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X-Men series Legion good to go

Worlds collide as X-Men meets Fargo -with a dash of Downton Abbey.

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FX has ordered another comic book-based drama Legion which centres around the X-Men character David Haller, the mutant son of Professor Charles Xavier.

The lead role is played by Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey).

Since he was a teenager, David Haller 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.

The eight episode series from FX Productions and Marvel Television, is executive produced by Noah Hawley (Fargo).

In addition to Stevens, the cast includes Rachel Keller and Jean Smart, along with Aubrey Plaza, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Katie Aselton and Bill Irwin.

“We’ve come to expect excellence from Noah Hawley and with Legion he has delivered another major creative achievement,” said Nick Grad President of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions.

“Just as he did in reimagining Fargo, he is bringing an entirely new aesthetic and sensibility to the enormously popular and richly represented X-Men world. The pilot episode is stunning, driven by incredible performances from Dan Stevens, Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart, Rachel Keller and the rest of the cast. We join our producing partners at Marvel in congratulating the creative team for what they’ve accomplished and are as excited as the fans for the premiere of Legion’s first season.”

Source: Variety

3 Responses

  1. I reckon this will flop. Doesn’t look as interesting as other superhero series based on that blurb. They’ll probably try too hard to make it dark and gritty.

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