Legion | Season 1-2 Recap | Syd + David

Hero. Villain. Savior. Destroyer. Syd. David. 

What you need to recall about the first two seasons of Noah Hawley's Legion, before diving into the final chapter, this week on FX.

Legion is the 2017 FX Network live-action TV series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name from the X-Men comics.

Dan Stevens stars as David Haller, the mutant son of Professor X whose considerable psychic powers are compromised by his fragile mental state. Tormented by the Shadow King (Aubrey Plaza) and aided by a band of mutants Legion grapples with good, evil and reality itself. The series also stars Rachel Keller, Bill Irwin, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Jean Smart, Hamish Linklater and Jemaine Clement.

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Noah Hawley (Fargo) developed the series for television. It ran for three seasons.

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