Fallen hero: the madness of playing Legion

By Michael Idato
Updated February 9 2017 - 2:14am, first published 12:00am
Dan Stevens as Legion's would-be superhero David Haller. Photo: FX
Dan Stevens as Legion's would-be superhero David Haller. Photo: FX
Just good friends: Katie Aselton as Amy and Dan Stevens as David Haller in Legion. Photo: Chris LargeFX
Just good friends: Katie Aselton as Amy and Dan Stevens as David Haller in Legion. Photo: Chris LargeFX

David Haller, the would-be "superhero" of the "superhero show" Legion, isn't your typical spandex-clad crimefighter. Rather, the series draws more tonally from Clockwork Orange and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest than it might from The Avengers or The X-Men.

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