Looks like the forecast is looking sunny for The Umbrella Academy.
On Tuesday, TVLive has learned that Netflix has renewed its comic book adaptation for a second season.
Season two will span 10-hour long installment episodes that match season one episode count. The series is based on the comic books by Gerard Way, The Umbrella Academy takes place after the bizarre events of 1989 when 43 infants were inexplicably born on the same day to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before giving birth. Seven were adopted by a billionaire who created The Umbrella Academy and prepares his "children" to save the world.
The six surviving members reunite upon the news of their father's passing and must work together 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 series stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castaneda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, and Justin Min and all are confirmed to return for Season 2, as well as the showrunner, Steve Blackman. And the production is set to begin this summer.
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