The Man Without Fear's adventures will continue in another season of 'Marvel's Daredevil,' coming only to Netflix in 2016!

Marvel and Netflix are proud to announce that “Marvel’s Daredevil” will receive a second season, available only on the streaming service in 2016!

With the first season of “Marvel’s Daredevil” proving a smash success with both audiences and critics, Netflix and Marvel will continue to create further adventures of the Man Without Fear! Doug Petrie (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “American Horror Story”) and Marco Ramirez (“Sons of Anarchy”), who worked closely with Executive Producers Steven S. DeKnight and Drew Goddard during the first season, will serve as showrunners for Season 2. Petrie, Ramirez, Goddard (“Cabin in the Woods”), and Jeph Loeb (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) will serve as Executive Producers of Season 2.

“While previous commitments unfortunately prevent me from continuing on with Daredevil into its second season,” DeKnight explains, “I could not be happier that Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez are carrying the torch. They were invaluable collaborators during our first season, and I for one can’t wait to see what they do with the show moving forward.”

“Marvel’s Daredevil” is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.

“Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones” comes only to Netflix later this year and “Marvel’s Luke Cage” premieres on the streaming service in 2016. Future series exclusively debuting on Netflix include “Marvel’s Iron Fist” and “Marvel’s Defenders,” a mini-series event that reimagines a team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters.

Blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fights against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the Super Hero “Daredevil” in modern day Hell’s Kitchen, New York City. “Marvel’s Daredevil” stars Charlie Cox, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Scott Glenn, Bob Gunton, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis Hall, Ayelet Zurer. 

For more information on “Marvel’s Daredevil,” and the other exciting new Marvel Television series coming to Netflix, stay tuned to Marvel.com or visit Netflix.com/daredevil

Watch the 'Legion' season premiere Tuesday, April 3 at 10:00pm ET/PT on FX.

The acclaimed series “Legion” returns to FX tonight — Tuesday, April 3 — kicking off another season of grippingly mind-bending, visually striking episodes following the journey of the powerful mutant David Haller (Dan Stevens) and his allies as they battle to stop the threat of the Shadow King.

For those looking for a refresher on where the series left off, click on over to our article giving a run down on the “Legion” characters and where we last saw them.

Beyond that, you can read what “Legion” showrunner Noah Hawley had to say about Season 2 and the hunt for the Shadow King, and see what star Dan Stevens had to say about how David has changed going into the new season.

Based on the Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, “Legion” follows David Haller, a man who believed himself to be schizophrenic only to discover that he may actually be the most powerful mutant the world has ever seen.From childhood, David shuffled from one psychiatric institution to the next until, in his early 30s, he met and fell in love with a beautiful and troubled fellow patient named Syd (Rachel Keller). After Syd and David shared a startling encounter, he was forced to confront the shocking possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees may actually be real.

Syd led David to Melanie Bird (Jean Smart), a demanding but nurturing therapist who heads a team of specialists – Ptonomy (Jeremie Harris), Kerry (Amber Midthunder) and Cary (Bill Irwin) – each of whom possesses a unique and extraordinary gift. Together, they helped David to recognize and harness his hidden powers. With their support, David finally unlocked a deeply suppressed truth – he had been haunted his entire life by a malicious parasite of unimaginable power. Known as the Shadow King, this malevolent creature appeared in the form of David’s friend Lenny (Aubrey Plaza), but is actually an ancient being named “Amahl Farouk.”

In an epic showdown, David and his friends battled his demon, ultimately forcing it from David’s body. Unfortunately, Farouk found a new host – Melanie’s husband Oliver Bird” (Jemaine Clement) – and escaped. Just when they thought they’d earned a moment of respite, a mysterious orb appeared and took David away to an unknown place. With David and Oliver missing and Farouk on the loose, the team forms an unlikely alliance with their former enemy Clark (Hamish Linklater) and his well-funded government organization, Division III. Meanwhile, Amahl Farouk (Navid Negahban) is on a new path to attaining infinite and world-ending power.

“Legion” Season 2 premieres Tuesday, April 3 at 10:00pm ET/PT on FX.

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Get a refresher before the Season 2 premiere airs Tuesday, April 3 at 10:00pm ET/PT on FX.

