The third season of the superhero comedy drama television series The Umbrella Academy was released on Netflix on June 22, 2022, and consisted of 10 episodes. Created for television by Steve Blackman and developed Jeremy Slater, the series is an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá, both of whom serve as executive producers on the series. The season adapts Way's outline for the then-unfinished fourth story arc of the comics, , and revolves around the Hargreeves siblings returning to 2019 after preventing the apocalypse and finding themselves in a new timeline where their father, Reginald Hargreeves, adopted seven different children.
The third season features Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Genesis Rodriguez, Britne Oldford, and Colm Feore as part of the main cast, while Jordan Claire Robbins, Callum Keith Rennie, Justin Cornwell, Jake Epstein, Cazzie David, and Javon Walton appear in recurring roles. The third season received generally positive reviews for its humor, character drama and action sequences, but was criticized by some for its pacing and story.
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On November 10, 2020, Netflix renewed the series for the third season, which was released on June 22, 2022. While the series initially had a "TV-14" rating for its first two seasons, the maturity rating was increased to "TV-MA" for its third season, mainly due to an increase in profanity.
In June 2022, it was revealed, according to series creator Steve Blackman, that the season 3 scripts were complete when Elliot Page called him to share the news of his transition, with Blackman feeling it was "very important" that he and Page collaborate on incorporating Viktor's transition into the existing scripts. This led to Thomas Page McBee, who previously worked with Page on 2019's Tales of the City, being brought onboard to ensure that the storyline where Viktor comes out as trans was handled with care and respect.
On January 11, 2021, it was announced that Justin Cornwell, Britne Oldford, Genesis Rodriguez, Cazzie David, and Jake Epstein joined the cast as part of the Sparrow Academy for the third season. In January 2022, Javon Walton revealed in an interview he joined the cast in an undisclosed role for the third season.
Filming for the third season began on February 7, 2021, and concluded on August 28, 2021.
For the third season, Rotten Tomatoes reports a 91% approval rating with an average rating of 7.6/10, based on 57 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Umbrella Academy unfurls a bit beyond a manageable scope in this overstuffed season, but there remains all the gonzo creativity and resonant character relationships that fans enroll for." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 74 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.