Elliot Page Shares 'Umbrella Academy' Season 3 Photo: 'Meet Viktor Hargreeves'

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Elliot Page is sharing the first photo of his character in the upcoming third season for the Netflix series.The actor, who came out as transgender in December 2020, wrote an introductory message on Tuesday alongside the image, which sees the character sitting alone at a darkened bar, looking up at something offscreen: «Meet Viktor Hargreeves.» Previously, the character was known as Vanya and used she/her pronouns for the series' first two seasons.

Now, the character will be referred to as Viktor and use he/him pronouns when the new season kicks off Wednesday, June 22.A post shared by @elliotpageNetflix confirmed the news when it reshared Page's tweet on Tuesday afternoon, writing, «Welcome to the family, Viktor — we’re so happy you’re here.»Welcome to the family, Viktor — we’re so happy you’re here ❤️ https://t.co/hQwD4VvlkdHis co-stars and fellow Hollywood peers, such as Indya Moore, Julia Garner and Tommy Dorfman, expressed their support on Tuesday for Page and his character, Viktor, on social media.«Ben would be so proud,» tweeted Justin H.

Min, who plays a fellow Hargreeves sibling. «I love you,» co-star Emmy Raver-Lampman commented on Page's Instagram alongside a heart emoji.star Nicole Maines also reacted to the news, writing, «This is now a Viktor stan account.»The onscreen transition for the character reflects Page's real-life journey offscreen.

When Page publicly shared that he was transgender in 2020, Netflix confirmed that he would continue to appear on .«I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot,» Page wrote at the time of his announcement. «I feel lucky to be writing this.