They are joined by Jemaine Clement and Hamish Linklater, promoted from guest roles in the first season, and Navid Negahban. Legion Season 2 Sneak Peek. We're fighting and I'm trying to beat you and you're trying to beat me. [23], Footage from the season debuted at the FX Television Critics Association panel in January 2018, introducing Negahban as Farouk in an announcement of his casting. In the Mainframe, Ptonomy sees how Fukyama was recruited as a teenager to become this machine so that Division 3 could hide secrets in his "mind" from mutant telepaths. [33] Haller's style becomes more British punk, drawing inspirations from Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten to portray a character coming from one mental institution to another. Watch Legion Season 2 … ), Unlock the world of Marvel Digital Comics! Putting a plan in motion, David goes to the desert to start looking, with Farouk only a day ahead of him. Stevens joined the series because of showrunner Noah Hawley's involvement, and did extensive research on mental health to prepare for the role, talking to both mentally ill persons and doctors. The final season of Legion premieres Mon. When David looks into Lenny's mind, he realizes that she has indeed been sent by Farouk, but manages to block out that influence so the two can talk openly. The main story of the season focuses on Farouk searching for his original body, since mutant abilities are genetic and being reunited with the body will make him even more powerful. [36], As with the first season, Hawley was committed to emphasizing practical effects when creating the season's visuals. David confers with Farouk, who explains that the Monk is the actual source of the Catalyst, as an asymptomatic carrier. Watch through the iconic Marvel Cinematic Universe scenes as they are seen in both the movies and comics! Inside, he finds Oliver and tortures him, but Farouk refuses to reveal where Syd is. The water for the boats zig-zags through the set, causing issues for the crew trying to maneuver around the room. David insists that he is good and should not be punished for potential future actions, but they make him face the fact that he sexually assaulted Syd. Hamish Linklater as Clark Debussy 10. Two episodes remain to air in Season 2 before the acclaimed series returns to to FX in 2019. It’s stylish, brilliant, original and so so so clever. Hawley and several cast members attended the panel. At SDCC, cast members Bill Irwin, Amber Midthunder, Jeremie Harris, and Executive Producer Nathaniel Halpern, discussed how things were left off heading into Season 3. [51], The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 89% approval rating for the second season, with an average rating of 7.66/10 based on 30 reviews. News & Interviews for Legion: Season 2. This is witnessed by Fukyama. Dan Stevens stars as Haller, with Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Bill Irwin, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder and Jean Smart also returning from the first season to star. David gives his girlfriend Syd Barrett a compass that will always lead her to him, and promises not to keep secrets from her, but does not tell her of the future version of her that sent the orb and told him to help Farouk find his body. The character possesses various psychic abilities, including telepathy and telekinesis. [14], Jon Hamm narrates the educational segments throughout the season. 2min. Though Syd is confused, David convinces her that there is nothing wrong and the pair have sex. Syd explains what she has learned about David and shoots him, but the bullet is stopped by one from Lenny. Noah Hawley serves as showrunner. While Taghmaoui will no longer be playing the Shadow King, other iterations of the character will still appear. Melanie believes this is David, who the Monk almost reveals has been working with Farouk. "[17], Returning from the first season to star are Stevens as David Haller,[13] Rachel Keller as Sydney "Syd" Barrett,[14] Aubrey Plaza as Lenny Busker,[13] Bill Irwin as Cary Loudermilk, Jeremie Harris as Ptonomy Wallace, Amber Midthunder as Kerry Loudermilk, and Jean Smart as Melanie Bird. Amber Midthunder as Kerry Loudermilk 7. Aubrey Plaza and Quinton Boisclair will be reprising their Shadow King roles in season 2. "[25] Stevens said that "we haven't even really scratched the surface of the number of characters or entities that are contained within [Haller]. Clark almost murders the Admiral before David stops them and removes the delusions from their minds. David wakes up and