Marvel mutants TV series 'Legion' debuts in Comic-Con trailer

The 'X-Men' comics spin-off series airs on FX in early 2017.
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Marvel mutants TV series 'Legion' debuts in Comic-Con trailer
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Legion technically exists in its own timeline, unaffiliated with the Fox-brewed X-Men movies. But it's a show about mutants that takes its title from a Marvel mutant who's the son of Charlies Xavier, better known as X-Men founder Professor X.

Dan Stevens stars as David Haller, a.k.a. Legion, a schizophrenic man with mutant powers. If he's anything like his comic book counterpart, Haller's multiple personalities each control a different facet of his abundant powers. The show also features Rachel Keller and Jean Smart, who both appeared on Fargo, as well as Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation), Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Katie Aselton (The League) and Bill Irwin (Law & Order: SVU).

The Comic-Con trailer has an unexpectedly light tone. The title character has issues, but, apparently, he also has strange Bollywood-style musical fantasies.

Tune in when the series comes to FX in early 2017.

Topics Comic-Con Marvel

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.


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