With the superb and surreal Legion returning to FX for Season 2 on Tuesday, April 3, viewers may be in need of a refresher before the new season rocks their world.

Based on Marvel’s David Haller/Legion character — who was created by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz and debuted in NEW MUTANTS #25 — Legion’s first season dealt with David realizing that he’d spent the bulk of his life being mentally invaded and manipulated by the being known as the Shadow King.

In the Season 1 finale, “Chapter 8,” David’s comrades at Summerland, a safe haven for mutants founded by Melanie and Oliver Bird, attempted to forcibly remove the Shadow King from David’s subconscious mind.

Watch the video at the top of the page for a recap of the first season via David himself — joined by… David! — and then read on below for a rundown of where we left off with each character.

David Haller (Dan Stevens)

As the powerfully telepathic son of an as yet-unnamed mutant, David spent the majority of his life as a severely mentally troubled individual. It wasn’t until his lengthy stay at Clockworks Psychiatric Hospital that he both met the girl of his dreams, Syd Barrett, and learned that his mind had been infested, since childhood, by a parasitic mind mutant known as the Shadow King.

In the Season 1 finale, David confronted the Shadow King on the astral plane while Cary Loudermilk tried to separate the two. While David was being strangled, Syd allowed Farouk into her body in order to save David’s life.

We last saw David — finally free of the Shadow King for the first time in decades — being sucked into a mysterious flying orb, no bigger than a basketball, and whisked away. Probably the worst time to get trapped in a drone, right?

Sydney “Syd” Barrett (Rachel Keller)

With a mutant power that forces her to mentally trade places with anyone she touches, with her mind entering their body — and vice versa — Syd Barrett found a loving, kindred spirit in David, a man who she could touch, worry-free, inside the astral plane.

In the Season 1 finale, after a confrontation with the Shadow King –who she was connected to due to her once swapping bodies with David — Syd decided to go against protocol and help Farouk escape after becoming convinced that David wouldn’t survive a full Shadow King split.

After she allowed Farouk into her body, via a kiss to David’s lips, Syd inadvertently sent Farouk into young Kerry Loudermlik, and the Shadow King then transferred into an unassuming Oliver. Syd in the meantime thought she and David could have some happy time together, only for that pesky orb to get in the way…

Shadow King (Navid Negahban)

Insanely powerful mutant, Amahl Farouk – The Shadow King – lost a duel to the death against a hated mutant enemy inside the astral plane. With his physical body dead, Farouk invaded the mind of David Haller, his enemy’s son, who had been given up for adoption.

Having been contained and backed into a corner within David’s mind, Shadow King, in the form of a decaying and rotting Lenny, convinced Syd to help him escape David’s mind.

Once free, and in the body of Kerry Loundermilk, Shadow King took down Cary, Ptonomy, Melanie, and Clark, before clashing with a fully recovered David. The result of this showdown, however, was Oliver becoming Shadow King’s newest host. And foolproof escape vessel.

Cary/Kerry Loudermilk (Bill Irwin & Amber Midthunder)

Cary and Kerry Loudermilk are mutants whose symbiotic relationship allowed Kerry, the muscle, to live inside the body of Cary, the brain. While inside Cary, Kerry doesn’t age, which is why she is decades younger than Cary.

Cary and Kerry enter the Season 1 finale on the outs, with Kerry resenting Cary for what she considered to be an abandonment when they were both in the astral plane.

By the end of the episode though, with Cary injured and on the floor of his wrecked lab, Kerry ran to him, thankful he was alive.

Ptonomy Wallace (Jeremie Harris)

Ptonomy, a Summerland mutant whose abilities include the power to transport others back into their own memories, was instrumental in helping David discover the presence of Amahl Farouk inside his mind and how his presence dated back to David’s early childhood.

In the season finale, Ptonomy tried his best to stop Farouk (who was inside of Kerry’s body) from escaping the lab. Unfortunately, he was overpowered while trying to shoot his gun and taken down.

Melanie Bird (Jean Smart)

As one of Summerland’s founders — along with husband Oliver and Cary Loudermilk — Melanie and her team rescued David from the hands of anti-mutant task force Division 3 after he had been taken in following the mass death and destruction that had befallen Clockworks Psychiatric Hospital.

Melanie began the Season 1 finale feeling a bit shaken over the fact that, though he was miraculously back after 20 years, Oliver had no recollection of her or their marriage.

