How does Ben die in The Umbrella Academy? (Image: NETFLIX) The Umbrella Academy trailer for the final season on Netflix WARNING: This article contains spoilers from The Umbrella Academy. The Umbrella Academy is nearing its end but how does Ben die in the Netflix drama? Season four will mark the final goodbye for subscribers who have been gripped to the Netflix comic book adaptation since it debuted in 2019. One of the characters to stand out among the Umbrellas is Ben Hargreeves (played by Justin H Min) as he died offscreen long before the first series began.
Despite his demise, Ben still appears throughout the show, as a ghost, a spirit that’s possessed Klaus’ body, as well as a member of The Sparrow Academy in another universe. But overall, Ben is hardly mentioned by his Hargreeves siblings, only cropping up in conversation when they ask Klaus if his ghost is there in certain situations. The Umbrella Academy fans are eager to find out exactly how Ben died (Image: NEFLIX) Related articles Netflix's Umbrella Academy star buried alive for 14 'gruelling' hours on set The Umbrella Academy season 3 recap - everything to know ahead of final series How does Ben die in The Umbrella Academy? Exactly how Ben dies is neither revealed in the Netflix series or the original comic books but Reginald did previously state to his “children” that they “failed one of their own”.
The season four trailer, however, does tease that perhaps an explanation of Ben’s death could be given .