As a huge fan of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix, I’m so sad the show ended after four seasons . Showrunner Steve Blackman did a great job staying true to the comics, but he also had some fun sprinkling in surprises for the fans to pick up on. And after binging the fourth and final season when it was released earlier this month on the 2024 TV schedule , I was pleasantly surprised to discover the show seemingly referenced some very well-known famous movie scenes.
The Umbrella Academy is no stranger to mimicking pop culture. I mean, the entire second season takes place in the 1960s and surrounds the assassination of JFK and the conspiracies that followed. Meanwhile, Season 3’s hotel scenes were strongly reminiscent of The Shining .
In a recent segment for Tudum , Blackman discussed a bunch of hidden callbacks from past Umbrella seasons they snuck into the final installment of the show, saying: We really love to put Easter eggs into the show. Without further ado, here are four famous movies the Umbrella Academy seemingly referenced in Season 4, including Kill Bill and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off . The Little Miss Sunshine Van Scene Starting off strong, we see our first potential, though not confirmed, reference in Episode 2, titled “Jean and Gene”.
Though we don’t see the two aforementioned married villains until the very last minute of the episode, we do see a scene that reminds us a lot of Little Miss Sunshine . In both the beloved movie and this sci-fi comic book sho.