The BEST Episodes of The Umbrella Academy

Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!

Last Updated: Jul 30, 2021

Network: Netflix

Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets—and a looming threat to humanity.

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The End of Something

#1 - The End of Something

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired Jul 31, 2020

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.

star 8.31
1,536 votes
Directors: Jeremy Webb
Writers: Steve Blackman
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The White Violin

#2 - The White Violin

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired Feb 15, 2019

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

star 8.28
2,407 votes
Directors: Peter Hoar
Writers: Steve Blackman
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743

#3 - 743

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired Jul 31, 2020

The Fives plot against each other. One of the siblings makes a big sacrifice to help Vanya. Lila learns the truth about her parents.

star 8.10
1,460 votes
Directors: Amanda Marsalis
Writers: Bronwyn Garrity, Robert Askins
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The Seven Stages

#4 - The Seven Stages

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired Jul 31, 2020

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

star 7.98
1,494 votes
Directors: Amanda Marsalis
Writers: Jesse McKeown, Mark Goffman
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Changes

#5 - Changes

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired Feb 15, 2019

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

star 7.98
2,272 votes
Directors: Jeremy Webb
Writers: Steve Blackman
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I Heard a Rumor

#6 - I Heard a Rumor

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired Feb 15, 2019

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

star 7.94
2,291 votes
Directors: Jeremy Webb
Writers: Steve Blackman
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The Day That Wasn't

#7 - The Day That Wasn't

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Feb 15, 2019

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.

star 7.89
2,371 votes
Directors: Stephen Surjik
Writers: Steve Blackman
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Number Five

#8 - Number Five

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Feb 15, 2019

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

star 7.89
2,429 votes
Directors: Ellen Kuras
Writers: Steve Blackman
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Öga for Öga

#9 - Öga for Öga

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired Jul 31, 2020

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

star 7.88
1,499 votes
Directors: Ellen Kuras
Writers: Nikki Schiefelbein
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A Light Supper

#10 - A Light Supper

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Jul 31, 2020

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

star 7.80
1,486 votes
Directors: Ellen Kuras
Writers: Aeryn Michelle Williams
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Valhalla

#11 - Valhalla

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired Jul 31, 2020

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.

star 7.76
1,528 votes
Directors: Tom Verica
Writers: Robert Askins
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The Frankel Footage

#12 - The Frankel Footage

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired Jul 31, 2020

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.

star 7.73
1,616 votes
Directors: Stephen Surjik
Writers: Mark Goffman
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The Swedish Job

#13 - The Swedish Job

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 31, 2020

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

star 7.72
1,559 votes
Directors: Stephen Surjik
Writers: Jesse McKeown
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The Majestic 12

#14 - The Majestic 12

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired Jul 31, 2020

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

star 7.71
1,537 votes
Directors: Tom Verica
Writers: Bronwyn Garrity
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Right Back Where We Started

#15 - Right Back Where We Started

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired Jul 31, 2020

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.

star 7.71
1,726 votes
Directors: Sylvain White
Writers: Steve Blackman
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The Day That Was

#16 - The Day That Was

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired Feb 15, 2019

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.

star 7.71
2,306 votes
Directors: Stephen Surjik
Writers: Steve Blackman
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Man on the Moon

#17 - Man on the Moon

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Feb 15, 2019

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.

star 7.65
2,462 votes
Directors: Ellen Kuras
Writers: Steve Blackman
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Run Boy Run

#18 - Run Boy Run

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Feb 15, 2019

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.

star 7.61
2,716 votes
Directors: Andrew Bernstein
Writers: Steve Blackman
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We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals

#19 - We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Feb 15, 2019

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

star 7.61
3,149 votes
Directors: Peter Hoar
Writers: Jeremy Slater
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Extra Ordinary

#20 - Extra Ordinary

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Feb 15, 2019

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.

star 7.54
2,565 votes
Directors: Andrew Bernstein
Writers: Steve Blackman
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