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Henry Poole

**Henry Poole** was David Haller's psychiatrist.

## Biography

### Background

Henry Poole was David Haller's psychiatrist for about 3 years before he was admitted to Clockworks. Henry was married and had kids. David had several sessions and David, Henry, and Philly often had meals together. Over the years, Henry slowly gained David's trust. David even told him what the stars said.

One night David broke into Henry's office to steal drugs for Benny and destroy the tapes Henry Poole recorded of their sessions. Unfortunately, Henry returned to the office unexpectedly and David beat him to near death, breaking his skull and requiring a medically induced coma to get the swelling down.

### Lighthouse Keeper

After the attack Henry had trouble concentrating and is blind in one eye. No longer able to be a psychiatrist he took up being a lighthouse keeper. Philly often visited him.

Sydney, Ptonomy, and Kerry went to visit Dr. Poole however Division 3 had reached him first and Walter with a squad of agents planned a trap for them.

## Relationships

* David Haller - former patient
* Philly - friend

## Appearances

### Season 1

* "Chapter 2"
* "Chapter 3"
* "Chapter 4"
Eyeball Camera

The **"Eyeball Camera"** is an advanced camera used by some Division 3-agents.

## History

Walter, a mutant who works for Division 3, has an Eyeball Camera in his left eye. Due to Walter being a mutant, this camera could also serve as a surveillance measure for the organisation to control him.

After being injured by the Summerland attack to rescue David Haller, agent Clark DeBussy had an camera installed into his left eye socket.

## Trivia

* So far all Eyeball Cameras have been seen in left eye.
Амадеус Придд

**Амадеус Придд** – вероятно, отец Вальтера Придда.

## Ссылки

«…Квентин Дорак прикрыл глаза, воскрешая в памяти лица. Его высокопреосвященство Диомид, его высочество Георг, соберано Алваро, ее величество Алиса, Амадеус Придд, Якоб Борн, Генрих Ноймаринен…
      Они уходили один за другим, их места заступали молодые, тогда молодые, чтобы в свое время отправиться в Закат…» (Сильвестр: ЛП.II.7.3)
Season 3 Reviews and Recaps

Legion Press | Season 1 Reviews | Season 2 Reviews | Season 3 Reviews

The following are published reviews and recaps for season 3.

## Individual Episode Reviews and Recaps

* Chapter 20 Reviews and Recaps
* Chapter 21 Reviews and Recaps
* Chapter 22 Reviews and Recaps
* Chapter 23 Reviews and Recaps
* Chapter 24 Reviews and Recaps
* Chapter 25 Reviews and Recaps
* Chapter 26 Reviews and Recaps
* Chapter 27 Reviews and Recaps

## Full Season Reviews

‘Legion’ Season 3: TV Review [Archived Copy] by Tim Goodman - The Hollywood Reporter - June 21, 2019

> There’s an unmistakable creative energy about each episode of the third season, as if Hawley, his writing staff and collection of directors all gathered around and said, “Let’s go out on fire.”
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A Drug Trip Through Time Ends the FX Series on a High Note [Archived Copy] by Vinnie Mancuso - Collider - June 23, 2019

> [Noah] Hawley's faithfulness to being as weird and infuriating as possible until the end is admirable. And when it's working, as it does so often throughout season 3, it's easy to get swept up in the freewheeling creativity of it all.
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The hollow series finale of Legion only revealed what could have been [Archived Copy] by Eric Thurm - Polygon - August 12, 2019

> I responded to moments of Legion because I vibed with its project, but all of the aspects of that project ended up working better in other shows.
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Let’s Talk About Legion’s Strangely Moving Series Finale [Archived Copy] by Angelica Jade Bastién - Vulture - August 13, 2019

> As always, Legion is dazzling on a visual level. It plays with frame ratio, color, mood, tone, and sound with wild abandon. This season gave us entrancing sequences.
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Hestia

In Greek mythology, **Hestia** (Greek: Ἑστια, "hearth") was the goddess of the hearth, the home, domesticity, architecture, and the state. She was a virgin goddess and the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Her sacred symbol was a kettle or a fire in the hearth and her sacred animal was the pig and the donkey.

In Roman mythology, Hestia was closely equated with Vesta.

## Mythology

Hestia was the eldest daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the sister to Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and Hades. Immediately after her birth, Cronus swallowed all his children except the youngest, Zeus, who forced Cronus to disgorge his siblings and led them in a war against their father and the other Titans.

Hestia rejected the marriage suits of Poseidon and Apollo and swore herself to perpetual virginity. She, thus, rejected Aphrodite's values and became, to some extent, her chaste, domestic complementary, or antithesis. Aphrodite could not bend or ensnare her heart.

Zeus then assigned Hestia the duty to feed and maintain the fires of the Olympian hearth with the fatty, combustible portions of animal sacrifices to the gods. Wherever food was cooked or an offering was burnt, she thus had her share of honor.

Hestia's Olympian status is equivocal. Hestia's omission from some lists of the twelve Olympians is sometimes taken as an illustration of her passive, non-confrontational nature - by giving her Olympian seat to the more forceful Dionysus, she prevents heavenly conflict. Hestia was known for her kindness, but no ancnient source or myth describes such a surrender or removal.

