Why is ‘The Umbrella Academy’ ending?
nme.comThe 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.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.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.
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