The Umbrella Academy

  • TV Show
  • TV-14
  • Created by Steve Blackman, Jeremy Slater
  • Based on the comic book series by Gerard Way
  • Reviewed by Sam

Racial Representation: 5

LGBTQ+ Representation: 5

Disability Representation: 3

Body Size Representation: 2

Gender Representation: 5

Socioeconomic Representation: 3

Mental Health Representation: 5

Religious Representation: 1

Own Voice: Yes

The characters are very well developed and all expand well beyond the preconceived notions of what they should be like. Instead of race, sexuality, or gender taking the forefront of their personality, the writers instead take the time to give them other personality traits and round them into 3 dimensional beings.

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