finds the Mi-Go monastery. The Best Comic Book Shows (and Seasons) of the Last Decade. Quinton Boisclair as the Devil with the Yellow Eyes, This page was last edited on 25 February 2021, at 19:30. Legion managed to launch a huge story with an even huger following with only 8 episodes, but expect to see a little more of Legion (Dan Stevens), Lenny (Aubrey Plaza) Sydney (Rachel Keller) … 3 Apr 2018 3 songs. They ultimately found that any sound they produced close to teeth chattering came across as fake teeth, so they tried recording the teeth of the sound department's staff in different ways. All music performed by Noah Hawley and Jeff Russo, except where noted:[45], For the second season, Hawley wanted to further explore the connections between the series and the wider X-Men universe, particularly in paralleling common elements found throughout the universe such as the "gray approach to morality and how characters can cross that line, like Magneto." Returning to the present, David confronts Farouk who agrees to no longer kill people in exchange for David's continued cooperation. Peach Momoko’s 'Demon Days' saga continues in June! [60], Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour), "Tuesday cable ratings: 'Legion' premieres down, 'WWE Smackdown' holds steady", "Tuesday cable ratings: 'Legion' falls and 'The Last O.G.' He finds Clark and Division 3, arriving later than David had wanted to, and throws away the Choke—a tuning fork that can dampen mutant powers. Farouk then basks in his regained power. "[21] FX renewed Legion for a second season on March 15, 2017. In June 2016, FX President John Landgraf said that Legion, if successful, could run for as many seasons as Hawley feels it needs to tell the story. When David is unable to guess her meaning, Syd explains that she believes love will not save them but pain can give them the strength to fight for love, and allows them to wake up. [29] Hamish Linklater joins the main cast, having portrayed Clark Debussy in a guest role in the first season. The series was renewed for a third and final season on June 1.[1]. The website's critical consensus reads, "Legion returns with a smart, strange second season that settles into a straighter narrative without sacrificing its unique sensibilities. Too bad it kind of worships him. Ptonomy's mind continues to be haunted by the delusion, seemingly planted by Farouk as a distraction, that Admiral Fukyama is secretly working against them. It ran for 11 episodes, concluding on June 12. All music by Jeff Russo, except where noted:[43], A second album for the season was released August 17, featuring classics reimagined by Russo. This included creating physical title cards to be filmed rather than digitally adding lettering. "Legion" season 2 will premiere in February on FX. Oliver used a device that he stole from Division 3 to infuse Amy's body with Lenny's DNA. Kitty Pryde phases into Marvel Strike Force! Season 2 is so strange, but wow does it work. The miracle of Legion season 3, though, is that it doesn't lose its characters underneath all the technical fuckery. WandaVision's Cast & Creators Reveal the Secrets of the Show! The second season of the American cable television series Legion is based on the Marvel Comics character David Haller / Legion, a mutant diagnosed with schizophrenia at a young age. [19] Katie Aselton also returns from the first season in a recurring role as David's sister Amy, before her body is infused with Busker's DNA allowing that character to return to life. There she explains that David will kill Farouk within a week, but then a plague will kill all the humans on the planet and Farouk could have helped them stop it. At San Diego Comic-Con, Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Navid Negahban, and EP John Cameron discussed how Season 2's end set the stage for Season 3. Jun. Season 2 Legion Critics Consensus. You'll never believe the mind-melding news coming from the House of Ideas! The cast is top notch, the visuals remain stunning, and I never know where the story is going to take me. David tells Syd what he is doing, and she agrees that they should do as her future self says. Bill Irwin as Cary Loudermilk 5. Navid Negahban also joined the cast as Amahl Farouk in Season 2 as well… He compared the voice that he wanted for the narration to Alec Baldwin's from the film The Royal Tenenbaums, and considered Hamm—who he thought had "a great voice"—after working with him on the film Pale Blue Dot. Ⓒ 2020 MARVEL, Earn points for what you already do as a Marvel fan and redeem for cool rewards