On October 1, 1989, 43 women gave birth simultaneously without prior pregnancy. The eccentric Sir Reginald Hargreeves adopted 8 of those special babies. He trained them as superheroes, called them The Umbrella Academy, and broke them along the way.
As Number 8, you possess a unique gift and a history intertwined with your troubled siblings. From the harsh training sessions of childhood to the return of Five with warnings of the apocalypse, your decisions will alter the dynamics of this dysfunctional family and determine whether the end of the world can be avoided, or if the academy will destroy itself from within.
