The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy

TV-14

netflix

Watch he Umbrella Academy For The Sci-Fi But Also The Family Dynamic

7.8

TV Show

Canada, United States of America
English
Action, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2019
Adam Godley, Aidan Gallagher, Cameron Britton
55 min

What it's about

A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

The take

An eccentric billionaire. A freakishly strong character who is ashamed of his strength. A Captain America-esque leader. An old mentor in the form of a wise talking monkey. You guessed it; The Umbrella Academy is about superheroes.

One fateful day in 1989 many women across the globe give birth at the same time, but at the start of that day, none of them were pregnant. The eccentric billionaire adopts a number of these children to form The Umbrella Academy, a collective similar to X-Men or The Avengers. Except, because they are all kind of related, this show is about their family dynamic as much as it is about their superpowers.

The Umbrella Academy is an entertaining story of superheroes that is rarely original but always enjoyable. Ellen Page plays one of the kids (the black sheep of the family who has no superpowers), and she’s a joy to watch.

And substantial bonus: Mary J. Blige (!) plays a hitman.

Comments

Interesting plot. Can’t wait for season 2

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