The Umbrella Academy season 4 is the final season of the acclaimed Netflix series based on the comic book of the same name. The series follows a group of seven superheroes who were originally adopted by the wealthy industrialist Reginald Hargreeves.
They were subjected to a difficult childhood where Reginald pushed them to their limits and remained emotionally distant. After Reginald's death, the seven reunite at their childhood home and grapple with the legacy their adoptive father left behind.
The Umbrella Academy's fourth and final season will premiere on August 8, 2024, at 12 am Pacific Time, exclusively on Netflix.
The story follows the plots of the comic book miniseries Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, Umbrella Academy: Dallas, Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion, and the unpublished Umbrella Academy: Sparrow Academy.
The Umbrella Academy season 4 releases on August 8
Below is a breakdown of The Umbrella Academy season 4 premiere by release date and time for all regions:
The Umbrella Academy season 4 will be the final season of the Netflix series and will pick up where season 3 left off, with the universe having reset and the Hargreeves siblings having lost their powers.
The Umbrella Academy season 3 ended with Reginald's victory
The Umbrella Academy season 3 was adapted from the unpublished Sparrow Academy arc written by Gerard Way, where the Hargreeves siblings found themselves in an alternate timeline thanks to Reginald's machinations.
There, they found themselves facing off against the Sparrows, who were an alternate generation of superhumans adopted by that timeline's Reginald. However, it's eventually revealed that the Sparrows themselves are now running the show, and are keeping Reginald medicated to ensure he remains docile.
The situation escalates once the Umbrella Academy gets involved and a dangerous phenomenon known as the kugelblitz shows up and starts wreaking havoc.
As the story carries on, it becomes increasingly clear that everyone is once again playing right into Reginald's hands. Reginald, for his part, is plotting to restart the universe so he can resurrect his deceased wife.
Thanks to Allison's betrayal at a critical juncture, the universe successfully gets rewritten. The Hargreeves siblings find themselves in a new reality, with their powers gone.
A variant of Reginald has become a wealthy executive alongside his resurrected wife. However, it's hinted that future conflicts are brimming just beneath the surface.
The final arc of the series will play out in The Umbrella Academy season 4, which will explore how the Hargreeves siblings are adapting to living without their powers.
The Umbrella Academy season 4 trailer also establishes that there are still people out there aware of parallel worlds, such as the new characters Gene and Jean Thibedeau.
The Umbrella Academy season 4 will explore uncharted territory, as it's not adapting any of Gerard Way's graphic novels, which have been on hiatus since the publication of Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion from 2018 to 2019.
Season 4 will also be the shortest season of the Netflix series, with only six episodes airing instead of the usual 10.
The Umbrella Academy season 4 is the final season of the Netflix adaptation of the graphic novels of the same name. The first three seasons can be streamed on Netflix in all regions, and season 4 will premiere exclusively on the streaming service on August 8, 2024.