Fans of The Umbrella Academy can rejoice today, as Netflix has just revealed that the second season of the hit show will be released on July 31. The show is based on the comic book of the same name by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba, and follows the offbeat adventures of a superhero family as they attempt to solve the mystery of their father’s death and stop the apocalypse from happening. Season 1 was released in February 2019 and became the third most-watched show on Netflix in 2019 (45 million watched it in the first month alone). On top of that, it received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for a bevvy of awards.
After that instant positive reception it didn’t take long for Netflix to greenlight more, with a second season being confirmed in April 2019. Fortunately, the show’s shoot was completed back in November 2019, meaning that it hasn’t been seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The date was announced with a cool teaser trailer shot during lockdown, with the cast dancing around what I can only assume are their real apartments.
So where could season 2 take the show? Well, in the first season finale, our characters realized that a second apocalypse was on its way that could destroy the planet down to its core. Interestingly, we already have a list of season 2 episode titles that might point the way forward. Doom-laden ones like “Valhalla” and “The End of Something” certainly hinting that this time the end of the world might go quite differently.
Trying to second-guess where this reliably confounding show is going is likely a fool’s errand. What we can be sure of is that the killer cast, whipsmart writing and stylish direction mean the first season should equal (or better) the first. Let’s hope we get a full trailer that gives us a proper indication of what’s coming down the line for The Umbrella Academy soon. See you on July 31.
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