'Umbrella Academy' Showrunner Reveals How Many Seasons The Show Could Run

Speaking to The Wrap, Steve revealed that he does have an end story in mind, and it happens in season four.

“I think inevitably if we got a Season 4, it’s going towards an endgame,” he shared. “I think at a certain point, I’m not sure where we’d go after Season 4. We have to be careful.”

He added that his “plan for next year is not to continually tread on the same ground we have before. It’s a challenge to come up with a new way to subvert this storyline, and I think we have an idea how to do that. But I think if we got to Season 4, it would be a great ending for the run of the show. I’m not saying I couldn’t do more, but you know, I think that would be very satisfying for the audience, four seasons.”

Steve did mention that he’s already pitched the plan for the season ahead, too.

“I know Season 4. I always pitch it to Netflix ahead of time before I sit down with the writers, so Netflix knows what I’m proposing for Season 4,” he says. “I know the beginning middle and end, I know where we’re going to. Since I started Umbrella, I only knew in my head what I thought the first four seasons are. I have no idea where I’m gonna go after Season 4 if we’re so lucky to have more of that. So I have four seasons of story in my head. I know where I want to go. I know where I want to end, and if we’re lucky enough, I hope the fans will get to see it. I don’t know if we’ll be at the end of the run or not. But either way, I have a plan.”

So, what would season four be about?

Steve shared that he’d like it to explore what the Umbrella Academy is like without its powers.

“I want to pose to the viewer and the fan, ‘Would they be happier without their powers?’ I mean, all they do is complain about being who they are,” he said. “So will Victor, will Diego be happy without it or will they feel like they’re missing an appendage? Will the world not be right for them anymore without powers? Can they be ‘normal’?”

Season three of The Umbrella Academy is streaming now, and yes, there’s an end credits scene!