The Umbrella Academy’s apocalyptic end nears as hit Netflix show’s season 4 release date revealed
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After five wonderfully rain-soaked years, it’s almost time to bid farewell to Netflix’s beloved superhero showThe Umbrella Academy– and now we know when we’ll do so.
Per aNetflixpress release, the final season of the hit series will launch on the world’sbest streaming serviceonThursday, August 8. That date marks the latest date that a season ofThe Umbrella Academyhas launched on the platform. The show’s debut outing was released on February 15, 2019, so it’s somewhat fitting that the fourth season’s launch date was confirmed five years to the day since its initial debut.
The release date reveal was accompanied by a bunch of official posters forThe Umbrella Academyseason 4. The artwork, which you can view in the X/Twitter post below, shows two versions of its main cast walking from left to right – the iteration on the left being the season 1 edition of each character, and the right-hand side one showing what they’ll look like in its fourth and final entry.
Hello: February 15, 2019Goodbye: August 8, 2024Happy 5 years to The Umbrella Academy. The final season is on its way 🖤 ☂️ pic.twitter.com/c78REXfopaFebruary 15, 2024
Unsurprisingly, the series' nine major characters are carrying an umbrella – indeed, eight of them are seen holding black umbrellas, with Klaus (aka Number Four) the anomaly among the group; the group’s most eccentric member holding a pink one instead.
Despite the fact it’ll be back on our screens in less than six months, there’s very little we know aboutThe Umbrella Academyseason 4. Netflix is keeping its story close to its chest, with few details leaking out during and after the final season’s production.
In fact, the only information we’ve gleaned about one of thebest Netflix shows' final installments is what Netflix has released. The first we learned that season 4 would be the series' last was in August 2022, withThe Umbrella Academyconfirmed tomeet its apocalyptic end on Netflixwith one final hurrah.
That’s all we heard until atrio of new season 4 cast announcementsin February 2023, confirmation thatThe Umbrella Academyseason 4 would debut in 2024in October, and thatseason 4’s first clip teased an intoxicating family reunionin January 2024.
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hello: february 15, 2019 goodbye: august 08, 2024🥹😭 https://t.co/8hsYAcnMHeFebruary 15, 2024
Outside of those reveals,The Umbrella Academy’s cast took part in a pre-recorded sit down interview for Netflix Geeked Week 2023 last November. During that chat-based montage, they revealed thatThe Umbrella Academy season 4 will “hit the ground running” in the show’s “bittersweet” final entry, and that’s about all we know regarding its plot.
Anyway, let’s just hope it’s a fitting send-off for the Hargreeves family and gives us a better story than its predecessor did. Indeed, in ourreview ofThe Umbrella Academyseason 3, we called it “a frustrating mix of good and bad ideas” that was held back by “its disjointed narrative” and “strange creative decisions”. Fingers crossed season 4 delivers an apt end to the much-loved TV show.
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