Later, during Cary’s attempt to separate David and the Shadow King, Melanie tried to stop the parasitic telepath from escaping the lab. She was taken down with a psychic blast from Kerry/Farouk’s playful “fingergun,” and soon her husband would once more be taken from her – this time thanks to the Shadow King’s possession.

Oliver Bird (Jemaine Clement)

Having finally returned, after years spent inside an icy chamber he’d constructed within the astral plane — albeit with much of his memory missing — Oliver assisted Cary in his scientific attempt to ungraft the Shadow King from David’s psyche.

Unfortunately, this placed Oliver in a prime spot to be overtaken by Farouk when his psionic energy field clashed with David’s. Sadder still, Oliver finally remembered who his wife Melanie was just minutes earlier. Now however, he’s Shadow King’s new host and together they took off on the open road while Division 3 rushed in to help sort out the chaos inside Summerland.

Clark (Hamish Linklater)

Clark, the “Interrogator” from Division 3, was initially in charge of David Haller’s capture and containment following a bizarre psionic attack on Clockworks that left many inmates and employees dead.

Presumed dead, Clark’s recovery period following the Summerland mutants freeing David – during which Clark was badly injured — was shown at the top of the Season 1 finale. We learned about his husband, his son, and his drive to get back out in the field to exact revenge.

However, after witnessing the Shadow King in action, Clark exited the first season with a full understanding of Farouk’s powers and a newfound desire to work with the Summerland mutants to stop him.

Lenny Busker (Aubrey Plaza)

Lenny, a fellow patient at Clockworks Psychiatric Hospital during David’s lengthy stay, was tragically killed when Sydney accidentally swapped consciousness with David. Overwhelmed by his vast telepathic powers, Syd caused David’s power to seal off all the inmates in their rooms – catching Lenny inside a wall.

In a way though, Lenny never truly left the series, as the Shadow King then used her form to further manipulate David. Even after Farouk possessed Oliver and fled from Summerland, we saw Lenny, indicating the Shadow King isn’t done with her just yet.

“Legion” Season 2 premieres Tuesday, April 3 at 10:00pm ET/PT on FX. 

Those in the Los Angeles area can experience the Legion Chamber through Sunday, April 1.

With “Legion” Season 2 debuting Tuesday night on FX, fans in the Los Angeles area who are awaiting the show’s return have the chance to check out a really cool and unique experience this weekend – the Legion Chamber.

Located at Goya Studios in Hollywood, the Legion Chamber is an artistic video installation that allows fans to step inside a 360-degree micro-theatre featuring a one-of-a-kind presentation from the internationally-acclaimed Marco Brambilla Studio.

Marvel.com had the opportunity to visit the Legion Chamber and it’s a really fascinating and immersive experience that feels very much at home within the world of the TV series.

Visitors walk inside the small chamber with a few other people and, after the door is closed, all around you the visual space fills up with a moving kaleidoscope of imagery from the series, backed by music, showing glimpses of characters like David (Dan Stevens), Syd (Rachel Keller), and Lenny (Aubrey Plaza), including some glimpses from Season 2. Mirrors above the 360-degree screens add to the experience, reflecting the imagery, and helping it completely envelope you in a very trippy, very “Legion” manner.

The experience is free and runs from Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1. You can reserve a time slot to visit the Legion Chamber by going to thelegionchamber.eventbrite.com.

I got to check out the #LegionFX Chamber experience at Goya Studios in Hollywood and it’s really cool! LA-adjacent Legion fans, you should visit it this weekend if you can! https://t.co/8u8Aw9flgC pic.twitter.com/3iS9CEL59E

— Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) March 30, 2018

Visitors to Goya Studios while the Legion Chamber is open can also take a photo with a series of mirrors, evoking the imagery seen in the “Legion” Season 2 cast photos – check out the photo gallery above for a glimpse!

“Legion” Season 2 premieres Tuesday, April 3 at 10:00pm ET/PT on FX. 

The star of 'Legion' on what's next for David, as he returns in the April 3 season premiere on FX.

Dan Stevens is back as the mutant David Haller in “Legion,” premiering April 3 on FX, as the series returns for another fascinating and offbeat season.

