FX ordered production of Legion TV series
While "X-Men: Apocalypse" was released worldwide, FX decided to tell its own X-Men story on television. According to The Hollywood Reporter, FX has commissioned the production of Noah Hawley's eight-part drama Legion. The series debuts in early 2017. Legion features the story of David Holler (Dan Stevens), a young man, possibly with special abilities, who has struggled with mental illness since he was a teenager. For many years with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, David spent in hospitals. But after a strange acquaintance with one of the patients of the clinic, he learns that the voices and visions for which he was treated may be real. In a literary comic, David – son of Professor Charles Xavier and Holocaust survivor Gabriella Holler. The character first appeared in issue 25 of New Mutants in March 1985. "We have come to expect only excellent work from Noah, and he will present a new, grandiose creative achievement in Legion," said In a statement, FX Software President Nick Grad. “As with Fargo, Noah will bring a new aesthetic and presence to the popular and wealthy X-Men world in Legion. The pilot episode was amazing thanks to Dan Stevens, Aubrey Plaza, Gene Smart, Rachel Keller and more We join our partners at Marvel in congratulating the creative team for what they have achieved. The Topic of Article: FX ordered production of Legion TV series. |
