Netflix's 'The Umbrella Academy' Season 4 will have 6 episodes instead of 10, confirms showrunner

Steve Blackman attends the Umbrella Academy S3 Netflix Screening (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Last season of 'The Umbrella Academy' revealed how the six Hargreeves siblings reunited with Ben in the third season although it had a very confusing yet intriguing ending. Regardless, Netflix series 'The Umbrella Academy,' will be back with fewer episodes. It was previously announced in August that the show would be renewed for one final season, with 'The Umbrella Academy's writers stating that it had always been the plan to make the show a four-season series. The series showrunner Steve Blackman confirmed Season 4's six-episode count. 

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The first season was released in 2019, to be specific, on Netflix on February 15, 2019. Since then, the series has proved itself nothing less than a rage. After the first season, Netflix reported that 45 million households had watched season one during its first month of release, thus becoming one of the most-streamed series of the year. That same month, following the success of the first season, the series was renewed for a second season. Safe to say, it was a big smash as the series received a number of accolades, including six Emmy nominations, and a positive review from the critics and the fans for all three seasons.

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On Twitter, Blackman responded to one fan's disappointment about the Netflix series' final season being six episodes long. He confirmed Season 4's episode count but assured fans of the quality, writing, "Six amazing episodes!"

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Despite Season 3's shorter length, Blackman later affirmed that the episodes would be great and said that fans would also love them. Regardless, the amazing series cast features Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castaneda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Cameron Britton, Mary J. Blige, John Magaro, Adam Godley, Colm Feore, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Yusuf Gatewood, Marin Ireland, Kate Walsh, Genesis Rodriguez, and Britne Oldford.

Furthermore, there is no confirmation or revelation on when will the final season of the superhero television series will release on the streaming giant. However, the first three seasons of 'The Umbrella Academy' are available to stream on Netflix. 

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