## Depiction

The ambiguities in Hestia's mythology were matched by her indeterminate attributes, character, and iconography. She is identified with the hearth as a physical object and the abstractions of community and domesticity, but portrayals of her are rare and seldom secure. In classical Greek art, she is occasionally depicted as a woman, simply and modestly cloaked in a head veil. She is sometimes shown with a staff in hand or by a large fire. She sat on a plain wooden throne with a white woollen cushion and did not trouble to choose an emblem for herself. In some stories, Hestia did not have a throne at all. In other, sh egave up her throne for Dionysus.
Harry Lloyd Interviews

Legion Press | Crew Interviews | Cast Interviews

The following are published interviews featuring Harry Lloyd.

## Print

*Legion* newcomer isn't too worried about his Professor Xavier hair situation [Archived Copy] by Nick Romano - Entertainment Weekly - February 7, 2019

> *“Over Christmas, I watched all of the X-Men films with McAvoy and Stewart, and then I watched the two seasons of Legion,” he said. “It’s good to be aware of [the films] but also it’s a completely different universe. And actually, I have a lot of freedom and I think I’m encouraged to do my own thing."*
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‘Legion': Harry Lloyd Breaks Down Professor X’s Big Mistake and Why He’s Not the Hero [Archived Copy] by Tim Baysinger - The Wrap - July 8, 2019

> *“I’m not even entirely sure at this point what Charles’ intentions are. Does he want to attack this mind, does he want to befriend and help him?” Harry Lloyd, who played the famous mutant, told TheWrap. “The way we play that leading scene he kind of abandons his wife. And that was very purposely done so you don’t think Charles is the hero. Because we know the fallout out of the battle is terrible, and he ruins the life of a young baby.”*
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'Legion' Cements Charles Xavier and Gabrielle's Tragic Love Story and David's Doomed Fate [Archived Copy] by Christine Dinh - Marvel - July 10, 2019

> *"The story that we're telling doesn't really allow for him to be always in control and very pope-like. He's actually a young man, and he's been thrown into his own story before he's ready because of what's happening in the future with David. So he's actually quite lost for most of it."*
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Harry Lloyd on Creating a Completely Different Charles Xavier for 'Legion' Season 3 [Archived Copy] by Christina Radish - Collider - July 12, 2019

> *"The way he uses his powers, at that point, is to get into the heads of men with PTSD and help them, but he hasn’t really unleashed them, or thought of them, in terms of doing a wider good. He’s still keeping a lid on it, and keeping it very secret and private, and living in hiding himself. "*
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Legion Season 3 Just Introduced a Very Different Professor Charles Xavier [Archived Copy] by - IGN - July 12, 2019

> *Looking at this particular area of Charles’ life allows Lloyd to play him as “actually kind of quite lost for most of it.” He went on to add that, “to play someone who is normally quote grounded and thoughtful and deliberate in his actions, to see him before he gets there as a young man, confused and doubtful and exploring his own powers? That’s been really fun.”*
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Harry Lloyd Explains Charles Xavier's Relationship with David Haller on 'Legion' [Archived Copy] by Christina Dinh - Marvel - August 2, 2019

> *"It's a massively discombobulating episode," revealed Lloyd. "Charles suddenly is now in the realm of someone else with seemingly even greater powers than he.... It's almost like he's in a dream, and I found this Charles, who was quite composed in Episode 3 suddenly becoming more like his son in terms of how he's reacting to baffling situations."*
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List of Publishers of Legion Coverage

The following online publishers have published Legion articles and have dedicated Legion tags/categories. Most have a mixture of industry news, interviews, analysis, and episode/season reviews.

* AV Club
* Collider
* ComicBook
* Comic Book Resources (CBR)
* Decider
* Deadline
* Den of Geek
* Entertainment Weekly (EW)
* Gizmodo
* GQ
* The Hollywood Reporter
* IGN
* IndieWire
* Marvel
* Observer
* Polygon (no collective Legion tag or category)
* Screenrant
* Superhero Hype
* Uproxx
* Vanity Fair (no collective Legion tag or category)
* Variety
* Vulture
* We Have A Hulk (no collective Legion tag or category)
Mi-Go Order

The **Mi-Go Order** is a group of monks who were responsible for hiding the physical body of Amahl Farouk after his defeat on the Astral Plane.

## History

After being defeated in psychic battle by David Haller's father on the Astral Plane, Amahl Farouk's body was taken by the monks of the Mi-Go Order and entombed. The monks were then wiped out by the Miser Sunday leaving only one surviving monk with knowledge of Farouk's body.

Although Farouk's physical body was hidden away, his consciousness lingered within the mind of David Haller. However, after Summerland attempted to extract Farouk's consciousness from Haller's mind, Farouk was able to escape by possessing the body of Oliver Bird.  In his new host, Farouk began his quest to find the last surviving monk of the Mi-Go Order in order to return to his original body.

## Appearances

### Season 2

* Chapter 9
* Chapter 10
* Chapter 11

## References

1. ↑ Episode: Chapter 11
2. ↑ Episode: Chapter 8
Navid Negahban Interviews

Legion Press | Crew Interviews | Cast Interviews

The following are published interviews featuring Navid Negahban.

