What’s next for Legion? Recently, executive producer Noah Hawley spoke with Deadline about the future of the FX series.
Based on the Marvel Comics character, the drama follows David Haller (Dan Stevens), a troubled young man who may be more than human. The cast also includes Aubrey Plaza, Bill Irwin, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Katie Aselton, and Jean Smart. Season one just finished on March 29th.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!
In the interview, Hawley said season two will be about fighting the Shadow King outside of David’s mind:
You know, my goal is always that the first season would be about fighting the enemy within and, you know, learning about this entity that was inside of David and about getting it out of David, and Season 2 will be about then the enemy without and this entity now we know is a person.
But for us it’s never a simple straight line between point A and point B, so you know I wanted to complicate it some by having David disappear just at the moment where he’s about to go off in pursuit of the Shadow King. As for who’s behind the orb and who sent it, I think that’s one of the mysteries we want to explore in Season 2.”
And what about David’s father, Professor X? Will Patrick Stewart show up in season two?
I don’t know about Season 2 but I know that there’s that story will need to be addressed at some point in the future. It’s not something that I want to shy away from, but I also want to make sure that when it’s time to tell that story, we can really tell it and not dance around it.
Well, some of that is a little more logistically complicated just in terms of would we try to use either Patrick Stewart or James McAvoy. Would they be interested in doing the show? Would 20th Century Fox?
I have to consult with them about the X-Men characters and which characters they want to protect for the future franchise and which ones are available to me. So, there’s a lot of conversations I haven’t had yet but we’re willing to be had. I’m not stressed out about it. I think we all get along quite well and it’s just going to be a question of how and when.”
FX has already renewed Legion for a second season.
What do you think? Are you fan of Legion? Are you excited for season two?
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