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Legion
2017–2019
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #129
- IMDb #207
- Rotten Tomatoes #88
- Metacritic #52
- RatingGraph #70
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #114
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #121
- Metacritic Critics #48
- Metacritic Audience #131
- Criticker #109
- Trakt #235
Every rating
64–91
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91.
See the most agreed on TV shows →David Haller is a troubled young man diagnosed as schizophrenic, but after a strange encounter he discovers special powers that will change his life forever.
Details
- Created by
- Noah Hawley
- Based on
- Legion
- Released
- 8 February 2017
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 27 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 3 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (36) →
Awards & nominations
See all 17 →3 wins from 17 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Harvey Awards 2020 | Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel | Legion : Season 3 | Nominee |
| ASC Awards 2019 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Commercial Television | Dana Gonzales for " Chapter 20 " | Nominee |
| ASC Awards 2019 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Commercial Television | Polly Morgan for " Chapter 23 " | Nominee |
| ASC Awards 2018 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Commercial Television | Dana Gonzales for " Chapter 1 " | Nominee |
| Empire Awards 2018 | Best TV Actor | Dan Stevens | Nominee |
| GLAAD Media Awards 2018 | Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBTQ character) | " Chapter 8 " | Nominee |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards 2018 | Best Villain | Aubrey Plaza | Nominee |
| Peabody Awards 2018 | Entertainment | Legion | Nominee |
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TVLine's Performer of the Week
2 nominations, 2 won
| Performance in " Chapter 19 " | Dan Stevens | Winner |
| Performance in " Chapter 6 " | Aubrey Plaza | Winner |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing (TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a series) | Legion | Winner |
ASC Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Commercial Television | Dana Gonzales for " Chapter 20 " | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Commercial Television | Polly Morgan for " Chapter 23 " | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Commercial Television | Dana Gonzales for " Chapter 1 " | Nominee |
IGN's Best of 2017 Awards
2 nominations
| Best Dramatic TV Performance | Dan Stevens | Nominee |
| TV series of the year | Legion | Nominee |
Camerimage International Film Festival
1 nomination
| First Look – TV Pilots Competition | Dana Gonzales for " Chapter 1 " | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best TV Actor | Dan Stevens | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBTQ character) | " Chapter 8 " | Nominee |
Harvey Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel | Legion : Season 3 | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Villain | Aubrey Plaza | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination
| Entertainment | Legion | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Television Series – Genre | Legion | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series | Legion | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | John Ross, Eddie Bonin, Sebastian Bergeron, Lionel Lim, Paul Benjamin for " Chapter 1 " | Nominee |