Here is everything you need to know about the show that David Lynch wishes he had made.
At its core, Legion tells the story of David Haller. In the Marvel comics, David is the son of Charles Xavier (Professor X). However, The Legion TV series wisely plays coy with that connection for a long time, focusing instead on David as a patient at a mental hospital called Clockworks.
Legion is strictly serialized. Watch all episodes in release order from S01E01 (“Chapter 1”) to S03E08 (“Chapter 27”). Post-credits scenes appear in some episodes.
The Legion TV series succeeded largely due to its casting. Dan Stevens, shedding his period-drama persona from Downton Abbey , delivered a career-defining performance. He balanced David’s terrifying power with a childlike innocence and a menacing edge. As the series progressed and David’s morality greyed, Stevens navigated the shift from victim to potential villain with unsettling grace.
David is now the "good" version of himself, but he has to learn to trust the "bad" memories to survive. The Cost of Perfection: