New Legion: Control Promo Released

In a new TV spot released for the upcoming X-Men spinoff series, Legion, we learn that David (Dan Stevens) is able to control almost everything with his mind – including a fully loaded kitchen.

When a doctor asks how he feels now, he simply responds with, “Better.”

Legion follows David Haller, a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years.

After a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and visions he sees might be real. Each one of his personalities controls a different mutant power.

In the comics, David Haller is the son of Professor X and holocaust survivor Gabrielle Haller. Although we don’t know how much of the relationship with his father will be explored in the show, we do know that there is a wheelchair in the first scene – hinting that Professor X does play a role.

Legion will also star Parkes and Recreation‘s Aubrey Plaza as David’s friend Lenny. Fargo alum Jean Smart and Rachel Keller will respectively play therapist Melanie and a character rumored to be a mix of Rogue and Spyke.

Legion is a joint production of FX Productions and Marvel Television. Hawley is joined by Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Wolverine), Bryan Singer (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Superman Returns), Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Martian), Jon Cameron and Marvel Television head Jeph Loeb (Agents of SHIELD, Daredevil) and Jim Chory (Daredevil) as executive producer.

Legion‘s eight-episode first season will premiere on FX in February 2017.