It was announced this week that Elliot Page’s character, previously known as Vanya Hargreeves, on the hit series Netflix The Umbrella Academy, is going to come out as transgender in the upcoming third season of the show. This particular member of the Umbrella Academy family, whose superpower involves unleashing force through the use of sound, will transition in the upcoming third season, which debuts on June 22. Page’s character will now be known as Viktor Hargreeves and use he/him/his pronouns.
Page announced the news himself in a Tweet, including the first-look photo of Viktor (above) along with the caption, “Meet Viktor Hargreeves.” Netflix shared the tweet, adding, “Welcome to the family, Viktor — we’re so happy you’re here.”
When Page first came out as transgender in December 2020, Netflix confirmed he would continue to star on The Umbrella Academy and updated all of the actor’s previous credits to Elliot Page. At that time, there was no plan for the character to transition, and they were still referred to as Vanya in the first teaser released earlier this year, but now we have more insight into how the season will go for Viktor.
Page is joined in the cast by Tom Hopper as Luther, David Castañeda as Diego, Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison, Robert Sheehan as Klaus, Aidan Gallagher as Five, Justin H. Min as Ben, Colm Feore as Reginald, Ritu Arya as Lila, Justin Cornwell as Marcus, Britne Oldford as Fei, Jake Epstein as Alphonso, Genesis Rodriguez as Sloane and Cazzie David as Jayme.
Per Netflix, after going back in time to 1963 and saving the world at the end of The Umbrella Academy Season 2, the new season will pick up where the Hargreeves siblings left off. In an altered timeline, Reginald created the Sparrow Academy, a stylish and smart group of superheroes that mirrors the Umbrella Academy. After a violent confrontation, the two groups must learn to team up and defeat a new entity that threatens to destroy everything. The logline from Netflix asks, “Will they find a way back to their pre-apocalyptic lives? Or is this new world about to reveal more than just a hiccup in the timeline?”
I’m looking forward to the return of The Umbrella Academy, which is based on the Dark Horse comic by Gerard Way. Season 3 is set to premiere on Netflix on June 22nd. Are you excited for it?
via: Variety