Legion: What Have You Been Told TV Spot Released
In a matter of weeks, comic book fans will get to see the first episode of Legion — a television [...]
In a matter of weeks, comic book fans will get to see the first episode of Legion — a television series that will revolve around David Haller, a powerful mutant who happens to be the son of Charles Xavier. Check out the latest TV spot in the video above!
However, since the show won't be connected to 20th Century Fox's X-Men film franchise and showrunner Noah Hawley wants to keep it mostly focused on Haller's mental health struggles, everyone should keep their expectations for X-Men cameos and Marvel Comics references at a low, or put them aside entirely.
While many might find that news disappointing, I would tell y'all to keep your chin up. Hawley did a masterful job adapting Joel and Ethan Coen's Fargo to the small screen, so Legion is clearly in very good hands — even if he doesn't have any interest in catering to comic book fans.
Legion is the story of a troubled young man who may be more than human. It introduces the story of David Haller, who since he was a teenager, has struggled with mental illness. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he's confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.
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Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey), Rachel Keller (Fargo), Jean Smart (Fargo), Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation), Jeremie Harris (A Walk Among the Tombstones), Amber Midthunder (Hell or High Water), Katie Aselton (The League) and Bill Irwin (Interstellar) star in Legion.
Noah Hawley (Fargo) will serve as an Executive Producer along with Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Deadpool), Bryan Singer (X-Men: Apocalypse, Superman Returns), Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Martian), Jeph Loeb (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel's Daredevil, Marvel's Jessica Jones), Jim Chory (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel's Daredevil, Marvel's Jessica Jones) and John Cameron (Fargo, The Big Lebowski). Legion is the latest project from Hawley and Cameron, two of the Executive Producers of the Emmy and Golden Globe -winning FX limited series Fargo.
Legion premieres on Feb. 8, 2017, at 10 p.m. ET on FX.
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