## Print

### 2018

Navid Negahban on Becoming the Shadow King in 'Legion' Season 2 [Archived Copy] by Jamie Lovett - ComicBook - March 30, 2018

> *"Aubrey and Dan, they've already been possessed by Shadow King, so the movements they've created meant basically Shadow King has created in them, so by me watching them and understanding and asking them, questioning and discovering their journey helped me to understand the motives and what's behind Ahmal Farouk, the Shadow King."*
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Legion Season 2 Scoop: Shining The Spotlight On Navid Negahban [Archived Copy] by Tiffany Vogt - Seat 42F - April 3, 2018

> *What do you most admire about him?*
> *NAVID: His sense of truthfulness. There’s a quality about him that he sees things for what they are, that is what makes him scary!*
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LEGION: Navid Negahban chats the third and final season of the FX series [Archived Copy] by Abbie Bernstein - Assignment X - July 30, 2019

> *"Generally, I feel he feels like a father to a son. He wants to see his son become what he should be, and he might be a little bit frustrated with him."*
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‘Legion’ Series Finale: Navid Negahban on the Shadow King’s Evolution & His Final Scene [Archived Copy] by Emily Aslanian - TV Insider - August 12, 2019

> *The conversation they have in Episode 8, I believe that even Amahl is embarrassed by who he used to be and he’s trying to make up for his own mistakes. Amahl was coming from a place of rage, and being looked at as a hero was misleading. Now Farouk is realizing that his younger self was kind of lost. I think throughout this season, he discovered himself. This season was a healing process for Amahl. That was his journey. He was healing himself.*
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Legion Season 3: Navid Negahban on The End of Shadow King [Archived Copy] by Alec Bojalad - Den of Geek - August 13, 2019

> *We also presented younger Amahl, in some snippets here and there. That was a beautiful, amazing challenge for me because we didn’t want to use any kind of make-up (to differentiate between the two) and we just wanted to show the behavior of the person, especially because Amahl has been around for a very long time. Time has no effect on him. So we just had to figure out how to manipulate the behavior of the character in order to show that growth and Amahl Farouk’s inner self.*
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## Video

AfterBuzz TV Red Carpets & Interviews: Interview With Navid Negahban Of FX's Legion [Archived Copy] - February 5, 2019
Utopia

Legion Press | Season 1 Promotional Material | Season 2 Promotional Material | Season 3 Promotional Material

June 13, 2019 - Season 3 Teaser. David leads you on a guided meditation. See what he can see.

[Archived Copy]

## Transcript

David: Close your eyes. Picture a deep, blue ocean as far as the eye can see. White sand, waves crashing. You see it? That's the world we'll make together.
David Haller's rational mind

**David Haller's rational mind** was a psychic construct created by David Haller to help him logically process his thoughts after being imprisoned by Amahl Farouk. He spoke with a British accent.

## Biography

### Helping David

After surrendering control of his body to Amahl Farouk, David Haller found himself trapped in a mental prison on the Astral Plane that took on the form of a pitch-black coffin. His rational mind manifested as a stress response to being imprisoned, and helped David come to the realization that the coffin was not real. David's rational mind then instructed him to imagine a classroom with a blackboard, with the intention of helping him piece together his history with Farouk.

In the classroom, David's rational mind told him to forget all the memory manipulations and work off what they knew. Together, they were able to deduce that Farouk was a mutant who was psychically defeated by David's father. As revenge, the disembodied Farouk possessed David as an infant after he was adopted by the Hallers, feeding on David's own power to become strong enough so that he could exact revenge on his father, or worse spread destruction across the world. With this knowledge, David was able to break free of the mental coffin and free himself and his allies from the Astral Plane's version of Clockworks Psychiatric Hospital.

## Trivia

* Dan Stevens used his natural accent when portraying David's rational mind.
* David's powers creating other versions of David inside his mind is presumably related to his schizophrenia and is what eventually creates "Legion" as a response to the mental damage left behind by Farouk and being trapped within the orb by Future Syd.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Episode: Chapter 7
2. ↑ Legion: Dan Stevens and Amber Midthunder on Pulling Off the Ambitious Scenes in "Chapter 7"
Philly

**Florence "Philly" Welch** is David Haller's ex-girlfriend.

## Biography

Philly was David Haller's girlfriend for about 10 months, until she left him after he lost control of his abilities.

After college he had a rough time but attempted to push through with the help of his girlfriend, Philly and his friend Benny. Philly, David, and Dr. Poole would eat dinner together. Philly believed that she could fix David but they would often fight a lot which made life harder. Unlike Philly, Benny encouraged the more violent side of David. Benny was a pusher and often committed petty thefts in order to buy a new drug called Vapor.

Philly disliked the influence that Benny had on David and she was right to do so. Benny encouraged David to rob Dr. Poole for drugs.

The following day Philly walked in on Benny and David using which led to David and her having a fight. Telling her that he didn't want to talk about it, David took refuge in the kitchen when his powers acted up causing the cabinets to explode and utensils to fly everywhere. Amahl also appeared at this time in the form of the Devil with the Yellow Eyes which only scared David more. Philly then returned to find David surrounded by kitchen objects and terrified. Scared as well Philly ended their relationship.

Philly breaking up with David, drove him to attempt suicide.

### Looking into David's Past

After Division 3, lost David to Summerland, they began to explore David's past including meeting with Philly. Days later Syd, Ptonomy, and Kerry went looking into his past as well. Syd and Ptonomy went into the realtor company where she worked. Ptonomy pretended to be blind. While Syd pretended to be interested in buying a house, Ptonomy searched Philly's memories for clues as to where Dr. Poole might be.