as a, (Points/Rewards program available to U.S. residents only. He is captured by the Monk, who shares memories of Farouk's body being buried beneath the Migo monastery and slowly driving the other Monks mad, until they committed suicide or were infected by the Catalyst. Finding another maze, David explores Syd's mind, following her life's story from birth through adolescence: even as a baby Syd did not like to be touched, and she was bullied for this growing up, leading to self-harm. Dan Stevens as David Haller/Legion 2. David physically overpowers Farouk, before Syd arrives having escaped from underground when Kerry killed the minotaur. Legion. In this article, we’re going to unfold the pages of Legion and it’s season 4. Stevens added that "everybody's going to be playing catchup", including the audience and Haller. Kerry Loudermilk kills him. [28], Composer Jeff Russo stated in April 2017 that he would begin work on the season, including developing new thematic material, in June after he completed work on the third season of Fargo. 1. Season 2 - Episodes. "[40] Negahban joined the series during production on the eighth episode following the recasting of the Shadow King, and had to reshoot all of the scenes from the first seven episodes featuring the character. [42], A soundtrack album for the season featuring Russo's score was released digitally on May 25, 2018. The dancing featured in the trailer and the introductory footage of Negahban were also highlighted. Hallucinating his alters in the room, David suddenly becomes fed up with the actions of his former allies, before he destroys and escapes the trap and teleports away with Lenny. [22] At the end of that month, Hawley explained that he planned for the season to have ten episodes, and to focus more on the series' other characters in addition to David Haller. That night, David's mind meets with Oliver and Lenny in the "nightclub". Jemaine Clement as Oliver Bird 7. It consisted of a chamber that several people could be sealed in, with a "moving kaleidoscope of imagery from the series" then displayed on screens around the chamber and onto a series of mirrors above to "completely envelope you in a very trippy, very Legion manner". [23] Clement's return was confirmed in July 2017,[13] also being promoted to the main cast,[14] along with the announcement that Saïd Taghmaoui had been cast as the true form of the Shadow King / Amahl Farouk, succeeding Plaza who played the character using the appearance and persona of Busker in the first season. Simply recording the actors on set chattering their teeth "didn't have that biting sound that we really needed", so they experimented with alternative sounds like horse hooves. Jean Smart as Melanie Bird On March 15, 2017, it was announced that FX had ordered this series to be renewed for a second season.Filming for the second season began on September 28, 2017.On February 6, 2018, it was announced that season 2 would premiere on April 3, 2018.For the second season, Jermaine Clement and Hamish Linklater, who recurred on the first season as Oliver Bird and Clark DeBussy, respectively, were promoted to series regulars. While the yoke of Shadow King’s control has never been permanent, they remain one of the most devastating X-villains. Farouk is reunited with his body, and sends the minotaur to kill the others. [24] Hawley had previously said, in March 2017, that he expected the season to begin airing in February 2018. "[23] The season order was later expanded to eleven episodes, as announced by FX in May. A recap of “Legion” season 2, episode 6 “Chapter 14,” which explores the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics by entering a world populated by different versions of David Haller. How does that happen?" Season 2. [28] Negahban joins the main cast as well. A second season of Legion was ordered by FX in March 2017, with filming for the season relocating from Vancouver to California, to take advantage of tax incentives. Chapter 17 Videos. Also built was Cary Loudermilk's "lair", the series' take on a traditional superhero lab, which includes an "amplification chamber" that is an homage to the machine Cerebro that appears in the comics and films. [38][37] Hawley called this change of locale "another way that we helped the show not settle into a sort of familiar routine of standing sets and that sort of overly familiar sense of it's the same thing, week in and week out. [35], Production designer Michael Wylie worked to continue the "all time" setting of the series in the second season, taking inspiration