natural ending, the right ending for the show. It’s a surprise ending, but I think it’s a good ending.”

While the show is a loose adaptation of the comics, the decision to end it might be due to how far the show has surpassed the events of the source material. The fourth volume of the comic, which is still yet to be released, largely inspired the third season.

Could there be a spin-off?

In the same interview, Blackman stated the world of The Umbrella Academy is ripe for many spin-offs, if Netflix wants to make them happen.

“There’s so many interesting timelines and different characters we’ve met along the way that I think it’s deserving of a spin-off one day,” Blackman said. “I really hope it’s not the end of this.”

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