Unable to resist, Syd asked if Philly dated David. Philly tenses up and asks if they know where he is. Syd tells him that they're looking for him. Philly reveals that she dated David because she believed that she could fix him, and David was always nice to her. Philly also reveals that his friend Benny, a pusher, was a bad influence on him. Syd asks if there's any message that she should pass along if she sees David. Philly replies "They're watching."

## Relationships

* David Haller- ex-boyfriend
* Dr. Henry Poole - acquaintance
* Sydney Barrett - ally
* Ptonomy Wallace -ally
* Benny - acquaintance/enemy

## Appearances

### Season 1

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Chapter 3
* Chapter 4
* Chapter 8
Noah Hawley

Noah Hawley was the creator, executive producer, and writer for Legion.

## Music

Hawley performed several musical pieces for Legion.

### Spotify Playlist

A Spotify playlist has been identified as being created by Hawley. The playlist was created in 2012, and the selected songs went on to appear in Fargo and Legion.

Legion songs that appear in the playlist include:

* Undiscovered First
* The Daily Mail
* We Love You
* Road To Nowhere
* A Pagan Place

The playlist also includes songs from Lisa Hannigan, who created a cover of Oh You Pretty Things for Chapter 6. It also includes other Legion-related bands like The National.
Callen Anthony

## Callen Emmett Anthony

**Callen Emmett Anthony** (born on January 13th in Forks Washington) is a vampire/human hybrid and a member of the Cullens coven. He is the son of Edward and Rosabella Anthony and the brother of Eli, Arabella, Elizabeth, Ariana, Seth, and Luna. Callen is also the grandson of Emmett and Rosaile Cullens as well as the great-grandson of Dr. Carlisle Cullens.

His faceclaim is Nick Robinson.
Liam Forrester

More to come.

## Physical Description

### Hair Color

* Brown
* Blonde

## Family Information

### Family Members

* Elizabeth Anthony (wife)
* Erin Anthony (daughter)
* Ryder Forrester (son)
* Kinsley Forrester (daughter)
* Odessa Forrester (daughter)
* Audrina Forrester (daughter)
* Caroline Spencer-Forrester (mother)
* Rosabella Cullens (mother-in-law)
* Edward Anthony (father-in-law)

## Affiliation

### Loyalty

* Cullens Coven
* Black Pack
* Castorian Coven
Maggie Phillips Interviews

Legion Press | Crew Interviews | Cast Interviews

The following are published interviews featuring Maggie Phillips, music supervisor.

## Print

Maggie Phillips [Archived Copy] by Paul Goldowitz - Pop Disciple - May 31, 2018

> *"We always spot everything together — me, Noah, and Jeff. That doesn't happen on every show. So, we're in the same room when we decide what's gonna be the score, what's gonna be a song. We work very closely. There’s never a time that we’re not working together. We did Fargo Season 2, then Legion Season 1, then Fargo Season 3. Now we’re wrapping up Legion Season 2, and actually, Noah just started working on a movie, so we’re starting on that now too. After that, we’ll Legion Season 3. Then, there's overlap with another movie next summer, and then Fargo Season 4. So, we're always working together. We have a shorthand and it's really nice."*
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Legion SDCC 2017 Panel

Legion Press | San Diego Comic Con 2017

Full panel, ends before audience questions. Fixed view of entire stage.

Full panel including audience questions. Zooms onto individual speakers.

July 20, 2017

Legion Screening and Q&A - 5:00pm-6:00pm in Ballroom 20

*Legion,* based on the *New Mutants* Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, is the story of David Haller (Dan Stevens), a troubled young man who grew up believing himself to be schizophrenic, only to discover he is something more than human. In fact, David could be the most powerful mutant who has ever lived. Along with a team of other extraordinarily gifted people at a facility called Summerland, David learns to accept his true self and defeat the Shadow King. Or so they all believe. Creator/executive producer/writer/director Noah Hawley is joined by fellow executive producers John Cameron, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Jeph Loeb and series stars Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart, Bill Irwin, Jeremie Harris, and Amber Midthunder for a conversation on what to look forward to from season 2 of *Legion*.

Full panel without audience questions: [Archived Copy]

Full panel including audience questions: [Archived Copy]
Killian Jones

## Killian Colin Jones

**Killian Colin Jones** (born in the 1800s in London, England) is a human reformed pirate and a member of the Cullens coven. He is the husband of Emmalee Cullens and the father of Ava and Serena Jones. Killian's parents, Brennan and Alice Jones are both deceased as well as his brother Liam. Killian has a half brother by his father who is also named Liam.

His faceclaim is Colin O'Donoghue.

## Biography

### Early Life

Once a respectable member of the King's Navy, Killian Jones eventually turned to piracy after finding out that his king was corrupt, and became pirate captain of the *Jolly Roger*. After Jones takes a woman named Milah (at her request), her husband Rumplestiltskin confronts him but is too cowardly to do anything about it. Years later, after Rumplestiltskin becomes the Dark One, he sees Killian and his crew at a tavern and confronts him once again. He challenges Jones to a sword-fight, and uses his dark magic to win. Rumplestiltskin plans on ripping out Killian's heart, until he is confronted by Milah, who has become a pirate. Rumplestiltskin finds out that Killian and Milah are in love, and Milah went with him willingly, hoping to escape being the wife of a coward and explore.

