Legion

Status: Ended
Aired: 2017-19, 3 Seasons Totaling 27 Episodes
Premiere: June 24, 2019
Network: FX
Starring: Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Jean Smart, Aubrey Plaza
Series Website: www.fxnetworks.com/shows/legion/

Description: 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 he must confront the shocking possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees are the result of him being a mutant.

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. FXNetworks.com

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Why Did It End? This show debuted with decent ratings and good buzz from the critics in its first season, but saw its numbers drop notably in its second year. It still received a third season renewal, but that was announced as its last. It might have gotten swept away in the Disney buyout of FOX Entertainment anyway, but it was at least given the opportunity to wrap up its storylines.

2018-19 Season Ratings Results:

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