{"id":9443,"date":"2022-01-02T13:41:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T12:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1543578"},"modified":"2022-01-02T14:17:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T13:17:07","slug":"the-umbrella-academy-drops-sparrow-academy-teasers","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-umbrella-academy-drops-sparrow-academy-teasers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Umbrella Academy drops Sparrow Academy teasers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Abby Robinson\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 02 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>In <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/umbrella-academy-ending-scene-explained\/&quot;\">The Umbrella Academy season 2 finale<\/a>, a seismic new storyline was thrown into the mix, which promises further turmoil ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Following an epic battle against The Handler and her daughter Lila, The UA successfully lived to see another day and returned to the academy, where Sir Reginald Hargreeves was waiting for them. But instead of a warm hug and an even warmer cup of tea, which is the least they all deserved after emerging victorious from their scuffle, Hargreeves had some game-changing news to impart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t your home,\u201d he said, heartlessly. \u201cThis is The Sparrow Academy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The camera then panned to the members of said gang, who were waiting to greet them in an equally cold manner.<\/p> <p>We didn\u2019t get a close look at the new cohort (aside from \u201cemo Ben\u201d, as we\u2019re calling him) when they were first introduced, but the show\u2019s official Twitter account has since revealed their names alongside their official portraits \u2013 so we can finally see what we\u2019re dealing with.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re an eclectic bunch, to say the least\u2026 Now, The Umbrella Academy has dropped some tantalising clues about what we can expect from the new seven.<\/p>\n<p>One we\u2019re particularly interested in is No. 7 Christopher, who\u2019s \u201ca total square\u201d \u2013 literally.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">christopher is a total square. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/S9tH6ty29p&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/S9tH6ty29p<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Umbrella Academy (@UmbrellaAcad) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/UmbrellaAcad\/status\/1477369362248081415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>No 6. Jayme \u201cdrives us MAD\u201d, while No. 5 Sloane \u201cthinks she\u2019s totally above us\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Alphonso, No. 4, is a \u201cbully\u201d and sporting some pretty mean scars\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Fei, No. 3, \u201cliterally hangs with the birds\u201d and No. 2 Ben \u201chas a real attitude problem\u201d, but he\u2019s working on it.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding up the gang is Marcus, No. 1, who thinks he\u2019s \u201csoooooo tough\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Well, they look like a friendly assortment\u2026 And we can\u2019t wait to meet them!<\/p>\n<p>Find out what The Sparrow Academy means for the OG crew when <strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-umbrella-academy-season-3-release-date\/&quot;\">The Umbrella Academy season 3<\/a><\/strong> arrives on Netflix this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Umbrella Academy seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on Netflix. <\/strong><strong>Looking for something else to watch? Check out our guide to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/on-demand\/2020-07-06\/best-tv-shows-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\">best series on Netflix<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/on-demand\/2020-07-06\/netflix-best-movies\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\">best movies\u00a0on Netflix<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Abby Robinson Published: Sunday, 02 January 2022 at 12:00 am In The Umbrella Academy season 2 finale, a seismic new storyline was thrown into the mix, which promises further turmoil ahead. 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