Milah offers Rumplestiltskin a magic bean in exchange for Killian and Milah's lives. However, when Rumplestiltskin angrily starts questioning her, asking her how she could abandon her own son, Milah bitterly replies that she wanted to escape her miserable life, and that she never loved Rumplestiltskin. Furious, Rumplestiltskin rips out Milah's heart and crushes it, killing her. He then cuts off Killian's hand before vanishing. Replacing his hand with a hook, Killian and his crew sail to Neverland, vowing revenge against Rumplestiltskin. Killian works for Peter Pan, and after a deal gone wrong with the deity Poseidon, he steals Ursula's voice. Eventually, Killian returns to the Enchanted Forest and allies with Cora Mills just before Cora's daughter Regina unleashes the first Dark Curse. Killian, Cora and a part of the Enchanted Forest are protected by a forcefield.

## Physical Appearance

Killian describes himself as a "dashing pirate." He is described by others as being very handsome. His blue eyes are his signature feature. He is 5'11 with an athletic build. He has black hair and tends to wear a lot of jewelry and leather.
Mr. Haller

**Mr. Haller** is Amy Haller's father and David Haller's adopted father.

## Biography

### Background

Mr. Haller is the biological father of Amy Haller and husband of Mrs. Haller. Mr. Haller was an astronomer. He and the Haller family lived in the country.

### Adopting David

When Amy was four, a man came to the Haller family and asked them to adopt his son, David. The family accepted and took David in as their own and raised him as such. They did not tell David he was adopted. For a long time Amy thought it was a dream, having a little brother, but she soon came to accept her new reality.

As David grew up, Haller would take him out deep into the country to look up at the stars. David told him the stars talked to him, to which Mr. Haller replied that the stars spoke to him too however it was in the metaphorical sense.

David has many memories of Mr. Haller reading a book called The World's Angriest Boy in the World. Whether or not this book was real or part of the Shadow King's disguise is uncertain. David is also unable to see Mr. Haller's face in his memories.

### Death

Mr. Haller died a year before Summerland rescued David. David was in the mental hospital at the time and they would not release him to allow him to attend his adopted father's funeral.

## Powers and abilities

Mr. Haller has extensive knowledge of the stars from his profession of astronomy.

## Relationships

* David Haller - adopted son
* Mrs. Haller - Wife
* Amy Haller - biological daughter
* Charles Xavier - ally

## Appearances

### Season 1

* "Chapter 2"
* "Chapter 3"
* "Chapter 7"
SDCC 2017 Aubrey Plaza’s “Wild Ride”

Legion Press | San Diego Comic Con 2017

July 20, 2017

A clip from the Legion SDCC 2017 Panel. From Aubrey to Lenny to the Shadow King. Aubrey Plaza says it was a "wild ride" transforming into season one's most conniving character.

[Archived Copy]

## Transcript

Panel Host: Aubrey, if you'd only played Lenny, I feel like-- That would have been really fun. Like, Lenny was great. When you meet Lenny, she's a great character. But what was it like to get to transform her, episode by episode, to what we just saw? The sort of-- The full unleashing. I imagine that must have been amazing.

Aubrey Plaza: It was a wild ride, man. It was really fun. I kinda knew the broad strokes of where Lenny would end up, but I didn't know how I would get there. And navigating that was really challenging, really fun.
SDCC 2017 A Mysterious Connection

Legion Press | San Diego Comic Con 2017

July 20, 2017

A clip from the Legion SDCC 2017 Panel. Two bodies, same person. Bill Irwin and Amber Midthunder have a mysterious connection at the Legion Panel for Comic-Con 2017.

[Archived Copy]

## Transcript

Panel Host: Bill and Amber, this is a fascinating character(s). I love these two, I love this incredibly unusual dynamic that you have. How much did you know, first of all, initially starting the show? Because I think everyone-- Even just reading the character names, everyone was confused. Did you know from the get-go exactly how it worked with the two characters?

Amber Midthunder: I don't think we know how it works, exactly, still.

Bill Irwin: No, there are issues of joint tenancy that we're still working on. But the exciting notion that a geeky scientist, pale of skin, shares a body with a warrior 50 years his junior is Mister Hawley's notion, and that we took on just before we'd met each other.

Amber Midthunder: Yeah. Those things we knew. Yeah, I knew-- When I first talked to Noah, he told me more who Cary was, and also she lives inside of this guy. Do with that what you will. Okay, cool!
Tim Mielants Interviews

Legion Press | Crew Interviews | Cast Interviews

The following are published interviews featuring Tim Mielants, director.

## Print

Tim Mielants interview: directing Legion season 2 [Archived Copy] by Rob Leane - Den of Geek - May 15, 2018

> *"What was very challenging was the mirror scene. The big mirror sequence. It looks probably easy, but it was like, Noah always pushes me to approach every sequence in the most practical way, not to use so much CGI. So, what I did was like, not to use mirrors, but like, mirror the rooms. Build another room. The mirror version of the room. And there’s no mirror in the centre. And I used body doubles and I made like a double door, so the actresses were running from one door to another door. It was what we called a one-shot thing, where we feel as if it is a mirror image in the mirror."*
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Legion Wiki

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Legion, based on the Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, is the story of David Haller (Dan Stevens), a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic as a child, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. Now in his early 30s and institutionalized once again, David loses himself in the rhythm of the structured regimen of life in the hospital: breakfast, lunch, dinner, therapy, medications, sleep. (Read More...)

