Netflix. The series was so well-received it was renewed for a second season, released in July 2020.
Reginald Hargreeves set out to adopt as many of those babies as he could, and only got seven. As they began to develop unique superpowers, he trained them and formed the superhero team “The Umbrella Academy” – but he wasn’t a good father figure, and the siblings parted ways, reuniting years later for Reginald’s funeral and to stop the apocalypse. The end of the world was triggered by one of the siblings, and they failed to stop it, so they had to jump to a different and safer point in time in order to survive.
Ben. However, season 2 raised some questions about what he can and can’t do after Ben “followed the light” and disappeared for good.
Thanks to that moment in Ben’s arc, it was revealed that Klaus can only summon those who have unfinished business and want to be summoned, as seen in season 1 when he just couldn’t communicate with Reginald. Klaus can also make these ghosts temporarily corporeal, which the show helped differentiate by making them translucent blue. This was first seen in season 1’s finale when he made Ben corporeal long enough for him to use his powers and help his siblings. In season 2’s first episode, during the 1963 apocalypse, Klaus brought various soldiers to help them fight, and in the season finale he used this power to have someone catch him. Klaus’ powers in the series are pretty much the same as in the comics, but they’re not all.
In the comics, The Umbrella Academy is taking its time to explore the powers of its main characters, as it helps keep the audience hooked and makes way for more subplots, thus avoiding the risk of running out of material.