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The Umbrella Academy
2019–2024
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 4 seasons
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #334
- IMDb #265
- Google retired #123
- Rotten Tomatoes #267
- Metacritic #283
- RatingGraph #298
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #266
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #286
- Metacritic Critics #264
- Metacritic Audience #301
- Criticker #276
- Trakt #289
Every rating
49–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Google on 90.
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Details
- Created by
- Steve Blackman
- Based on
- The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way
- Released
- 15 February 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 36 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 3 wins, 26 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (99) →
Awards & nominations
See all 29 →1 major award won · 3 wins from 29 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2020 | One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series | Mark Worthington (for "We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals") | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 | Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Elliot Page | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Superhero Series | The Umbrella Academy | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes | Christopher Hargadon, Heather Crepp, William Ng & Jane Fieber (for "The Frankel Footage") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | John Benson, Jason Krane, John Snider, AJ Shapiro, Dario Biscaldi, Lodge Worster, Lindsay Pepper & Zane D. Bruce (for "The End of Something") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode | Everett Burrell, Phillip Hoffman, Jesse Kawzenuk, Christopher Stack, Sophie Vertigan, Jeff Campbell, Laurent Spillemaecker, R. Christopher White & Ryan Freer (for "743") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | Neville Kidd (for "Right Back Where We Started") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Everett Burrell, Chris White, Jeff Campbell, Sebastien Bergeron, Sean Schur, Steve Dellerson, Libby Hazell, Carrie Richardson & Misato Shinohara (for "The White Violin") | Nominee |
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Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series | Mark Worthington (for "We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals") | Winner |
Primetime Emmy Awards
6 nominations
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | Neville Kidd (for "Right Back Where We Started") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes | Christopher Hargadon, Heather Crepp, William Ng & Jane Fieber (for "The Frankel Footage") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) | Mark Worthington, Mark Steel & Jim Lambie (for " We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | John Benson, Jason Krane, John Snider, AJ Shapiro, Dario Biscaldi, Lodge Worster, Lindsay Pepper & Zane D. Bruce (for "The End of Something") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Everett Burrell, Chris White, Jeff Campbell, Sebastien Bergeron, Sean Schur, Steve Dellerson, Libby Hazell, Carrie Richardson & Misato Shinohara (for "The White Violin") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode | Everett Burrell, Phillip Hoffman, Jesse Kawzenuk, Christopher Stack, Sophie Vertigan, Jeff Campbell, Laurent Spillemaecker, R. Christopher White & Ryan Freer (for "743") | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Super Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Elliot Page | Nominee |
| Best Superhero Series | The Umbrella Academy | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Television Series | Elliot Page | Winner |
| Best Streaming Action-Adventure Television Series | The Umbrella Academy | Nominee |
| Best Streaming Superhero Television Series | The Umbrella Academy | Nominee |
| Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series | The Umbrella Academy | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Presentation | Elliot Page | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | Aidan Martin, Hannah Dockerty, Olivier Beierlein, Miae Kang | Winner |
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | Aidan Martin, Craig Young, Olivier Beierlein & Laurent Herveic (for Pilot; Pogo) | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
4 nominations
| The Bingeworthy Show of 2019 | The Umbrella Academy | Nominee |
| The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2019 | The Umbrella Academy | Nominee |
| The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2020 | The Umbrella Academy | Nominee |
| The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2022 | The Umbrella Academy | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
2 nominations
| Best Musical Moment | "I Think We're Alone Now" scene | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Show | Elliot Page | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Episodic Short Form – Music | Jen Malone & Lodge Worster (for "Valhalla") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Dialogue/ADR | John Benson & Jason Krane (for "The End of Something") | Nominee |
Annie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Character Animation - Live Action | Aidan Martin, Hunter Parks, Craig Young, Viki Yeo & Krystal Sae Eua | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Television Pilot & First Season – Drama | Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, April Webster, Robin D. Cook, Samantha Garrabrant, Josh Ropiequet & Jonathan Oliveira | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Drama Series | The Umbrella Academy | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Music Supervision – Television | Jen Malone | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress | Elliot Page | Nominee |