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The World's Angriest Boy in the World

***The World's Angriest Boy in the World*** is a children's storybook from the false childhood memories of David Haller. It was implanted within his mind by the parasitic mutant Farouk, also known as the Shadow King. The book is the basis of the Angry Boy, one of the many forms adopted by the Shadow King to manipulate David.

## History

After taking root within David Haller as an infant, Farouk began manipulating the boy's memories to weaken his grasp on reality . David's memories of his adoptive father reading to him at bedtime were altered so that he recalled his father reading *The World's Angriest Boy in the World* instead. Whilst doing memory work with Ptonomy Wallace and Melanie Bird, David relived these repressed memories, which Ptonomy found disturbing .

Wandering through David's memories by herself, Melanie found *The World's Angriest Boy in the World* and curiously began reading the book. Upon reaching the last page, Farouk - in the form of the Devil With The Yellow Eyes - appeared behind Melanie, causing the book to slam shut on her hand. The shock of seeing her mangled hands caused Melanie to awaken in her own body in the physical world .

In a therapy session, Doctor Poole believed the Angry Boy was a metaphorical representation of David.

## Physical Book

The World's Angriest boy is a physical book written by Noah Hawley and published by Wylie Publications Inc. However the physical book's author is "Heathcliff Marr". It is unknown who or what Heathcliff Marr is. There are theories of Heathcliff Marr referencing Heathcliff from Wurthering Heights or that it is an anagram for "Afflict Her Harm" but nothing has been confirmed.

* **The World's Angriest boy in the World
Written By: Heathcliff Marr**
* **The World's Angriest Boy In The World Written
By Heathcliff Marr**
* **To bed, to bed, the mother said.**
* **To bed, she said
the angry boy, his face turned red.**
* **His face turned red.
And with a cry, he chopped her head.**
* **and maybe you've heard of the angry boy who is free as a bird
Are you looking at him? because he's LOOKING AT YOU**
* **no bed, he said.
And, snicker snack, his mom was DEAD, DEAD, DEAD!**
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### Transcript

 *To bed,*
*'to bed,'*
*'the'*
*'mother said.'* | *To bed,*
*'she said'*
*'the angry boy,'*
*'his face'*
*'turned red.'* | *His face*
*'turned red.'*
*'And with a cry,'*
*'he chopped'*
*'her head.'* | *and maybe you've heard*
*'of the angry boy'*
*'who is free as a bird'*

*'Are you looking at him?'*
*''because he's **LOOKING AT YOU''*** | *No bed.*
*'He said.'*
*'And'*
*'snicker snack'*
*'his mom was '*

## Trivia

* *The World's Angriest Boy in the World* was authored by *Legion* creator Noah Hawley. In addition, a physical copy of the book exists as well .

## References

1. ↑ Episode: Chapter 7
2. ↑ Episode: Chapter 2
3. ↑ Episode: Chapter 3
4. ↑ 'Legion': Dan Stevens Explores David's Daddy Issues and X-Men Origins
5. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/legion-dan-stevens-explores-davids-daddy-issues-x-men-origins-976507 (September 8, 2017)
Production Timeline

A timeline of production, casting, and other non-narrative events in Legion history.

## 2015

* Wednesday, October 14 - Pre-production announced [Vulture]

## 2016

* Tuesday, January 5 - Rachel Keller joins cast [Deadline]
* Thursday, February 4 - Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart, and Dan Stevens join cast [Entertainment Weekly]
* Thursday, February 18 - Jeremie Harris joins cast [The Hollywood Reporter]
* Monday, February 22 - Amber Midthunder joins cast [Deadline]
* ? - Hamish Linklater joins cast
* March - Production begins
* Tuesday, March 1 - Katie Aselton joins cast [Entertainment Weekly]
* Thursday, October 6-Sunday, October 9 - New York Comic Con 2016 - First half of pilot shown
* Monday, October 10 - Jemaine Clement joins cast [ScreenRant]
* ? - Bill Irwin joins cast

## 2017

* Sunday, February 5 - Legion has 8 ad spots during Super Bowl LI
* Wednesday, February 8 - Chapter 1 airs
* Wednesday, February 15 - Chapter 2 airs
* Wednesday, February 22 - Chapter 3 airs
* Wednesday, March 1 - Chapter 4 airs
* Wednesday, March 8 - Chapter 5 airs
* Wednesday, March 15 - Chapter 6 airs
* Wednesday, March 22 - Chapter 7 airs
* Wednesday, March 29 - Chapter 8 airs
* Thursday, July 20 - Saïd Taghmaoui joins cast [Variety]
* Thursday, July 20–Sunday, July 23 - San Diego Comic Con 2017 - Season 1 panel; Sessions: The Legion Mixed Reality Experience art display
* Tuesday, November 28 - Saïd Taghmaoui exits cast [Variety]

## 2018

* Friday, January 5 - Navid Negahban joins cast [TVLine]
* Tuesday, April 3 - Chapter 9 airs
* Tuesday, April 10 - Chapter 10 airs
* Tuesday, April 17 - Chapter 11 airs
* Tuesday, April 24 - Chapter 12 airs
* Tuesday, May 1 - Chapter 13 airs
* Tuesday, May 8 - Chapter 14 airs
* Tuesday, May 15 - Chapter 15 airs
* Tuesday, May 22 - Chapter 16 airs
* Tuesday, May 29 - Chapter 17 airs
* Tuesday, June 5 - Chapter 18 airs
* Tuesday, June 12 - Chapter 19 airs
* Thursday, July 19–Sunday, July 22 - San Diego Comic Con 2018 - Season 2 panel; Goya Studios Legion Chamber art display

