Netflix has renewed The Umbrella Academy for a third 10-episode season, which seems like an obvious choice considering that the show's second season was hugely popular. Production will begin in February with the main cast being joined by a (mostly) new group of actors who will be playing the Sparrow Academy. This nasty gang are the students of Sir Reginald Hargreeves in the alternate present our heroes will find themselves in during Season 3.

Netflix's Umbrella Academy Season 2 ended on a magnificent head-scratcher, as the Hargreeves family returned to the present to learn that their respective actions back to the 1960s had completely altered the timeline. The finale's final moments introduced the mysterious Sparrow Academy, as headed up by Justin H. Min's Ben, who totes didn't die in this version of events.

Justin Cornwell - Marcus/Sparrow #1, Justin H. Min - Ben/Sparrow #2, Britne Oldford - Fei/Sparrow #3, Jake Epstein - Alphonso/Sparrow #4, Genesis Rodriguez - Sloane/Sparrow #5, Cazzie David - Jayme/Sparrow #6, Existential Dread-Inducing Psykronium Cube - Christopher/Sparrow #7.

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Fans have had major questions about how the show will follow up on that shocker in Season 3, and Netflix has finally delivered some answers in the form of major casting news and Sparrow Academy character breakdowns.