Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy is the binge-worthy superhero series we never knew we needed

Looking for something to watch this weekend?

Well, we've got some good news: Netflix's newest, binge-worthy superhero series, The Umbrella Academy, has arrived. The 10-episode first season is based on Eisner award-winning comics and graphic novels created and written by My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá - and, despite only being released on Friday, is already winning over plenty of fans. [caption id="attachment_450437" align="alignnone" width="4096"] The Umbrella Academy[/caption] It begins in 1989, when 43  babies are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who previously showed no signs of pregnancy. Seven of them are adopted by billionaire industrialist Sir Reginald Hargreaves, who creates The Umbrella Academy to prepare his 'children' to save the world. [caption id="attachment_450445" align="alignnone" width="3600"] The Umbrella Academy[/caption] But not everything went according to plan. The family ended up breaking apart after a tragedy in their teenage years, and the team disbanded. The six surviving members of the team are reunited after Hargreaves' sudden death. [caption id="attachment_450446" align="alignnone" width="6000"] The Umbrella Academy[/caption] The estranged siblings - Luther, Diego, Allison, Klaus, Vanya and Number Five - try to work together to solve the mystery surrounding his death. But the estranged family once again begins to come apart due to their divergent personalities and abilities - not to mention the imminent threat of a global apocalypse in eight days. [caption id="attachment_450436" align="alignnone" width="3600"] The Umbrella Academy[/caption] Oh, and there's Cha-Cha and Hazel, the time-traveling assassin team tasked with making sure the apocalypse does unfold. The live-action series stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, David Castañeda, Aidan Gallagher, Cameron Britton, and Mary J. Blige. [caption id="attachment_450443" align="alignnone" width="3600"] The Umbrella Academy[/caption] It is produced by Universal Cable Productions for Netflix. Following the series' release on Friday, fans have begun to flood social media with their first impressions of the series - and it is pretty good news. https://twitter.com/TMI_Church/status/1096419906596364294 https://twitter.com/KasumiUmi/status/1096428135959150592 https://twitter.com/Emberstrife/status/1096450222996316160 https://twitter.com/MelissaPenfold/status/1096402455829475340 https://twitter.com/47th_ronin/status/1096323838210498560 https://twitter.com/stiffany_30/status/1096444683746652160 https://twitter.com/CarolynsGeekOut/status/1096452480605417472