On the set of “Legion” Season 2, visiting press watched as Stevens filmed a scene between David and… Well, to even discuss who or what he was interacting would be saying too much. But suffice to say, things continue to be as intriguingly cerebral and surreal as fans would want from the show.

During a break from filming, Stevens sat down and spoke about how David, no longer sharing his body with the Shadow King (who continues to be a threat from afar), is different in Season 2. He also discussed the dynamic between David and Syd (Rachel Keller) after David returns from his long absence — having been taken away by that mysterious orb at the end of Season 1 — and why he loves “Legion” not always giving quick and easy explanations for what is occurring.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Question: We’re meeting up with David a year after we last saw him. How has that year changed him?

Stevens: For David, it hasn’t been a year. So, he’s kind of getting his head around that, for a start. For everybody else, it’s been a year, and a lot has happened in that year. And yeah, David’s had another strange experience. He thought his problems maybe were solved with the expulsion of the Shadow King, but actually, it’s not that simple.

Question: What’s it like for David now that we’ve gone from having sort of an internal villain [in Season 1] to dealing with something more external?

Stevens: There’s still a lot of internal conflict in David, and if you know the comic books, there’s still quite a few characters left in there that we’ve got to deal with at some point. The Shadow King was a big deal, and there is some sort of structural changes, I guess. The structure of the components of David have been reshuffled and they’re reconfiguring at the same time as, you say, there is this external threat. Everybody’s becoming much more aware of that. There’s maybe a partnership with Division Three that definitely wasn’t on the cards last time I checked, so that’s kind of strange. It’s an interesting thing where everybody assumes that this externalization means everything is really straightforward – “David is now on our side, everything’s going to be great and we’ll solve this war situation.” But it’s never that simple.

Question: How does the year away affect things for Syd and him?

Stevens: That’s the really interesting shift, and an interesting turn for their relationship, and we do see kind of a maturing and deepening of that relationship. But the great issue of trust comes along. I think anybody who gets into a relationship with somebody like David has to assume a certain amount of lies with the truth, or certainly a kind of [altered] perception of reality. But in some of these situations, it seems that David is just flat out lying. And even he’s not sure if he’s telling the truth some of the time. So that complicates the relationship for sure and they have to work on some of those issues together.

Question: What’s been really key for you with building the David and Syd relationship onscreen?

Stevens: I think it’s always interesting to develop those sort of long running romantic relationships and there’s obviously the classic ‘Will they/Won’t they?’ type trajectory. This being “Legion,” it obviously takes a slightly different angle on that, and I think it asks some quite complex questions about relationships. And like I say, putting David in a relationship with anybody is going to be quite a fascinating dynamic. Obviously, you still have the incredible obstruction of not being able to touch, so there are these psychic spaces that they continue to occupy. The mind play that goes on in a relationship is fascinating, and it fascinates Noah [Hawley] as a writer, along with the exploration of that kind of relationship. Putting that in our universe, it just gets weirder.

Question: Now that he’s free of the Shadow King, how is David evolving this season?

Stevens: Well, that’s another interesting question. You have somebody’s identity with an illness, or with some sort of external body inside them, and then their identity without that. So what remains and how attached to that was he? What’s the dynamic there? David’s obviously very fond of Lenny in a kind of weird, hostage-y way, but nonetheless, he feels that absence. So he’s got a bit of that, at the same time as dealing with Syd and her trust of him.

Question: How are David’s mutant abilities this season a reflection, or connected to his emotional life?

Stevens: I guess when looking at super powers in these sort of paradigms, there’s always the evolution, the sort of baby giraffe stage of not really knowing how to wield these things. And then there’s that sort of flush of ego, where you think, ‘Wow, I’m invincible, I can do all these things!’ We saw a bit of that in Season 1, and that sort of continues into Season 2. He also starts to feel that maybe he’s being used a bit as a weapon, and maybe nobody was actually interested in him after all and it’s actually his abilities, which, again, is a sort of interesting take on that kind of predicament. And, he certainly runs up against some characters who he can’t fully manipulate in the way that he seems to be able to manipulate most people, which is an interesting obstruction.

Question: Do you think audiences are more receptive now to this sort of show where you don’t necessarily get all the answers handed to you on a plate? And are you as an actor getting more comfortable with that ambiguity?