from styles and architecture across decades so as not to make the show appear as if it takes place in a specific time or place. [41] Filming for the season took place in a desert. In one life he is homeless and attacked by a group of men. Get the latest news, original content, and special offers from Marvel. Cookies and frosting make a perfect pair. But what if the scene is... part of it is peacocking and part of it is a courtship dance and part of it is fighting because 'I hate that I have to work with you' etc. CR: Matthias Clamer/FX LEGION — Pictured: Jeremie Harris as Ptonomy Wallace. This Week's 10 Must-Read Marvel Stories: 5-10-19, ‘Legion’ Cast on the Future for Kerry, Cary, and Ptonomy, 'Legion' Cast Talk David's Upsetting Turn and Weird Days on Set. Star Dan Stevens said, "I know for a fact that there are more issues that David has to deal with than the one that we really address in the first season. March 17, 2018. [37] This was made possible when the show was awarded over $11 million in tax incentives by the California Film Commission under its "Program 2.0" initiative. Members of Division 3 begin to suspect David is working against them. Meanwhile, the Monk has infected everyone else except for Cary. Lorraine talks with Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Teyonah Parris, Kathryn Hahn, and Matt Shakman about the upcoming show and what it was like to film in a sitcom! 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English [CC] Audio languages. [31] Navid Negahban was revealed to have taken over the role in January 2018. Here’s the synopsis for the season finale, Legion season 2, episode 11, known as “Chapter 19.” In which David fights the future. She surrenders herself, and is interrogated about whether she is still being controlled by Farouk (she denies this) and how she came to have a body again after hers died (she refuses to explain this). Get ready for a trip! The season builds steadily till a amazing finale, it’s full of twists, humour, great special effects and very difficult to predict. • Dan Stevens as David Haller / Legion: The mutant son of Charles Xavier, David was diagnosed with schizophrenia at a young age and meets the "girl of his dreams" in a psychiatric hospital. He added, "I do tend to think that that's important, that even though the show isn't an anthology like Fargo, each season has a self-contained-ness to it, an identity to it. 17 Apr 2018 1 songs. Navid Negahban as Amahl Farouk/Shadow King 6. Legion - Season 2 - Promos, Cast Promotional Photos, Featurette + Key Art *Updated 27th March 2017 When David arrives for Farouk's trial, he is trapped by the others. 1 May 2018 6 songs. This was something Hawley had not been comfortable doing during the first season due to introducing the "different than everything else"-series to audiences then. Subtitles. Ptonomy is able to get this information to David through the Vermillion. Visitors to the exhibit could also get their photo taken with a series of mirrors that evoked the style of promotional posters released for the season. Hamm agreed to take on the role,[17] and Hawley thought he gave the segments "such character", comparing the final performance to Rod Serling. A multiversal being able to exist simultaneously across realities, the entity that calls itself the Shadow King has unprecedented telepathic power. How Legion’s season 2 finale exposed the emptiness at the show’s core The superhero series would like you to think it might turn its protagonist into its villain. Cary Loudermilk - Bill Irwin. Hawley also said that the season would explore the world of heroes and villains, and that it was not yet decided which direction Haller would go. FX renewed Legion … Hawley and the cast kept secrets from Steven… While each character's outfits were updated, the color palette for each character mainly stayed the same: Barrett wears orange and black in addition to yellow (with Keller saying black represents her character's "protective barrier"); and both Cary and Kerry Loudermilk wear navy and tan. Noah Hawley serves as … Division 3 arrests Farouk and Lenny, while an imprisoned Farouk grimly admonishes David over his actions and his true nature before secretly restores Syd's memories. 