Legion: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Legion introduces the story of David Haller: Since he was a teenager, David 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. He's based on the Marvel comics character Legion, the son of X-Men founder Charles Xavier (played by Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy in the films), first introduced in 1985.

Series details

• Title: Legion
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2017-02-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-08-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 64 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 6393
• IMDb ID: tt5114356
• TVDB ID: 320724

Cast and credited roles

• Dan Stevens — David Haller
• Rachel Keller — Sydney "Syd" Barrett
• Amber Midthunder — Kerry Loudermilk
• Bill Irwin — Cary Loudermilk
• Aubrey Plaza — Lenny Busker
• Jean Smart — Melanie Bird
• Jeremie Harris — Ptonomy Wallace / Mainframe
• Hamish Linklater — Clark DeBussy
• Navid Negahban — Amahl Farouk / The Shadow King
• Katie Aselton — Amy Haller
• Jemaine Clement — Oliver Bird
• Lauren Tsai — Jia-yi / Switch

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-02-08; final listed air date 2017-03-29; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-04-03; final listed air date 2018-06-12; episode order: 11.
• Season 3: premiered 2019-06-24; final listed air date 2019-08-12; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Legion on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.