Umbrella Academy: Good and bad news for fans of the Netflix series

Netflix has just officially ordered a fourth season of Umbrella Academy, which will also be the last for this superhero family. The renewal comes a month after Season 3 aired, which immediately jumped to No. 1 on Netflix’s Top 10 and stayed there for five weeks with 124.5 million hours watched.

Netflix made the announcement via Twitter:

According to our colleagues Deadline, the writing for this new season is already well underway. Steve Blackman, the showrunner from the beginning of the series, returns to work. It is also developing new series for Netflix, including Horizon Zero Dawn and orbitalAs part of a new overall deal with the streamer.

“I’m so excited because the incredibly loyal fans of The Umbrella Academy will have a fitting end to the Hargreave siblings’ adventure that began five years ago.– said the screenwriter.But before we get to that conclusion, we have an incredible story for season four, a season that will keep fans on the edge of their seat until the last minute.“

The main cast of Umbrella Academy will return to their roles in season 4. Accordingly, it will feature Elliott Page, Tom Hopper, David Castaneda, Amy Revere-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Minn, Ritu Arya and Colm Feore. . Season 3 newcomers Adam Godley, Genesis Rodriguez, and Brittne Oldford are missing from the roster, and their characters’ fates were left unclear in the Season 3 finale…