One last go for the Hargreeves! The epic finale of The Umbrella Academy is finally here and fans want to know why exactly the show has been canceled after four amazing seasons.
The Umbrella Academy is based on Gerard Way (of My Chemical Romance) and Gabriel Bá’s comic of the same name. The series synopsis for the season is as follows: “The Hargreeves siblings have scattered after the climactic showdown at the Hotel Oblivion led to a complete reset of their timeline. Stripped of their powers, each is left to fend for themselves and find a new normal — with wildly varying degrees of success. Yet the trappings of their uncanny new world prove too hard to ignore for very long.”
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It continues, “Their father Reginald, alive and well, has stepped out of the shadows and into the public eye, overseeing a powerful and nefarious business empire. A mysterious association known as The Keepers holds clandestine meetings believing the reality they’re living in is a lie and a great reckoning is coming. As these strange new forces conspire around them, the Umbrella Academy must come together one last time — and risk upsetting the shaky peace they’ve all endured so much to secure — to finally set things right.”
Why was The Umbrella Academy canceled?
The Umbrella Academy was originally conceptualized with four seasons. Series creator Steve Blackman confirmed that the series was renewed for a fourth season in June 2022 after season 3 was released.
Blackman told the Hollywood Reporter, “When I started this thing, I sort of knew four seasons of the show. I have nothing passed that in my brain, but I’ve sort of kept to a trajectory. So, I have a really good sense of what season four would be, and it should be just as bonkers as the other seasons—what a challenge these superheroes, this family has being powerless.”
Though we might see more of the Hargeeves’ universe in other spinoffs if the streaming service allows. “I have what I think is an end to the TV show,” Blackman said at the time. “Netflix may want more than that, but I have a sweet thought of where I think the show should end and where we’re going.” Later in the year, Blackman also confirmed that the show would conclude with six episodes, the shortest season.
The creator also assured that even though there wasn’t a volume four to base the fourth season on, the ending will be pretty satisfactory. He told People, “But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for season four, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes.”
