Legion, based on the
Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, is the story of David
Haller (Dan Stevens), a troubled young man who may be more than human.
Diagnosed as schizophrenic as a child, David has been in and out of psychiatric
hospitals for years. Now in his early 30s and institutionalized once again,
David loses himself in the rhythm of the structured regimen of life in the
hospital: breakfast, lunch, dinner, therapy, medications, sleep. David spends
the rest of his time in companionable silence alongside his chatterbox friend
Lenny (Aubrey Plaza), a fellow patient whose life-long drug and alcohol
addiction has done nothing to quell her boundless optimism that her luck is
about to change. The pleasant numbness of David’s routine is completely upended
with the arrival of a beautiful and troubled new patient named Syd (Rachel
Keller). Inexplicably drawn to one another, David and Syd share a startling
encounter, after which David must confront the shocking possibility that the
voices he hears and the visions he sees may actually be real.
A haunted man, David escapes from the hospital and
seeks shelter with his sister Amy (Katie Aselton). But Amy’s concern for her
brother is trumped by her desire to protect the picture perfect suburban life
she’s built for herself. Eventually, Syd guides David to Melanie Bird (Jean
Smart), a nurturing but demanding therapist with a sharp mind and
unconventional methods. She and her team of specialists – Ptonomy (Jeremie
Harris), Kerry (Amber Midthunder) and Cary (Bill Irwin) – open David’s eyes to
an extraordinary new world of possibilities.
Noah Hawley ("Fargo") will serve as an Executive Producer along
with Lauren Shuler Donner ("X-Men: Days of Future Past"), Bryan
Singer ("X-Men: Days of Future Past"), Simon Kinberg ("The
Martian"), Jeph Loeb ("Marvel’s Daredevil"), Jim Chory
("Marvel’s Jessica Jones") and John Cameron ("The Big
Lebowski").
Legion premieres Wednesday, February 8 on FX.
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