The Umbrella Academy: Everything You Need To Know
6. #4: The Séance, Aka Klaus Hargreeves
The fourth member of the academy is none other than The Seance. Klaus Hargreeves is definitely the most unhinged and morbid of the group. He at one time had to check himself into a comatose ward at Shiny view psychiatric hospital. He chose that ward because he simply enjoyed the company.
Klaus possesses a crazy set of powers that include telekinesis, levitation, and some level of psychic ability. This psychic ability allows him to speak to the dead and possess the living. At one point in the comics, Number Four is killed but rejected from both Heaven and Hell.
What really sets him apart from literally any other character with powers is his weakness. His abilities are rendered useless when he’s wearing shoes. A pair of sneakers takes this hero out of the game.
Robert Sheehan has been cast as Klaus aka The Seance in The Umbrella Academy. He has been able to play whacky characters so organically in the past which makes him a perfect choice to bring this zany individual to life. Fans will remember him from his time on the show Misfits and his recent outing in Geostorm and The Mortal Engines.