## 2019

* Wednesday, January 9 - Lauren Tsai joins cast [Variety]
* Monday, February 4 - Stephanie Corneliussen and Harry Lloyd join cast [Marvel]
* Tuesday, February 5 - Noah Hawley announces that season 3 will be the last season. [Associated Press]
* Friday, March 29-Sunday, March 31 - WonderCon Anaheim 2019 - Season 3 panel
* Monday, June 24 - Chapter 20 airs
* Monday, July 1 - Chapter 21 airs
* Monday, July 8 - Chapter 22 airs
* Monday, July 15 - Chapter 23 airs
* Monday, July 22 - Chapter 24 airs
* Monday, July 29 - Chapter 25 airs
* Monday, August 5 - Chapter 26 airs
* Monday, August 12 - Chapter 27 airs
Aubrey Plaza Interviews

Legion Press | Crew Interviews | Cast Interviews

The following are published interviews featuring Aubrey Plaza.

## Print

### 2017

Aubrey Plaza On That Surprising Turn For Her ‘Legion’ Character, And Why She Should Be Xena [Archived Copy] by Alan Sepinwall - Uproxx - February 8, 2017

> *Actually, that’s what was cool about it. He said, “You know, I think I’m going to change Lenny to a woman, and I think you should play that part.” I said, “I’ll do it, as long as you don’t change a single thing about the script. Don’t change any of the dialogue. Don’t try to make it into anything. Just leave it how it is.” He was like, “Okay.”*
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### 2018

'It's exhausting not being human' – the weird world of Legion's Aubrey Plaza [Archived Copy] by Rachel Aroesti - The Guardian - April 17, 2018

> *It’s “a total mindfuck”, says Plaza. “It’s mentally and physically exhausting to not exist as a human. At the end of the day I would just feel like nothing, just this rag doll that’s been thrown around.”*
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Aubrey Plaza Was Never April Ludgate [Archived Copy] by Nojan Aminosharei - Marie Claire - June 12, 2018

> *Plaza excels at ironic disruption of expectation. She originally auditioned for Syd, the pretty love interest who, except for the whole body-switching super-power, is a quiet and grounded character. Instead, Hawley cast her as Lenny, the show's resident agent of chaos, a role originally meant for a middle-age man.*
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### 2019

Is Lenny Really Dead on Legion? [Archived Copy] by Alicia Lutes - IGN - July 29, 2019

> *“At the end of Lenny’s arc, I would say that you do get to see, I think, the closest thing to real Lenny that we've seen so far.” She also added that this is, “the closest we get to Lenny's ideal, aspirational self. We find her in a place where she's more at peace than she has been."*
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## Podcasts

Aubrey Plaza [Archived Copy] - Happy Sad Confused with Josh Horowitz - April 26, 2018

> *If you think you know Aubrey Plaza from her character on "Parks & Recreation" or her delightfully deadpan talk show appearances, you've only seen a part of her. On this episode of "Happy Sad Confused," get to know the real Aubrey! She's complex and conflicted, dry and earnest, self-critical and cocky, and most of all, very ambitious. In this chat, Aubrey talks about her heady show "Legion" (now in it's second season on FX), why Bill Murray recently called her up, what 80s sitcom she was obsessed with, and her secret script she's working on that's inspired by "Mrs. Doubtfire"!*
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SDCC 2017 David’s Madness

Legion Press | San Diego Comic Con 2017

July 20, 2017

A clip from the Legion SDCC 2017 Panel. How did Dan Stevens capture the madness inside David’s head? He explain his acting inspiration during the Legion panel at Comic-Con 2017.

[Archived Copy]

## Transcript

Dan Stevens: It's like therapy, I guess. I'm working through a lot of things in those moments. Some of them blood vessels popping. But that's a wonderful question. (laughs) I don't know.

Noah Hawley: The great thing about Dan though, is that, you know, he's not self-conscious about that. There was never a moment where he was like: Oh, I have to do the superpowers thing.

Dan Stevens: A lot of them come from the comics. The frames where you have that very, very intense close up on David's face, whatever's going on. Some of those expressions are lifted directly from it, they're very inspiring.
Jia-Yi

**Jia-Yi**, also known as **Switch**, is a young mutant with a secret ability that serves as the key to executing David Haller's plan.

## Biography

**Jia-yi** was the daughter of a man obsessed with robots, who was cold and distant to his child and pushed her to focus on her studies, which included lessons on Time Travel. She was contacted by a powerful telepath named David Haller, who through a series of clues led her to the location of his cult, where a man told her that she would be known as Switch. Her first conversation with David himself was interrupted by Division 3, who attacked and killed David, forcing Switch to travel back in time and warn him of the danger. Her first attempt to do so had failed and the second one led to an encounter with Amahl Farouk on the Astral Plane. However, Switch was able to escape Farouk and warn David in time for him to teleport his entire compound away from the forces of Division 3 that were on his doorstep.

## Powers and abilities

* **Time Travel**: Switch has the ability to travel through time by opening and walking through portals. The portals led her into a place between time where she can choose how far she wants to go back before walking back into the physical world. Her ability to manipulate such portals also extends to the Astral Plane. However, Switch is limited in how far she can travel back in time by the risk of waking the Demons which resides in the space between time.