24 Apr 2018 5 songs. The season premiered in Los Angeles on April 2, 2018, before its FX debut on April 3. takes a small hit", "Tuesday cable ratings: 'Unsolved' holds steady, 'The Last OG' falls", "Tuesday cable ratings: 'Legion' holds steady, 'WWE Smackdown' takes a hit", "Tuesday cable ratings: 'The Last OG' holds steady, NBA playoffs stay on top", "Tuesday cable ratings: 'WWE Smackdown' dips, 'The Last OG' ticks up", "Tuesday cable ratings: 'Legion' rises, 'WWE Smackdown' holds steady", "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.22.2018", "Tuesday cable ratings: 'WWE Smackdown' leads, 'Legion' holds steady", "Tuesday cable ratings: 'The Last O.G.' "[23] Filming began on September 28, 2017. Hawley wanted to avoid having a villain-of-the-year structure, with the second season introducing a new antagonist, instead wanting to continue the story surrounding the Shadow King from his introduction in the first season that "makes for a potential showdown that we're really invested in as an audience". This process is fatal for Ptonomy, but the Vermillion manage to save his mind by adding it to the "mainframe" that makes up Fukyama's mind. This unlocks David's abilities and he is hunted by Division 3. But I think it's a little too early to talk about what that identity might be. TV-MA. This show has a huge cast, but it doesn't give all its shine to David. The now-elderly driver agrees to tell Farouk where his body is in exchange for him placing her mind in a never-ending dream. Legion‘s “villain of a thousand faces” has a new face… and it’s a familiar one.. Aubrey Plaza as Amahl Farouk/Lenny Busker 4. The Catalyst disappears, and David enters Syd's mind. [20] In January 2017, Hawley said he was open to continuing the story past the first season, but didn't want the audience to get to the end of the first run and have "no resolution of any kind at the end of it." Without his parasite, David struggles to trust himself with his immense power. Episode 5 • Chapter 13. The third and final season of the American cable television series Legion is based on the Marvel Comics character David Haller / Legion, a mutant diagnosed with schizophrenia at a young age. After pleading with Farouk to release her, Lenny appears at Division 3 with an apparent physical body. Episode 3 • Chapter 11. Katie Aselton as Amy Haller 9. Episode 1 • Chapter 9. Warning: this review contains spoilers for Legion season 2, episode 1. The season is produced by FX Productions in association with Marvel Television. Or the past. King In Black: Wiccan And Hulking (2021) #1, America Chavez: Made in the Usa (2021) #1, King in Black: Gwenom Vs. Carnage (2021) #3. Main Cast Dan Stevens as David Haller Rachel Keller as Sydney Barrett Aubrey Plaza as Lenny Busker / Amahl Farouk Bill Irwin as Cary Loudermilk Jeremie Harris as Ptonomy Wallace Amber Midthunder as Kerry Loudermilk Katie Aselton as Amy Haller Jean Smart as Melanie Bird Episode 4 • Chapter 12. Lorraine talks with Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Teyonah Parris, Kathryn Hahn, and Matt Shakman about the … David agrees to work with Farouk, and causes a distraction by taking many of the others to the desert while Farouk takes Oliver's body to Division 3, where he believes the last surviving monk of the Migo Order may be hiding—the Migo monks had played a role in hiding Farouk's body. The season features the parasitic Amahl Farouk / Shadow King, portrayed by Negahban, searching for his original body after being forced out of Haller's mind at the end of the first season. [47][48][49], An artistic video installation created by Marco Brambilla Studio was open to the public at Goya Studios in Los Angeles from March 30 to April 1, 2018. [39] The opening sequence of the season was filmed in the backyard of a Hollywood Hills home, in the sun, clearly establishing the different setting from the overcast locations of the first season. The Monk incapacitates Admiral Fukyama, Division 3's leader, and reveals that he is searching for a weapon to defeat Farouk. Watch Legion - Season 2, Episode 10 - Chapter 18: Reunion, ruination and rage. Production began in September 2017, with practical effects again a priority for the series' crew. In another life, David takes medication to suppress his abilities and lives a docile life with Amy, until a vision of the Devil with Yellow Eyes and a confrontation with police officers leads to David being shot and killed. Chapter 17 Legion Season 2. Star Dan Stevenssaid, "I know for a fact that there are more issues that David has to deal with than the one that we really address in the first season." This version remains under the control of Farouk and eventually becomes the richest man in the world, with the businesswoman now working for him. Syd follows David, and the pair end up trapped by a storm in a tent with the apparent skeletons of their future selves. This was something Hawley felt