The Umbrella Academy (TV series) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Umbrella Academy
Genre	Black comedy Drama Science fiction Superhero Fantasy
Created by	Steve Blackman
Developed by	Jeremy Slater
Starring	Elliot Page Tom Hopper David Castañeda Emmy Raver-Lampman Robert Sheehan Aidan Gallagher Mary J. Blige Cameron Britton John Magaro Adam Godley Colm Feore Justin H. Min Ritu Arya Yusuf Gatewood Marin Ireland Kate Walsh
Composer(s)	Jeff Russo Perrine Virgile
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Gerard Way Gabriel Bá Jeremy Slater Scott Stuber Beau Bauman Mike Richardson Keith Goldberg Peter Hoar Jeff F. King Steve Blackman
Producer(s)	Kevin Lafferty Sneha Koorse Jamie Neese Jason Neese Ted Miller
Production location(s)	Toronto, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario
Cinematography	Neville Kidd Craig Wrobleski
Editor(s)	Jon Dudkowski Timothy A. Good Amy Duddleston Wendy Tzeng Todd Desrosiers Brian Beal Amanda Panella Franklin Peterson
Running time	40–60 minutes
Production company(s)	Borderline Entertainment Dark Horse Entertainment Universal Cable Productions
Distributor	Netflix NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Netflix
Picture format	4K UHDTV 2160p
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15) – present (present)

The Umbrella Academy is a popular superhero TV show you can watch online. It's based on a comic book series created by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. The story is about an unusual family of adopted superhero siblings. They come back together to solve the mystery of their father's death. They also have to stop the world from ending!

About the Show

The show features a great group of actors. These include Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, and Aidan Gallagher. The idea for The Umbrella Academy first started as a movie in 2011. Later, in 2015, it was decided to make it a TV series instead. Netflix officially gave it the green light in July 2017. The show is filmed in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Seasons and Success

The first season of The Umbrella Academy came out on Netflix on February 15, 2019. It was a big hit! In April 2019, Netflix shared that 45 million homes watched the first season in its first month. Because it was so popular, the show was renewed for a second season. The second season was released on July 31, 2020. Both seasons got very good reviews from people who watched them and from critics. In November 2020, Netflix announced there would be a third season.

See also

In Spanish: The Umbrella Academy (serie de televisión) para niños