The first season of Legion originally aired on FX from February 8, 2017 to March 27, 2017.
Synopsis
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 [1].
Cast and characters
Main
- Dan Stevens as David Haller
- Rachel Keller as Sydney Barrett
- Aubrey Plaza as Lenny Busker/Farouk
- Bill Irwin as Cary Loudermilk
- Jeremie Harris as Ptonomy Wallace
- Amber Midthunder as Kerry Loudermilk
- Katie Aselton as Amy Haller
- Jean Smart as Melanie Bird
Recurring
- Jermaine Clement as Oliver Bird
- Mackenzie Gray as Walter/The Eye
- Hamish Linklater as Clark
- Scott Lawrence as Henry Poole
- Brad Mann as Rudy
- David Selby as Brubaker
Episode list
| # | Image | Title | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Chapter 1 | Noah Hawley | Noah Hawley | February 8, 2017 |
| David considers whether the voices he hears might be real. | |||||
| 2 | 
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Chapter 2 | Noah Hawley | Michael Uppendahl | February 14, 2017 |
| David reflects on his past with the help of new friends. | |||||
| 3 | 
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Chapter 3 | Peter Calloway | Michael Uppendahl | February 22, 2017 |
| David's in trouble, while his friends search for answers. | |||||
| 4 | 
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Chapter 4 | Nathaniel Halpern | Larysa Kondracki | March 1, 2017 |
| David's in trouble, while his friends search for answers. | |||||
| 5 | 
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Chapter 5 | Peter Calloway | Tim Mielants | March 8, 2017 |
| David faces a new threat. | |||||
| 6 | 
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Chapter 6 | Nathaniel Halpern | Hiro Murai | March 15, 2017 |
| David goes back to where it all started. | |||||
| 7 | 
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Chapter 7 | Jennifer Yale | Dennie Gordon | March 22, 2017 |
| David tries to find a way out of his predicament. | |||||
| 8 | 
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Chapter 8 | Noah Hawley | Michael Uppendahl | March 29, 2017 |
| David faces his biggest challenge yet. | |||||
Videos
References
- ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/legion (June 10, 2017)