Legion, Marvel Television’s pilot based on their comic book series, has been picked up to series by the FX network. The series will be led out by Dan Stevens (above), who will play David Haller, a character diagnosed as schizophrenic who 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.
Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza and Jean Smart are also amongst the cast of the 8-episode run, which will debut in 2017.
Noah Hawley (Fargo) will serve as executive producer, alongside Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb, Jim Choryand John Cameron.
“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.”
Here’s a bigger look at the first-look image of Stevens in-character. We’ll bring you more as we get it.