Stevens: I love ambiguity. And I hope that the audiences are entertained by that. I wouldn’t want a show that sort of told me everything in hour one, because if I got the joke and all the information in one hour, then I wouldn’t need to watch the other nine, or 20, or whatever. I’ve really enjoyed the response to Season 1 – that people have felt really, like, wonderfully confused by the show, and rewarded visually. Hourly, there’s a lot going on, and a lot to unpack. And like a great novel, it’s something you want to dive into and find out that you don’t really care how many pages there is because there’s just something delicious about that journey.

“Legion” Season 2 premieres Tuesday, April 3 at 10:00pm ET/PT on FX. 

The 'Marvel's Jessica Jones' Season 2 soundtrack is now available digitally!

Jessica Jones’ past isn’t the only one with a past who comes back to haunt her. From the vault, we’ve unearthed Trish Walker’s music video for the single, “I Want Your Cray Cray,” (as performed by Rachel Taylor and Kandi Marks) above!

“I Want Your Cray” is off the “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” Season 2 soundtrack, available now, from Marvel Music and Hollywood Records. The album features original music from the Netflix original series’ second season composed by Sean Callery, as well as a new version of the composer’s main title theme.

Catch the official track listing below:

[1] Jessica Jones Main Title (Double Shot Version)
[2] The Experiment Room
[3] Malcolm Suits Up
[4] The Bear on the Wall
[5] Alisa’s Theme
[6] Run Whizzer Run
[7] I Want Your Cray Cray – Rachel Taylor & Kandi Marks
[8] Hogarth’s Unexpected News
[9] Malcolm and Trish
[10] Gunpoint
[11] Rooftop Movie Night
[12] Alisa Surrounded
[13] It Didn’t Have to Be You
[14] Hogarth Getting Even
[15] Roadside Assistance
[16] The Abandoned Lab
[17] Cheng Window Shot
[18] Escaping the Fire
[19] The Ferris Wheel
[20] Starting at the Beginning

Travel back in time to when pop-up videos were a thing and Trish Walker was a star. ‘I Want Your Cray Cray’ and the rest of the album is now available.

Don’t say we never gave you anything!

Watch the first two seasons of “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” streaming now only on Netflix, and stay tuned to @JessicaJones and the official Jessica Jones Facebook page for the latest!

Check out a clip from the new episodes airing Sunday, April 1 from 8:00-9:00am ET/PT on Disney XD.

The Guardians of the Galaxy’s conflict with Thanos continues this coming Sunday morning on Disney XD in two brand new episodes of “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout!”

First, in “I Fought the Law,” the Guardians have captured Thanos but it is no easy task transporting the most wanted criminal in the galaxy. Then, in “Titan Up,” the Guardians chase Thanos and Sam Alexaner (Nova) to Thanos’ home planet of Titan, where they discover a gladiatorial arena featuring prisoner Jesse Alexander – Nova’s father!

Check out a clip from the episodes above, as Drax and Thanos battle!

“Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout!” – “I Fought the Law” and “Titan Up” air Sunday, April 1 from 8:00-9:00am ET/PT on Disney XD.

Cort Lane reveals news about upcoming projects and future storylines!

Marvel fans were treated to a variety of exciting announcements and first looks at this year’s WonderCon. From voice cast reveals to sneak peeks at never before seen shorts, Marvel Animation: From Pencil To Screen was the place to be for the scoop on Marvel’s latest animation news.

Cort Lane, Marvel’s SVP, Animation & Family Entertainment spoke to Marvel.com exclusively to give us even more insight to the production and development of these exciting new projects.

During the panel it was teased that “Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest” would introduce a new stylistic direction, “by simplifying and streamlining the character animation—and make it a little more cartoony, for lack of a better term—more expressive with the faces,” explained Lane.

“This is at its heart a story of a brother and a sister, who love each other but have conflict and humor—he’s overprotective, she’s sassy and frustrated that her brother won’t let her do stuff—let that character story play out better in animation, by really having the character faces express that,” furthered Lane. The new style sets the pace for a new tone as well, Lane defined, “It’s also a high stakes espionage story that travels around the world with lots of sleek movement and shadows, and so the style of the animation also accomplishes that as well. It’s different than a straight ahead super hero story because it’s got those elements.”

