LEGION Officially Renewed For A Third Season By FX

LEGION Officially Renewed For A Third Season By FX LEGION Officially Renewed For A Third Season By FX

With only two episodes remaining in the current second season, FX's critically-acclaimed X-Men drama Legion has officially been renewed by FX for a third season, set to air sometime in 2019.

By RohanPatel - Jun 02, 2018 02:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Legion
Source: Marvel
FX officially announced yesterday that it's renewed Legion for a third season, set to air in Spring 2019. 

The critically-acclaimed X-Men drama, which comes to us from the mind of creator/executive producer Noah Hawley (Fargo), stars Dan Stevens as David Haller and also features Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart, Bill Irwin, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Katie Aselton, Jemaine Clement, Jon Hamm, and Navid Negahban.

Speaking on the renewal, Eric Schrier and Nick Grad, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions, released the following statement. “’Legion’ has redefined the superhero drama and exceeded all expectations as the intensity and revelation build through the second season. We are incredibly proud of Noah Hawley’s achievement and are honored to continue the series as it pushes the boundaries of conventional television storytelling. We are also grateful for the contributions of our executive producers, John Cameron, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Nathaniel Halperin, and Jeph Loeb with Marvel Television, as well as our outstanding cast and crew of this groundbreaking show.

The second season is currently airing with the penultimate episode set to debut next Tuesday and the season finale set for June 12th.



So, what do you guys think? Excited? Sound off with your thoughts below!

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.
 
Legion features:
Dan Stevens as David Haller
Rachel Keller as Sydney "Syd" Barrett
Aubrey Plaza as Lenny Busker
Jean Smart as Melanie Bird
Bill Irwin as Cary Loudermilk
Jeremie Harris as Ptonomy Wallace
Amber Midthunder as Kerry Loudermilk
Katie Aselton as Amy Haller
Jemaine Clement as Oliver Bird
Jon Hamm as the Narrator
Navid Negahban as Amahl Farouk/Shadow King


Legion returns with an all-new episode on June 5

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Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 6/1/2018, 12:38 PM

Ratings sucked ass, but i'm glad we are getting a S3, even if it's the final one! :D
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 6/2/2018, 2:11 PM
@Doomsday8888 - Guess who came back in the multiverse episode :D :D :D
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 6/2/2018, 2:24 PM
@LosingitCipher
Ehehehe ;)
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 6/2/2018, 2:30 PM
@Doomsday8888 - I don’t think FX cares much about ratings, I think they actually do care more about the story the showrunner presents to them each Season. And FX isn’t the only place that does not care about ratings, SyFy didn’t either with The Expanse for 3 Seasons nor with the just renewed Krypton.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 6/2/2018, 2:12 PM
The multiverse episode was a masterpiece. Mainly because weirder in subtle ways and made good messages about mental illness.
TheRealTomServo
TheRealTomServo - 6/2/2018, 3:30 PM
@LosingitCipher - agreed, mr. cipher. now...

CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 6/2/2018, 3:44 PM
@TheRealTomServo - Indeed. But i was too busy being awesome to buy gold.
StormXmen123
StormXmen123 - 6/2/2018, 2:19 PM
Thank god.

When then announced they were adding an extra episode to season 2 i felt they may have been trying to wrap up the series and quietly cancel the show (I was having Penny Dreadful flashbacks)

CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 6/2/2018, 2:20 PM
Rest of the season, with the exception of the shadow king and david himself have been less than good.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 6/2/2018, 2:24 PM
@LosingitCipher - The only episode I completely liked was the one where David realized Lennie was in his sister's body.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 6/2/2018, 2:27 PM
@HeavyMetal4Life - For me again its the multiverse episode. I realize its filler but it felt like season 1 again, and it felt like a short film in its own way.

Every single version of david was its own character. Some like homeless david and esspiacly drugged up david where paticurly emotional. It felt like season 1 again.

Everything else is just eh. I will give this advice to save it.

THEY.NEED.TO.LOSE.THE.BASE

Seriously, the majority of this season has taken place in the [frick]ing base. Leave it!! Its so boring!!
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 6/2/2018, 2:32 PM
@LosingitCipher - yeah, I didn't like how it was just filler and contributed nothing to the plot. And that is part of the problem with this season: there are so many times where Hawley throws stuff in that doesn't contribute to the plot, doesn't make sense, etc. Truly style over substance.

And you might be right about the base, though its only one of many problems this season faces.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 6/2/2018, 2:34 PM
@HeavyMetal4Life - Honestly i wouldnt have minded an entire series of the multiverse one. Every david was more compelling than the real plot. And thats a problem.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 6/2/2018, 2:35 PM
@LosingitCipher - that... is true, I totally agree about all that. If an entire season was spent exploring the multiverse, then yeah that episode would have felt really awesome for me.
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 6/2/2018, 2:23 PM
Great. This is the best, most artistic show on TV.

I know a lot of geeks hate this season, but flark them.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 6/2/2018, 2:36 PM
@PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - I think it a geek at this point would learn to be more open to different takes on superhero shows and I say that as one myself.
TheRealTomServo
TheRealTomServo - 6/2/2018, 3:32 PM
@NinnesMBC - you overestimate the acceptance geeks have for shit that breaks away from the superhero formula.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 6/3/2018, 10:00 AM
@TheRealTomServo - Yes that is true. The mentality of why fix what isn’t broken, I can keep my formulas and still enjoy other kind of stuff.(And within time I think Legion will also have come to display their own formula but it’ll be ok for me)
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 6/2/2018, 2:32 PM
I know a lot of people have been turned off by this season, and I can't really disagree with all the complaints because they are valid, but I'm glad it's getting renewed. Maybe I'm just a sucker for visual storytelling but to me Legion is still on top when it comes to comic book tv series's. I will admit though that a lot of the episodes this season seem like filler episodes, but they are still.hood episodes. As some mentioned above my two favorites are the one where its discovered Lennys taken over Amy's body and the multiverse episode. Also Dan Stevens and the guy who plays the Shadow King are incredible!! Cheers to season 3!!
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 6/2/2018, 2:33 PM
@MrCamw1 - I meant to say good episodes lol!! My blackness is coming out in my speech!!!
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 6/2/2018, 2:37 PM
Very happy about these news.
Pantherpool
Pantherpool - 6/2/2018, 2:43 PM
Well... this does put a smile on my face.

bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/2/2018, 3:07 PM
This season has been great. Maybe a little too much for simpletons to digest? Lol
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