By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Actor Elliot Page has introduced that their character from the Netflix collection “The Umbrella Academy” will come out as transgender within the upcoming third season.
Page performed cisgender lady Vanya Hargreeves within the first two seasons of the superhero present however for season three, the character is rechristened Viktor Hargreeves.
The Oscar-nominated actor, identified for movies comparable to “Juno” and “Inception”, got here out as a transgender in 2020.
Meet Viktor Hargreeves ☂️@UmbrellaAcad pic.twitter.com/ZraQNBhfTb
— Elliot Page (@TheElliotPage) March 29, 2022
He shared the information in a submit on their official Instagram deal with on Tuesday evening.
“Meet Viktor Hargreeves,” Page posted together with a personality poster from the upcoming season.
According to Variety, Viktor Hargreeves will use he/him/his pronouns.
“The Umbrella Academy” revolves round a dysfunctional household of adopted sibling superheroes who reunite to resolve the thriller of their father’s loss of life and the specter of an imminent apocalypse.
Created by Steve Blackman and developed by Jeremy Slater, the present is predicated on the comedian e-book collection of the identical title written by Gerard Way.
The present additionally options Tom Hopper, David Castaneda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H Min, Colm Feore, and Ritu Arya.
The new solid members for the third season embrace Justin Cornwell, Britne Oldford, Jake Epstein, Genesis Rodriguez, Cazzie David, and Javon Walton.
