“The Umbrella Academy” Has Been Renewed For Season Two

Aidan Gallagher in "The Umbrella Academy"

The latest Netflix show, based on the graphic novel by My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, has reportedly been renewed from season 2. The first season introduced us to a dysfunctional family of superheroes who reunite for their father’s funeral and then join forces to save the world. Don’t be fooled though, the series is not your typical run-of-the-mill superhero story.

Now, GWW have reported that the second season will go into production later this year in Ontario… which is very good news indeed.

Earlier this year, Gerard Way revealed that he has got ideas already for the future of the show.

“What I did for Steve Blackman (the showrunner) and the writers in that first writers’ room was to create an 18-page document that laid everything out,” he told Collider. “Even of the graphic novels that haven’t come out yet. Which should equal eight when we’re all done. So I gave them the blueprint for what happens because you do want to seed certain things in there for future series and the hope is that it’s a success so that you do a lot more of these.

“They’re very curious what Gabriel [Ba, illustrator] and I are doing next. We always send them the new comics. They really want to know what’s happening.”