Umbrella Academy Season 2: New Cast & Returning Character Guide

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. The series was renewed for a second season a few weeks later, with a release date of July 31, 2020.

The Umbrella Academy follows the dysfunctional family of adopted siblings, the Hargreeves. All seven of them, along with other 36 babies, were born on the same day, at the same time, and none of their mothers was pregnant when the day began. This curious event caught the attention of eccentric billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who set out to adopt as many of those babies as he could, and got seven. Reginald trained them, as they all had unique superpowers, and formed the superhero team “the Umbrella Academy”. The Hargreeves didn’t have an easy life, and they parted ways, reuniting years later for Reginald’s funeral and to stop the fast-approaching apocalypse. By the end of season 1, the Hargreeves escaped the end of the world by jumping through time thanks to Five (Aidan Gallagher), who took his siblings with him.

Season 2 will see the Hargreeves in Dallas, but scattered between 1960 and 1963. The team will not only have to find each other and come up with a new plan to stop the apocalypse, but they will also have to face new enemies, courtesy of The Commission. The Hargreeves will also meet new people while on their individual journeys, who will make a big impact on their lives. Here’s the cast and character guide for The Umbrella Academy season 2.

Umbrella Academy Season 2’s Main Cast

Tom Hopper as Luther Hargreeves/Number One – Possesses superhuman strength and durability.

David Castañeda as Diego Hargreeves/Number Two – Has the ability to curve the trajectory of anything he throws. His signature weapons are knives.

Emmy Raver-Lampan as Allison Hargreeves/Number Three – Can control the minds of others starting with the phrase “I heard a rumor…”.

Robert Sheehan as Klaus Hargreeves/Number Four – Has the ability to communicate with the dead and temporarily make them corporeal. Because of this, he has struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for years.

Aidan Gallagher as Number Five – The only one with the ability to jump through space and time. A big jump back to his time reverted his body to his 13-year-old version.

Justin H. Min as Ben Hargreeves/Number Six – Possessed the ability to summon tentacled horrors from his body. He’s the only one of the siblings to be dead, but he shows up regularly thanks to Klaus.

Ellen Page as Vanya Hargreeves/Number Seven – Has the power to convert sound waves into destructive force. She was believed to be powerless through most of her life and was the one responsible for the apocalypse in season 1.

Umbrella Academy Season 2’s New Cast

Ritu Arya as Lila Pitts – a “chameleon” who can be as brilliant or clinically insane as needed. She meets Diego at a mental hospital.

Yusuf Gatewood as Ray Chestnut – Civil rights activist and Allison’s husband.

Tom Sinclair, Kris Holden-Ried, and Jason Bryden as Oscar, Axel, and Otto, a.k.a. The Swedes – A trio of cold-blooded assassins working for The Commission.

Marin Ireland as Sissy – A Texas mom who befriends Vanya.

Justin Paul Kelly as Harlan – Sissy’s son who becomes very close to Vanya.

Stephen Bogaert as Carl – Sissy’s husband who is involved in shady businesses.

Kevin Rankin as Elliott – A UFO and conspiracy theorist who lends a hand to the Hargreeves.

Umbrella Academy Season 2’s Returning Characters

Cameron Britton as Hazel – A former assassin working for The Commission and tasked with killing Five. After escaping the end of the world with Agnes, Hazel will return to warn Five about a new apocalypse.

Colm Feore as Sir Reginald Hargreeves – The Hargreeves’ father and founder of The Umbrella Academy. Reginald’s life prior to the events of season 1 is a mystery, and season 2 will show a bit of what he did in the 1960s.

Sean Sullivan as older Five – The older version of Five had the mission of killing John F. Kennedy.

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Adrienne Tyler is a features writer for Screen Rant. She is an Audiovisual Communication graduate who wanted to be a filmmaker, but life had other plans (and it turned out great). Prior to Screen Rant, she wrote for Pop Wrapped, 4 Your Excitement (4YE), and D20Crit, where she was also a regular guest at Netfreaks podcast. She was also a contributor for FanSided’s BamSmackPow and 1428 Elm. Adrienne is very into films and she enjoys a bit of everything: from superhero films to heartbreaking dramas, to low-budget horror films. Every time she manages to commit to a TV show without getting bored, an angel gets its wings.

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