best episodes of The Umbrella Academy poster

A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

4 Seasons
36 Episodes
Ended
Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama
Cast & Characters
episode image The End of Something
8.9/10 (5923 votes)

#1 The End of Something

S2:E10

Reeling from the events at Dealey Plaza, the siblings head to the farm to help save Harlan — only to find themselves drawn into a deadly showdown.

episode image The White Violin
8.7/10 (6383 votes)

#2 The White Violin

S1:E10

As a lifetime of secrets and resentment bring the Umbrella Academy crashing down, the Hargreeves siblings realize the worst is still to come.

episode image 743
8.7/10 (4696 votes)

#3 743

S2:E9

As the Fives plot against each other, one of the siblings makes a big sacrifice to help Vanya, and Lila learns the truth about her parents.

episode image I Heard a Rumor
8.5/10 (5534 votes)

#4 I Heard a Rumor

S1:E8

As Vanya practices controlling her new abilities, Allison tags along with a local cop to find out what happened outside the restaurant.

episode image The Seven Stages
8.5/10 (4498 votes)

#5 The Seven Stages

S2:E8

A desperate Five concocts a risky plan to intercept another version of himself. The FBI tortures Vanya. Diego discovers what causes the apocalypse.

episode image Changes
8.4/10 (5323 votes)

#6 Changes

S1:E9

Vanya veers between shock and despair as she makes a string of unsettling discoveries. A serendipitous development leaves Five at loose ends.

episode image Öga for Öga
8.4/10 (4549 votes)

#7 Öga for Öga

S2:E7

After Five travels to 1982 to carry out his new mission, the siblings face a flurry of difficult decisions. Carl issues a warning to Vanya.

episode image The Day That Wasn't
8.3/10 (5556 votes)

#8 The Day That Wasn't

S1:E6

Sparks fly when Vanya finds her siblings holding an emergency family meeting without her. Five starts his new job at HQ. Cha-Cha faces a dilemma.

episode image Number Five
8.2/10 (5568 votes)

#9 Number Five

S1:E5

Five lets Luther in on his secret, Klaus returns from a harrowing trip through time, and Vanya begins to feel different without her meds.

episode image Right Back Where We Started
8.2/10 (5182 votes)

#10 Right Back Where We Started

S2:E1

After dropping his siblings into an alley in Dallas — in different years — Five scrambles to track them all down and stop a new doomsday threat.

episode image The Swedish Job
8.2/10 (4615 votes)

#11 The Swedish Job

S2:E3

As the sit-in approaches, Allison reconnects with Klaus, the Swedes chase Vanya into a cornfield, and Luther makes a distressing discovery.

episode image A Light Supper
8.2/10 (4387 votes)

#12 A Light Supper

S2:E6

Allison gives Ray a peek at her powers, Dave visits Klaus's compound, the Handler offers Five a deal, and the siblings meet their father for dinner.

episode image The Day That Was
8.1/10 (5254 votes)

#13 The Day That Was

S1:E7

With a second chance at the day, the siblings team up to find the mysterious "Harold Jenkins." Leonard takes Vanya into the woods to test her powers.

episode image Valhalla
8.1/10 (4457 votes)

#14 Valhalla

S2:E5

Summoned to an emergency meeting, the siblings hatch very different plans for how to spend their last six days on Earth. Lila confronts her mother.

episode image The Frankel Footage
8.0/10 (4646 votes)

#15 The Frankel Footage

S2:E2

An incident at the bar leads Luther to Vanya. Five finds an unsettling surprise in the film Hazel left behind. The cops come after Allison's husband.

episode image The Majestic 12
8.0/10 (4473 votes)

#16 The Majestic 12

S2:E4

While Allison searches frantically for Ray, Vanya contends with a crisis at the farm, and Five, Diego, and Lila crash a party at the Mexican Consulate.

episode image Man on the Moon
7.9/10 (5562 votes)