was unique to this universe, and "not the same kinda black and white universe that you get in other comic franchises, and so I really wanted to play with that." They went through several variations, with Hawley wanting their look to be based on Dennis Franz. Melanie attempts to convince her otherwise, telling Syd about secrets David kept such as the intimate relationship he had with Future Syd as well as the fact that David will be the one to end the world. Episode 2 • Chapter 10. [50] A "blue carpet" premiere event was held for the season on April 2, at the Directors Guild of America headquarters in Los Angeles. The images were backed by music, and included teases of the second season. The Loudermilks arrive and go down the drain, while Lenny waits above ground. [29] The season includes some episodes that Hawley considered "more stand-alone", that are still relevant to the plot of the season but were less interested in the plot and more character-focused. The final version used in the series was recorded with a Neumann condenser microphone and then digitally manipulated to give it a "kind of eerie multilevel sound". What Classic Marvel Character Appeared on ‘JEOPARDY!’ Recently? In January 2017, Hawley said he was open to continuing the story past the first season, but didn't want the audience to get to the end of the first run and have "no resolution of any kind at the end of it." Jeremie Harris as Ptonomy Wallace 6. Melanie knows this because she is being controlled by Farouk, who abandons Oliver's body during the torture. Jean Smart as Melanie Bird The show, Legion has been wrapped up in it’s season 3, making the people mad at FX, but the day have to come.The series is quite weirdly different from the other show and of course how can we forget the brilliant mind of Noah Hawley.. David and those at Division 3 realize that the Monk was in a room with victims of the Catalyst, and has now escaped. Cary Loudermilk is a mutant scientist played by Bill Irwin, who was … [23] Hawley added that with the Shadow King reveal at the end of the first season, Haller can now blame "every bad thing he's ever done on the entity that's now gone, and now is thinking, 'I'm just a purely good person'... there's sort of a hubris to that. Your key for reading. David also visits future Syd, claiming that he is now unable to help Farouk due to Amy's death despite what future Syd says. She is dragged down the "drain" to find Melanie. It is based on research into isolation tanks rather than any designs originating in the comics to prevent the series from simply copying what came before. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys Black History Month STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Syd eventually took her mother's body and had sex with her partner, but accidentally changed back to her teenage body before they finished leading to his arrest. [17], Quinton Boisclair was confirmed to be returning as the Devil with the Yellow Eyes in July 2017. He thought this added some "familiarity" to the sets and made things "easier to design, and we also know that whenever you see a hexagon that you know you are in Division 3 without anyone having to tell you". There's no time like the present. True Believers got this clue right during Double Jeopardy. LEGION Season 2 Cast Promo Photos LEGION — Pictured: Dan Stevens as David Haller. Hawley, who pitched song ideas to Russo, provided lead vocals, with Russo backing on harmony vocals and various instruments including the Moog Synthesizer IIIc. [32] Hawley added that he was "pretty confident" the actor would only be providing his voice to the series rather than ever appearing onscreen. She first gained her abilities as a teenager when a boy insisted on kissing her, and used this first experience of body-swapping to attack bullies. Based on the Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, Legion is the story of David Haller (Dan Stevens), a man who believed himself to be schizophrenic only to discover that he may actually be the most powerful mutant the world has ever seen. [28], To create the sound of teeth chattering, for the people afflicted with the Catalyst mental virus, Hawley allowed sound supervisor Nick Forshager experiment with different approaches. David vows revenge against Farouk for Amy's death. [27], The second season begins a year after the end of the first, with Hawley feeling the time jump allowed them to "muddy the waters" rather than be "all clarity all the time", since "that's the fun of the show, the mystery of trying to figure things out."