“Umbrella Academy” Season 4 Spoilers Ahead In 2019, Netflix debuted “Umbrella Academy,” a quirky superhero story based on the comic of the same name by (My Chemical Romance's) Gerard Way and Gabriel Barr. By the time Season 4 premiered on August 8, 2024, “Umbrella” had developed a rabid fan base, eagerly following the dysfunctional superpowered family and their time-twisting adventures as seven (later eight) superheroes survived doomsday war after doomsday war. Unfortunately, the catastrophe of Season 4 was the team's final mission, and Umbrella Academy met a bold, heartbreaking, and inevitable series conclusion.

Still, is there any chance for the Umbrellas to make a comeback, or are they still in the midst of a series of new and exciting adventures, including Luther (Tom Hopper), Diego (David Castañeda), Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman), Klaus (Robert Sheehan), Five (Aidan Gallagher), Ben ( Justin H. Ming), Viktor (Elliot Page), and Lila (Ritu Arya) in all their glory, and some fans are wondering in anticipation if this is really the last time they will see them. Read on to find out all we know about the future of the Umbrella Academy.

Unfortunately, Season 4 will mark the end of Umbrella Academy; in August 2022, when Netflix announced that the hit series had been renewed for a fourth season, the streaming company revealed that this would be its final season.

“We are so pleased that the incredibly loyal fans of ‘Umbrella Academy’ will experience a fitting end to the Hargreaves siblings' journey that began five years ago,” creator and showrunner Steve Blackman said at the time, told Deadline at the time.

“But before we get to that ending, we have a great story to tell in Season 4 that will keep fans on the edge of their seats until the last few minutes.

Of course, fans who have already completed the six-episode final season know that the Umbrellas finally met their demise in the Season 4 finale. Realizing that their birth had broken the timeline and triggered a cycle of apocalypse, the Umbrella family sacrificed themselves for the sake of purification. The world was eventually, truly saved, but the Umbrella family ceased to exist, and even the surviving family members had lost their memories.

That's pretty much the end for the superhero team. But in a post-credit scene, eight marigold flowers, named after the elements that gave the Umbrella family their powers, were blooming in the new, idyllic world. Only time will tell if this is a touching tribute or a cryptic hint, but for now, it appears that the Netflix series has truly come to an end.

Even with the release of the final season, fans of “Umbrella Academy” know little about the inner workings of the fictional world in which the series is set. Several major questions have been left unanswered, leaving ample potential for a spin-off.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Blackman revealed that he and Netflix have begun discussions about a possible new series, but nothing seems to have been decided.

“Ultimately, it's up to Netflix. We've talked about it and there are a lot of variables,” Blackman explained, ”but I think there's a great story ahead for young Hazel [Cameron Britton] and Cha Cha [Blige]. Obviously, there is a committee. I think there are great stories for the other secondary characters. The great thing about our world is that you can always cross over to the main characters.

He continued. 'I have ideas, we've talked about it, and if Netflix decides down the road, I'd love to do it. But ultimately it's Netflix's decision. I hope this is not the end of the Umbrella Academy. I hope there will be another reenactment somewhere down the road.”

Netflix's Umbrella Academy is over, but the comic series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Barr is still going on. Like many book-to-TV adaptations, the Umbrella Academy comics differ significantly from the show. The plot is markedly different, and some of the most famous events (such as the battle with the Eiffel Tower) did not jump from page to screen (one of the Umbrellas has an entirely different power). (As of August 2024, three volumes of Umbrella Academy have been published, “Apocalypse Suite,” “Dallas,” and “Hotel Oblivion,” with a fourth volume, “Sparrow Academy,” in the works.