The Umbrella Academy

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 15, 2019
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22

Critic Reviews

  1. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Steven Scaife
    Feb 4, 2019
    38
    For whatever weirdness the TV series promises at its outset, it ends up as another distended superhero show that smooths out its source material’s idiosyncrasies until little remains of whatever made it appealing in the first place.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Feb 14, 2019
    30
    Netflix already has A Series of Unfortunate Events and could have easily titled The Umbrella Academy, its new series, A Series of Pointless Scenes. ... It probably doesn't help that the writing is superficial and the acting suboptimal, or that the whole thing relies on an ostensible quirkiness and viewers' innate sense that they've seen echoes of this many other places.

Awards & Rankings

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#8 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019
30
#30 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

User Reviews

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 298 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 206 out of 298
  2. Mixed: 52 out of 298
  3. Negative: 40 out of 298
  1. insickness
    Feb 17, 2019
    3
    I'm done with Netflix superhero shows. Why? They aren't action shows. They're drama. And not very good drama. Very little actually HAPPENS inI'm done with Netflix superhero shows. Why? They aren't action shows. They're drama. And not very good drama. Very little actually HAPPENS in these shows. It's mostly characters having conversations with other characters. And I'm not talking about conversations on the way to action happening. Conversation with just two characters sitting around talking in boring locations. In this room or that room. And when things actually happen, its as if it happens in addition to the drama. Something will happen and then it's right back to boring conversations.… Full Review »
  2. HMF_47
    Feb 17, 2019
    1
    Most boring Netflix show since Iron Fist. The characters are very one note and do nothing but brood about their daddy issues (which are mostlyMost boring Netflix show since Iron Fist. The characters are very one note and do nothing but brood about their daddy issues (which are mostly delivered by lip service and rarely seen) and point out how much they hate each other. They never do anything to, you know, move the plot forward. In fact, saying there's a plot is an overstatement. For a show about how the world will end in a few days, it's surprisingly sluggish and lacking in tension.
    It's also actively ugly to look at (especially the lighting) and tonally all over the place. You got one scene that's very mopey and the next one is suddenly all "yeah! we're so punk rock" (especially with the try hard needle drops). It's basically like putting Zack Snyder's Watchmen and Guardians of the Galaxy in a blender.
    Not even Ellen Page can save it (she's sleepwalking through the whole thing, but can you blame her?)    … Full Review »
  3. PandaKadaver
    Feb 17, 2019
    5
    Very interesting characters and complex plot meets terrible writing, overused soundtracks and especially all the wasted potential of what aVery interesting characters and complex plot meets terrible writing, overused soundtracks and especially all the wasted potential of what a great show that could have be. Disappointing!… Full Review »
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