LEGION Premiere Date and New Trailer

FX sets the date for the premiere of Legion as the X-Men franchise evolves.

Marvel announced the launch details and new trailer.

Dan Stevens in Legion courtesy Marvel
Dan Stevens in Legion courtesy Marvel

Legion is the new drama series from Noah Hawley (Fargo on FX) and the powers of Fox’s X-Men film franchise teaming up with Marvel Studios. Legion will premiere on FX on Wednesday, February 8 at 10 pm. Hawley serves as Executive Producer, along with Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb, Jim Chory and John Cameron.

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LEGION Trailer from MARVEL and FX

X-Men Legacy #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men Legacy #1 courtesy Marvel

Get ready for a trip inside the mind of the most powerful and misunderstand mutant in the X-Men mythos.

Marvel revealed the first trailer for Legion, coming to FX next year.

It’s the story of David Haller (played by Dan Stevens), “a troubled young man who may be more than human. 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 visions might be real.”

In the comics Legion is the son of Professor Charles Xavier. No official word on if the series will follow comics canon but David is classified as a mutant and we see a very familiar image inside the show logo near the end.

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DOWNTON ABBEY Star Joins LEGION

X-Men Legacy #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men Legacy #1 courtesy Marvel

A Downton Abbey veteran plays the title character based on Professor Xavier’s son.

Marvel announced Dan Stevens, Aubrey Plaza and Jean Smart (Fargo) have joined the cast of the pilot for Legion.

Here are the official descriptions of characters.

DAVID (Dan Stevens) – Diagnosed as schizophrenic at a young age, David is a haunted man, trying to find his way back to sanity, but he’s getting tired and is about to give up when he meets the girl of his dreams.

LENNY (Aubrey Plaza) – David’s friend, who despite a life of drugs and alcohol abuse, knows that any day now her life is gonna turn around, which gives Lenny the likeable energy of the impossible optimist despite her rough demeanor. Continue reading DOWNTON ABBEY Star Joins LEGION