The umbrella academy is an american superhero web television series based on the comic book series of the same name written by gerard way created for netflix by steve blackman and developed by jeremy slater it revolves around a dysfunctional family of adopted sibling superheroes who reunite to solve the mystery of their father s death and the threat of an impending apocalypse. The series was renewed for a second season a few weeks later with a release date of july 31. Here s who s coming back and who s joining season 2 of the umbrella academy created by gerard way and gabriel bá the umbrella academy debuted on netflix in february 2019 and was one of the platform s biggest releases of the year surpassing one of the streaming giant s most popular titles.
Robert sheehan returns as klaus hargreeves in umbrella academy season 2 the 32 year old actor came from an irish descent sheehan is musically inclined and plays different kinds of. Whereas dave was played by cody ray thompson in season 1 young dave is played by newcomer calem macdonald in season 2. Klaus reunites with his vietnam war sweetheart dave in the umbrella academy season 2 but the role has been recast with a new actor.
Minor spoilers ahead for the umbrella academy season 2. The umbrella academy season 2 sees the family scattered throughout time with vanya played by ellen page klaus robert sheehan and the rest of the cast scattered throughout dallas in the early. The umbrella academy tv series 2019 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.
