Granted, theNetflixseries did answer questions that have gone unanswered in past seasons, such as how Ben died.

Luckily, this one got a definitive answer from showrunner Steve Blackman in a recent interview with NetflixTudum.

Blackman: “Gone, destroyed …

The Umbrella Academy Aidan Gallagher as Number Five

It doesnt exist anymore.

Very few people survived.

And The Cleanse did exactly what it did to Earth on that planet.

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[Because Marigold] and Durango together created The Cleanse monster, the same kind of thing.

And their whole planet was consumed faster than ours was.

She was a wonderful scientist and probably smarter than Hargreeves.”

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This comes after much fan speculation and discussion, which ultimately led to a similar conclusion.

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All four seasons ofThe Umbrella Academyare available to stream on Netflix.

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