#17 Man on the Moon

S1:E4

The story of Luther's transformation emerges. At the motel, Klaus puts Hazel and Cha-Cha's training to the test. Allison grows suspicious of Leonard.

episode image Extra Ordinary
7.8/10 (5849 votes)

#18 Extra Ordinary

S1:E3

Worried their mother is hiding something, Luther and Allison call a family meeting. Cha-Cha and Hazel catch a big break in their hunt for Five.

episode image We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals
7.7/10 (7407 votes)

#19 We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals

S1:E1

Years after they rose to fame as young crime-fighting superheroes, the estranged Hargreeves siblings come together to mark their father's death.

episode image Run Boy Run
7.7/10 (6304 votes)

#20 Run Boy Run

S1:E2

After sharing the story of his time travel with Vanya, Five hunts for the owner of a fake eye. But two mysterious assassins are hot on his trail.

episode image Auf Wiedersehen
7.7/10 (2965 votes)

#21 Auf Wiedersehen

S3:E7

In 1989, Lila digs up one of her mother's secrets. The families join forces to fight the Kugelblitz. Reginald teaches Klaus to harness his powers.

episode image Seven Bells
7.7/10 (2987 votes)

#22 Seven Bells

S3:E9

Reginald goes all out to convince the children to sign on to his plan. Five tries to recover a drunken memory. Allison has a change of heart.

episode image Meet the Family
7.6/10 (4398 votes)

#23 Meet the Family

S3:E1

After averting a doomsday in Dallas, the Umbrella siblings return to a very different Academy — now ruled by the powerful and hostile Sparrows.

episode image Pocket Full of Lightning
7.6/10 (3407 votes)

#24 Pocket Full of Lightning

S3:E3

As people start disappearing in waves, Five and Lila reluctantly team up to solve their time-travel problem. Klaus sees a new side of his father.

episode image Kugelblitz
7.6/10 (3244 votes)

#25 Kugelblitz

S3:E4

Luther and Sloane hatch a plan to end the war between the families. Viktor reconnects with someone from the past. Five has an unsettling encounter.

episode image Kindest Cut
7.4/10 (3166 votes)

#26 Kindest Cut

S3:E5

Klaus's relationship with death proves more complicated than anyone knew. Viktor finally learns what happened to the Umbrellas' mothers.

episode image Marigold
7.4/10 (2775 votes)

#27 Marigold

S3:E6

Five chases down Pogo, Viktor and Harlan attempt a transfer of powers, and Diego and Lila venture beyond the wall of the White Buffalo Suite.

episode image Oblivion
7.4/10 (3626 votes)

#28 Oblivion

S3:E10

Shaken, the family confronts the deadly mysteries of the Hotel Oblivion — and the growing suspicion that their mission is not what it seems.

episode image Jean and Gene
7.2/10 (2678 votes)

#29 Jean and Gene

S4:E2

With their powers restored, the gang embarks on a mission to find Sy Grossman's daughter. But they soon encounter hostility in a seemingly quaint town.

episode image Wedding at the End of the World
7.1/10 (3281 votes)

#30 Wedding at the End of the World

S3:E8

With the universe collapsing around them, the gang gathers for a day of romance, awkwardness and debauchery at the Hotel Obsidian.

episode image World's Biggest Ball of Twine
6.9/10 (4297 votes)

#31 World's Biggest Ball of Twine

S3:E2

With their Number One missing, the Sparrows take a hostage. Allison makes a painful discovery. Klaus takes Five on an eye-opening road trip.

episode image The Unbearable Tragedy of Getting What You Want
6.7/10 (2814 votes)

#32 The Unbearable Tragedy of Getting What You Want

S4:E1

The family teams up to find a kidnapped Viktor while attempting to adjust to normal life. Lila and Five probe a mysterious group called the Keepers.

episode image The Squid and the Girl
6.7/10 (2445 votes)

#33 The Squid and the Girl

S4:E3

The group splits up to find Jennifer. Later on, they pay Reginald a visit, confronting memories that hold critical clues to their mission.

