FX orders Noah Hawley’s X-Men-adjacent Legion to series
For a couple of years, shows loosely connected to The Avengers have dominated the world of Marvel-branded live-action TV. But now the mutants will finally get their day as FX has given a series order to Legion, the new show from Fargo creator Noah Hawley that’s loosely connected to The X-Men. Legion will star Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens as David Haller, a man diagnosed with schizophrenia who discovers that the voices in his head may actually be manifestations of a superpower. In the comics, David also happens to be the son of noted X-Man (and telepath) Charles Xavier, so hearing voices is kind of a big deal. But—as has been the case since this project was announced—we have no idea how or if Legion will connect to the X-Men movies or comics. It seems as if it’s being set up as a totally separate thing, but the press release does acknowledge the “X-Men world,” so who knows.