Legion, the first spinoff from the X-Men cinematic universe, and will be hitting small-screens everywhere early next year. A first trailer was initially revealed at San Diego Comic-Con in July, and has now been joined by a pair of strange new teasers. Check the first out here, and the other at the bottom:
Legion is the spawn of a partnership between Marvel Studios and Fox, and will premiere next year on FX. It’s being overseen by Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley and stars Dan Stevens (The Guest) and Aubrey Plaza (Parks & Recreation). Stevens will play the role of David Haller, the troubled son of none other than X-Men leader Professor Charles Xavier.
The character of Legion first appeared in a 1985 issue of the Marvel comic The New Mutants. The show will be the first time that Marvel has been directly involved with the X-Men universe onscreen. Fox is the sole producer of all of the X-Men films, as well as spinoffs such as Wolverine and Deadpool. Marvel, on the other hand, has retained the TV rights to the properties.
Last month, X-Men director Bryan Singer confirmed that the show would indeed take place within the same universe as the movies. “[It’s] part of the X-Men universe,” he informed The Hollywood Reporter. “But when you watch it, you wouldn’t have to label it. It could exist completely on its own.”
Singer further explained that it “will relate to future X-Men movies,” and added that it will feature a “really ambitious and fun and very unique storyline.”
Fox is also working on a second X-Men show. It was announced last year that a period show called Hellfire was in development; however, this has since been scrapped following the departure of its showrunners in January. The replacement show will instead follow two ordinary parents as they come to discover that their children are mutants and are forced to flee from the government. It has been confirmed that the show has received a pilot order from the network.
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