How the Unlikely Duo of Marvel and FX Turned Legion Into a Hit

They agreed to be partners, not rival suitors for creator Noah Hawley

When it came to live-action television series, Marvel for the past few years was only in the ABC and Netflix business. But that changed in February, when the company teamed with FX for the new drama, Legion.

Created by Fargo’s Noah Hawley, the trippy, visually breathtaking drama is based on a character from Marvel’s X-Men comics, and follows David Haller (Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens), who was told all his life he’s mentally ill but realizes he actually has mutant, psychic powers.

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