when does season 2 of legion come out
on April 2, 2018
title: Legion (season 2) text: first season, and Navid Negahban. A second season of "Legion" was ordered by FX in March 2017, with filming for the season relocating from Vancouver to California, to take advantage of tax incentives. Production began in September 2017, with practical effects again a priority for the series' crew. The season features the parasitic villain Amahl Farouk / Shadow King, portrayed by Negahban, searching for his original body after being forced out of Haller's mind at the end of the first season. The season premiered in Los Angeles on April 2, 2018, before its FX debut on April 3. It ran title: Legion (season 2) text: Legion (season 2) The second season of the American cable television series "Legion" is based on the Marvel Comics character David Haller / Legion, a mutant diagnosed with schizophrenia at a young age. The season is connected to the "X-Men" film series, and is produced by FX Productions in association with Marvel Television. Noah Hawley serves as showrunner. Dan Stevens stars as Haller, with Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Bill Irwin, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder and Jean Smart also returning from the first season to star. They are joined by Jemaine Clement and Hamish Linklater, promoted from guest roles in the title: Legion (season 2) text: of the "X-Men" film actors (Patrick Stewart or James McAvoy) reprising that role for the show since he felt incorporating elements directly from the films "too quickly" was "cheating on some level", rather than telling his own standalone story first. The Shi'ar alien race are mentioned in the season, ahead of their film introduction in the 2019 "X-Men" film "Dark Phoenix". The season began airing on FX on April 3, 2018, and is set to run for eleven episodes. Hawley had previously said, in March 2017, that he expected the season to begin airing in February 2018. Footage from the title: Legion (TV series) text: Negahban, Jemaine Clement, and Hamish Linklater for the second season. FX and Marvel Television announced a new collaboration to create a television series based on the X-Men character Legion in October 2015, with Hawley signed on to write and direct the pilot. He wanted to show Haller as an "unreliable narrator", including mixing 1960s design with modern-day elements, and filming the series through the title character's distorted view of reality. The eight-episode first season of "Legion" aired from February to March 2017, and received critical acclaim. An eleven-episode second season aired from April to June 2018. The series was renewed title: Legion (season 1) text: In September 2017, the complete season was made available on the FX+ online streaming service, accessible to customers of Cox On Demand, Xfinity On Demand, and the FX Now app. On October 2, the season was released on DVD and Blu-ray for Region 2, including all eight episodes, deleted scenes, and making-of featurettes. It received a similar release for Region 4 on November 22. The season was released in Region 1 on DVD and Blu-ray on March 27, 2018. The premiere's initial ratings were described as "OK, not great", in line with other cable series debuts, but lower than other