Netflix Announces THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Season 2 Releases on July 31, 2020

On October 1, 1989, seven extraordinary humans were born. On July 31, 2020, they return once again for a second salvo. As a recap, the show's premise that on the same day in 1989, forty-three infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven of those miraculous babies are adopted by a billionaire who creates The Umbrella Academy and prepares his "children" to save the world. Now, the six surviving members reunite upon the news of their father's passing and must work together to solve a mystery surrounding his death. But the estranged family begins to come apart due to their divergent personalities and abilities, not to mention the imminent threat of a global apocalypse. The first season, which released February 2019, got good reviews including us. The Umbrella Academy is based on the comic book series created and written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics. The cast set to reprise their roles include Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, and Justin H. Min. Season Two will be composed of 10 one-hour episodes. Catch the suprise announcement video from the cast of the show below:

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