## Notes

* In the main Marvel Comics continuity, Switch is the alias of Devon Alomar, a male mutant who had the ability to mentally displace the frequency range of the alpha wave patterns in someone's mind, switching brain waves between himself and another. This effect allowed his mind to be in his victim's body and vice versa.

## Appearances

### Season 3

* "Chapter 20"
* "Chapter 21"
* "Chapter 22"
* "Chapter 23"
* "Chapter 24"
* "Chapter 26"
* "Chapter 27"

## References

1. ↑ ‘Legion’ Season 3 Casts Lauren Tsai (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety
Buster Debussy

**Buster Debussy** is the adopted son of Division 3 agents Clark and Daniel Bohr-Debussy.

## History

### Origin

At some point Buster was adopted by Clark and Daniel, who raised him as his own.

### Clark's recovery

Buster was saddened by the injuries Clark received at the hands of the Summerland mutants when they rescued David Haller. Still, both Buster and Daniel were key in Clark's recovery, as without a loving family, the man would have likely fallen into a deep depression.
Quiet

Legion Press | Season 1 Promotional Material | Season 2 Promotional Material | Season 3 Promotional Material

June 20, 2019 - Season 3 Teaser. David and Farouk both try to reach you.

[Archived Copy]

## Transcript

David: Quiet your mind.

Farouk: You know who he is.

David: Now reach out with your thought.

Farouk: You've known it all along. You just didn't want to say it.

David: Turn your thoughts to me.

Farouk: Say it.

David: Let me take your pain. I am your--

Farouk: --world killer.
Jean Smart Interviews

Legion Press | Crew Interviews | Cast Interviews

The following are published interviews featuring Jean Smart.

## Print

What the Heck Is Happening on ‘Legion’? (And Other Burning Questions) [Archived Copy] by Marisa Roffman - TV Insider - February 9, 2017

> *“Noah said, ‘I’m doing a new show and I want you to be in it,’ but he didn’t tell me what it was about. But because I worked with him, and I think he’s brilliant, and I had such a good time on Fargo, I said, ‘I don’t care what it is, I’ll be there.’ I didn’t even know it was about X-Men!”*
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5 Questions for Jean Smart [Archived Copy] by Nancy Kerr - AARP - March 28, 2018

> *“I actually had no idea of who or what she was going to be,” admits Smart, 66. “Just based on my experience with Fargo — and I have never done this before —  I said, ‘Yes, where do I sign?’ Because I knew if he was writing it, it was going to be good and interesting, and I trusted him. That was a new one for me; it was a little scary!”*
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David's Mother

**Mrs. Haller**, is Amy Haller's mother and David Haller's adopted mother.

## Biography

### Background

Mrs. Haller is the biological mother of Amy Haller and wife of Mr. Haller. She and the Haller family lived in the country.

### Adopting David

When Amy was four, a man came to the Haller family and asked them to adopt his son, David. The family accepted and took David in as their own and raised him as such. They did not tell David he was adopted. For a long time Amy thought it was a dream, having a little brother, but she soon came to accept her new reality.

As David grew up, Mrs. Haller would often garden with him. She also would measure his height on a wall.

## Powers and abilities

Mrs. Haller can cook and also maintains a garden.

## Relationships

* David Haller - adopted son
* Mr. Haller - husband
* Amy Haller - biological daughter
* Charles Xavier - ally

## Appearances

### Season 1

* "Chapter 2"
* "Chapter 3"
* "Chapter 7"
Lauren Shuler Donner Interviews

Legion Press | Crew Interviews | Cast Interviews

The following are published interviews featuring Lauren Shuler Donner, producer.

## Print

'Legion' Producer Lauren Shuler Donner On The Rules Of Time Travel And Crafting An Emotional Conclusion [Archived Copy] by Fred Topel - Slash Film - June 24, 2019

> *"Fans have responded to the musical numbers. We as a cast and crew enjoy making the musical numbers. It's a lot of fun. Bill Irwin who's a fantastic dancer, and Dan is a wonderful dancer. Everybody's a great singer by the way, just about every single person in the cast. Music, as you know, is a big part of this. I think it's just the next step to include dance. We had so much fun with that original Bollywood scene in the first season."*
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Benny

**Benny** was one of David Haller's friends before he was sent to Clockworks Psychiatric Hospital.

## Biography

After David graduated high school, he attended college for some time before being expelled. Afterwards, he had a rough time, but attempted to push through with the help of his girlfriend, Philly, and his friend, Benny. Unlike Philly, Benny encouraged the more violent side of David. Benny was a pusher and often committed petty thefts in order to buy a drug called Vapor from The Greek.

Benny even pressured David into stealing drugs from Dr. Henry Poole. In committing the robbery, David severely beat up Dr. Poole. The following day Philly walked in on Benny and David using drugs, which led to David and her having a fight.  This led David to being admitted to Clockworks.

Amahl Farouk, a parasitic mutant entity residing within David's mind, altered David's memories of his time with Benny so that he believed Benny was in fact a woman named Lenny Busker.

## Relationships

* David Haller - friend and drug supplier
* The Greek - supplier
* Philly - disapproved of Benny

## Notes

* Kirby Morrow, the actor who portrayed Benny, also had a role in another *X-Men* TV series. He voiced Cyclops in the animated show *X-Men: Evolution*.
* In "Chapter 2", the wall Lenny is sitting in front of has the face of Benny.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* "Chapter 4"
* "Chapter 5"