episode image The Cleanse
6.4/10 (2429 votes)

#34 The Cleanse

S4:E4

After learning the truth about Jennifer, the crew sets out to find her and Ben. Klaus hustles to escape his plight. Five and Lila try to change the past.

episode image Six Years, Five Months, and Two Days
5.7/10 (2915 votes)

#35 Six Years, Five Months, and Two Days

S4:E5

Lila and Five get lost traversing various timelines. Meanwhile, Viktor and Reginald aim to stop Ben, whose union with Jennifer sets forth a lethal path.

episode image End of the Beginning
4.9/10 (4596 votes)

#36 End of the Beginning

S4:E6

With Ben and Jennifer in peril and the Cleanse underway, the family unites for one last fight to save the world — and end the infinite devastation.

Cast & Chracters

character image Number Five

Number Five

Actor: Aidan Gallagher
character image Viktor Hargreeves / Number Seven

Viktor Hargreeves / Number Seven

Actor: Elliot Page
character image Luther Hargreeves / Number One

Luther Hargreeves / Number One

Actor: Tom Hopper
character image Allison Hargreeves / Number Three

Allison Hargreeves / Number Three

Actor: Emmy Raver-Lampman
character image Klaus Hargreeves / Number Four

Klaus Hargreeves / Number Four

Actor: Robert Sheehan
character image Diego Hargreeves / Number Two

Diego Hargreeves / Number Two

Actor: David Castañeda
character image Ben Hargreeves / Number Six

Ben Hargreeves / Number Six

Actor: Justin H. Min
character image Lila Pitts

Lila Pitts

Actor: Ritu Arya
character image Sir Reginald Hargreeves

Sir Reginald Hargreeves

Actor: Colm Feore

The highest rated episode of The Umbrella Academy is "The End of Something" (S2E10) with a rating of 8.90.

This episode received 5,923 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "End of the Beginning" (S4E6) with a rating of 4.90.

This episode received 4,596 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The White Violin" (S1E10) with a rating of 8.70.

This episode received 6,383 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 7,407 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The End of Something" (S2E10) with a rating of 8.90.

This episode received 5,923 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Frankel Footage" (S2E2) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 4,646 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Auf Wiedersehen" (S3E7) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 2,965 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "World's Biggest Ball of Twine" (S3E2) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 4,297 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Jean and Gene" (S4E2) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 2,678 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "End of the Beginning" (S4E6) with a rating of 4.90.

This episode received 4,596 votes.

Name Department Job
Andrew M. Stearn Art Production Design
Megan Oppenheimer Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Erin Palmer Lighting Lighting Technician
Abbey Morris Production Executive Producer
Aeryn Michelle Williams Production Supervising Producer
Beau Bauman Production Executive Producer
Chris Tongue Production Co-Producer
D.J. Carson Production Co-Executive Producer
Elizabeth Padden Production Producer
Everett Burrell Production Co-Executive Producer
Gabriel Bá Production Co-Executive Producer
Gerard Way Production Co-Executive Producer
Jamie Neese Production Co-Executive Producer
Jason Neese Production Co-Executive Producer
Jennifer Cecil Production Executive Producer
Jeremy Webb Production Executive Producer
Jesse McKeown Production Executive Producer
Junie Lowry-Johnson Production Original Casting
Keith Goldberg Production Executive Producer
Lauren Otero Production Producer
Libby Goldstein Production Original Casting
Mike Richardson Production Executive Producer
Molly Nussbaum Production Co-Executive Producer
Pascal Verschooris Production Executive Producer
Robert Askins Production Co-Executive Producer
Robin D. Cook Production Casting
Scott Stuber Production Executive Producer
Steve Blackman Production Executive Producer
Thomas Page McBee Production Co-Producer
Jeff Russo Sound Original Music Composer
Perrine Virgile Sound Original Music Composer

Similar Shows You Might Like