Scripted series · FX
Legion
Open your third eye.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Dan Stevens
David Haller / Legion
27 eps
Rachel Keller
Sydney ‘Syd’ Barrett
27 eps
Aubrey Plaza
Lenny Busker
27 eps
Jeremie Harris
Ptonomy Wallace
27 eps
Amber Midthunder
Kerry Loudermilk
27 eps
Bill Irwin
Cary Loudermilk
27 eps
Jean Smart
Melanie Bird
20 eps
Mackenzie Gray
The Eye
8 eps
Katie Aselton
Amy Haller
9 eps
Hamish Linklater
Clark Debussy
22 eps
Lauren Tsai
Jia-Yi / Switch
8 eps
Navid Negahban
Amahl Farouk / Shadow King
19 eps
Luke Roessler
David Haller (6-8 Years)
16 eps
Ellie Araiza
Philly
5 eps
Lillian Lim
The Monk
2 eps
Jason Mantzoukas
Jerome / Wolf
1 eps
Stephanie Corneliussen
Gabrielle
4 eps
Harry Lloyd
Charles Xavier / Professor X
3 eps
Sophie Mackenzie Nack
Sweetie
1 eps
Margaux Brooke
Eloise
1 eps
Matt Hamilton
Ben
1 eps
Mike Azevedo
'Renal Failure' Alvarez
1 eps
Ese Atawo
Day Room Duty Nurse
1 eps
June B. Wilde
Science Teacher
1 eps
Maddie Phillips
Jr. Prom Date (Crying)
1 eps
Stephanie Lavigne
Patient Dancer #7
1 eps
Camille Mitchell
Dr. Bates
1 eps
Eddie Jemison
The Greek
2 eps
Daniel Kailin
Asian Teenager
2 eps
Scott Lawrence
Dr. Poole
3 eps
Jillian Dion
Irma Whitecloud
1 eps
Kirby Morrow
Benny
3 eps
David Selby
Brubaker
3 eps
David Ferry
Dr. Kissinger
3 eps
Emily Shuttleworth
Angry Boy
1 eps
Gabriel Jacob-Cross
Ptonomy (5 yrs)
1 eps
Paul Belsito
The Man Who Hides
1 eps
Stephanie Van Dyck
Skeletal Fat Lady
2 eps
Sharlene Royer
Ptonomy's Mom
1 eps
Jemaine Clement
Oliver Bird
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Legion actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Legion reads strongest on Character Depth, Spectacle and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 27 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20178 episodes
7.8IMDbTroubled by unsettling visions, young David Haller begins piecing together his fragmented memories and realizes he may have special powers.
Best episode · S01E07 Chapter 7
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201811 episodes
7.1IMDbWith David and Oliver missing and Farouk on the loose, the team forms an unlikely alliance with their former enemy Clark and his well-funded government is on a new path to attaining infinite and world-ending power.
Best episode · S02E02 Chapter 10
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20198 episodes
7.1IMDbAs Farouk and Syd embark on a search, David gains a following, teams up with a time traveler named Switch and prepares to wage war.
Best episode · S03E07 Chapter 26
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E07
Chapter 7
David tries to find a way out of his predicament.
- Directed by Dennie Gordon
- Written by Jennifer Yale
S01E05
Chapter 5
David faces a new threat.
- Directed by Tim Mielants
- Written by Peter Calloway
S01E01
Chapter 1
David considers whether the voices he hears might be real.
- Directed by Noah Hawley
- Written by Noah Hawley
S01E08
Chapter 8
David faces his biggest challenge yet.
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Noah Hawley
S01E04
Chapter 4
David faces trouble as his friends search for answers.
- Directed by Larysa Kondracki
- Written by Nathaniel Halpern
S01E03
Chapter 3
A threat looms as David searches for answers.
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Peter Calloway
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E08
Chapter 27
- Directed by John Cameron, Noah Hawley
- Written by Olivia Dufault, Noah Hawley
S03E07
Chapter 26
- Directed by Dana Gonzales
- Written by Olivia Dufault, Noah Hawley
S03E05
Chapter 24
- Directed by Arkasha Stevenson
- Written by Ben H. Winters, Olivia Dufault
S03E04
Chapter 23
- Directed by Daniel Kwan
- Written by Olivia Dufault, Charles Yu
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Noah Hawley
Showrunner
Stan Lee
Executive producer
Simon Kinberg
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Alan Fine
Executive producer
Bryan Singer
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jim Chory
Executive producer
Jeph Loeb
Executive producer
Lauren Shuler Donner
Executive producer
Steve Blackman
Executive producer
Ben H. Winters
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Olivia Dufault
Writer
Nathaniel Halpern
Writer
Charles Yu
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kate Thulin
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Jennifer Yale
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Peter Calloway
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Jordan Crair
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Stan LeeExecutive Producer
- Noah HawleyExecutive Producer
- Simon KinbergExecutive Producer
- Alan FineExecutive Producer
- Regis KimbleProducer
- Bryan SingerExecutive Producer
Writing
- Ben H. WintersWriter
- Olivia DufaultWriter
- Nathaniel HalpernWriter
- Noah HawleyWriter
- Charles YuWriter
- Kate ThulinWriter
Direction
- Arkasha StevensonDirector
- Ana Lily AmirpourDirector
- John CameronDirector
- Noah HawleyDirector
- Jeremy WebbDirector
- Ellen KurasDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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