The Umbrella Academy Season 2 is one of the most awaited shows of this year. Its been more than a year since the fans last saw this series. Now they are eagerly waiting for the second installment of this show. The show creator also teased some huge changes, including settings and characters. The inaugural season of this series got a tremendous response from the fans as well as the critics. Netflix reported that 45 million families had watched season one during its first month of release. In this article, the viewers will read everything we know so far about the second season of this show.
The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero web TV series. It is the remake of the comic book series of the same name published by Dark Horse Comics. Steve Blackman created this show for Netflix. This series made its debut on 15 February 2019 and became a huge success. Therefore the creators gave the green light to the second installment of this show in the same month of its release. It follows the story of a dysfunctional family of adopted sibling superheroes who meet to solve the secret of their father’s death and the threat of an approaching apocalypse.
This time travel thing? It gets messy. The cast of Umbrella Academy is back for Season 2! pic.twitter.com/qTnlTjeteB
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The Showrunner Teased A Big Change!
In a recent interview with Comicbook, the showrunner Jeff Russo teases some change in The Umbrella Academy Season 2. He said, “Well, there’s definitely an important change in setting, that’s for sure. And we tried not to change too much the way of how to tell the story musically. We’re going to be using a lot of exceptional songs in season two. We use score in a significant way to maintain the emotional arcs of all of our characters in season one. We’ll be doing that again in season two.
There are some new characters that we’re going to be having some fun with from a scoring aspect, and that’s always fun, coming up with new thematic plans for new characters and how to underscore them. So there’s a lot of new and then there’s a lot of the same. It’s a lot of both, but it’s definitely a thrill ride this year.”
The Umbrella Academy Season 2: Plot Details
The debut season of this show ended with a massive cliffhanger. The second season will pick up right after the ending of the first one. The fans will get their answers to the questions which were left unanswered in the previous one. The show isn’t following the same pattern as the comics. Therefore we just can’t predict what will happen next only based on the comics.
In the first season, the viewers saw the apocalypse came and destroyed the world, but the team of the superheroes was unable to save the world. However, #5 reverted all the members into teenagers and brought back into time. Now the company has years to prepare for the apocalypse.
Now that the rest of the family knows of #7 powers, they can stop Dr. Hargreaves from shielding them from Vanya and actually train her. If the team stays reassembled after traveling back in time, then Dr. Hargreeves will have no reason to commit suicide.
Who Will Be In It?
Three new faces will join the cast of The Umbrella Academy Season 2. Ritu Arya will join the cast as “Lila.” She is a chameleon who changes color according to requirements. She is famous for her roles in Daphne and The Last Christmas. Along with her, Yusuf Gatewood will join the cast as “Raymond.” He is well known for The Originals and Good Omens. Marin Ireland will also join the cast of the second season. She will portray the role of “Sissy.” She is renowned for her acting in Hell or High Water and Homeland.
The Umbrella Academy Season 2: Release Date
Since the shooting of the show is completed in November 2019. And the series is currently in its post-production stage. The creators already started promoting the second season, which means we can see the second season sooner than later. Netflix is yet to announce the official release date of the second installment. However, the fans can expect The Umbrella Academy Season 2 in August 2020.