Based on the Marvel Comics by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bill
Sienkiewicz, Legion tells 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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