FX has announced it's renewed Legion for a second season. The Marvel series, which is set in the X-Men universe, is currently airing its first season.
Noah Hawley will continue to serve as creator and executive producer on Legion: Season 2, which will debut in 2018.
"We are thrilled there will be a new season of Legion. Noah's spectacular take on David Haller and all the other characters he brought to life makes us ache for more. We're particularly proud of our partners at FX and the success we share on our first TV series together," Jeph Loeb, Executive Producer and Head of Marvel Television, said in a statement.
Legion's eight-episode first season is currently airing on FX. Its sixth episode airs Wednesday, March 15, and sees David Haller going "back to where it all started." To catch up on Legion, make sure to read IGN's reviews of Season 1 so far.
"There's a certain impish quality to the show that really appeals to me," star Dan Stevens told IGN of bringing Legion to life. "If you're going to talk about things that are that big and that heavy, you don't need to be serious about it. You can present it seriously, but it doesn't have to be serious all the time. I think that fits with David the character. It's part of his characteristic. That to me is what the spirit of comic books is about. That's why it appeals to me."
This isn't the only series Hawley is working on. He's also showrunning Fargo: Season 3, which is currently filming. Starring Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon, David Thewlis and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Season 3 will premiere on Wednesday, April 19th at 10 p.m. Here's a tease of how the new Fargo will connect to past seasons.
Meanwhile, FOX is currently developing another Marvel/X-Men TV series called Gifted. Written by Matt Nix (Burn Notice) and co-produced by Marvel and FOX, Gifted revolves around a family joining an underground mutant network after the parents discover their children have special powers. The series stars Jamie Chung as the mutant Blink; Blair Redford as the mutant Thunderbird; Stephen Moyer as an attorney named Reed; Amy Acker as Reed's estranged wife, Caitlin; Natalie Alyn Lind as one of their mutant children, Lauren; Percy Hynes White as Andy; Coby Bell (as Jace; and Emma Dumont as Polaris. Unlike Legion, Gifted is expected to tie-in to the X-Men movies.
Legion airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX.
Terri Schwartz is Entertainment Editor at IGN. Talk to her on Twitter at @Terri_Schwartz.
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