Umbrella Academy

Elliot Page's "Umbrella Academy" character Vanya Hargreeves will come out as transgender in season three of the Netflix series.

Page is partnering with Flatiron Books on his memoir, “Pageboy,” which is due for release in 2023. “I love that I am trans. Page announced the news on Twitter alongside a snapshot of himself in costume.

Page's character has publicly changed genders and names, reflecting Page's own experience.

This change also signals to other productions that they can change a character to suit an actor of any gender (not just trans folks) in order to better respect the actor playing the role and allow for more gender equity in television across the board. Besides the fact that this might be a historic rewriting—it’s hard to recall a character has ever changed gender because the actor playing them has transitioned—just the fact that there’s enough respect between Page and the show to adjust the character to suit his new gender is incredibly heartening. The embrace of Page’s identity will make it easier for Page to land new roles in the future and will help bring more trans people into Hollywood as actors first and trans people second.

Page has introduced the world to Viktor Hargreeves, his character in the Netflix series' upcoming third season.

Or is this new world about to reveal more than just a hiccup in the timeline?” At the time, Variety reported that Page would continue to star on The Umbrella Academy, and that Netflix was updating all of his previous credits to reflect the actor’s transition. Netflix retweeted Page’s post, adding, “Welcome to the family, Viktor—we’re so happy you’re here.”

The Umbrella Academy Season 3. Emmy RaverLampman as Allison Hargreeves Elliot Page Tom Hopper as. (L to R) Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison Hargreeves, Elliot Page ...

Below, we've rounded up everything we know about The Umbrella Academy Season 3 including episode titles, character details, and a release date. Aside from Elliot as Viktor, all the series regulars are set to return for season 3. Based on Gerard Way’s antihero comic of the same name, The Umbrella Academy first premiered on Netflix in early 2019 to critical acclaim.

"The Umbrella Academy" Season 3 is coming to Netflix in June 2022 and ahead of its return, Elliot Page has revealed the first look at Viktor Hargreeves.

Training Day's Justin Cornwell, who has joined the cast of The Umbrella Academy Season 3 as Marcus, the leader of the Sparrow Academy, also showed his support in the comment section on Instagram, as well as Rainbow Sun Francks who played Detective Chuck Beaman in Season 1 of The Umbrella Academy, penning "Yes, Viktor!" The Umbrella Academy's showrunner Steve Blackman commented on a series of red love hearts and reposted Page's photo on his own Instagram stories in support and writer Jeff F. King wrote "Hello Viktor!" underneath the post. Emmy Raver Lampman, who plays Allison Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy wrote: "I love you" under Page's post and Ben Hargreeves star Justin H. Min wrote: "leather jacket brothers."

In addition to a slew of new cast members — including Justin Cornwell (Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey), Jake Epstein (Degrassi), and Cazzie David (Life & ...

At the moment, Netflix hasn't confirmed whether or not The Umbrella Academy has been renewed for another season. "Enter the Sparrow Academy. Smart, stylish, and about as warm as a sea of icebergs, the Sparrows immediately clash with the Umbrellas in a violent face-off that turns out to be the least of everyone's concerns," a logline reads. "Meet Viktor Hargreeves," Page, who came out as transgender in 2020, captioned a photo of his character from the new season.