The always popular “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout!” series is in for a few stylistic changes as well. Speaking again about design, on the panel, writer and story consultant Mairghread Scott teased that there would be a huge change in animation styles, specifically for the Black Vortex arc. “Midway through the season, the Collector gets his revenge and he pushes them to the point where they have to escape. During that escape they are sent to different dimensions separate from each other. Now they have to find a way back to each other.”

Lane hesitated, as not to reveal too much, “Each dimension is animated in a different style—the styles are fascinating. I wish I could say more! Some of them are inspired by classic animation styles, some of them are unique to the character, it allows us to push styles and visuals.” Lane was emphatic, “It is the most stunning animation we have produced.”

The Guardians will also delve more into the shared universe with a Symbiote storyline which brings together shared alien specimens, once again bringing in the ever-popular Venom along with the biggest villain in the galaxy, Thanos.

As if proof was needed that the new animated “Marvel Rising” was going to be big, a group of cosplayers that showed up to the panel in completely detailed outfits was the confirmation. The group’s devotion brought a tear to Lane’s eye, “To see this massive group of young women and girls already dressing as these characters, band together as a team for something that hasn’t even been seen yet—we haven’t show a second of footage—and they’re already embracing them as a group.”

There is an anime influence on this series which helps push the animation further for the character’s unique emotions, Squirrel Girl in particular, “The one thing I’ll reveal,” divulged Lane, “Because she’s just so goofy, [at one point] things aren’t going well and she goes, ‘We need to attack, anime style!’ and then they literally get anime faces.”

“Marvel Rising” will consist of six four-minute digital shorts focused on Ghost-Spider’s point of view, followed by a feature-length animated film. The film is grounded in a relationship between two best girl friends, Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl.

The pair prove to be typical young girls, trying to find themselves and kicking butt along the way. “Because they’re young people with different personalities, they don’t always get along and that’s good,” Lane asserted. “Because girls want to see some conflicts and interesting dynamics between the characters. Ultimately each of them wants to be the best version of themselves—prove themselves, doubting themselves—and they have that in common.”

Lane believes the audience will related to the team’s intuition, “When they decide at the end to stick together—it comes very naturally out of the story that it’s just young people trying to find their way.”

For all the Marvel Animation updates, keep it on Marvel.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to Marvel HQ on YouTube for full episodes and more: www.youtube.com/MarvelHQ

Noah Hawley discusses David and Syd's relationship and more heading into the April 3 premiere on FX.

The story of David Haller continues, as “Legion” returns to FX for Season 2 on Tuesday, April 3.

Season 1 ended with David Haller (Dan Stevens) finally free of the influence of the Shadow King, only for the Shadow King to find a new host in Oliver Bird (Jemaine Clement) and escape – and for David himself to be captured inside a mysterious orb. So, where does the story go from here?

As Executive Producer Noah Hawley told press during a visit to the Los Angeles set of the series, “If the first season was the enemy within, the second season, in my head, was always the enemy without. The enemy is now out and so it would appear that our mission is to find Farouk and put an end to him.”

However, Hawley added, “My first instinct is always ‘Well that seems very clear… Now how can I undermine that in interesting ways?’ So, there are a few things that are happening as we go into the second year.”

Read on for more of what Hawley had to say about “Legion” Season 2…

The Mind of David Haller

When “Legion” began, David Haller had been institutionalized, unaware of the exterior force inside his head, the Shadow King, who had been manipulating him. However, Hawley noted that even though the Shadow King and David have been separated, he didn’t want to abandon the themes about mental health.

Said Hawley, “There were some things that were very important to me about telling more stories in this world. The first thing was that I didn’t want to leave the mental illness component of the show behind. The first season was based around this idea of ‘Is he mentally ill or does he have these super powers or both?’ I think we kind of committed to the fact that we’re in this genre world. There are people with these abilities. There is the Shadow King, who David thought was part of his personality, and then it turns out to be a separate entity and that entity escapes and is out in the world.”

That being said, Hawley stressed, “I couldn’t leave that question of mental illness behind. It’s an integral part of the show and it’s also something interesting to me as an idea to explore this idea of ‘What is normal? What is reality, if not simply an agreement that we make?’ Someone once said that the definition of reality is that which doesn’t cease to exist if you stop believing in it and I thought that was really interesting.”

The Tale of David & Syd

The dynamic between David and Syd (Rachel Keller) has been a key component of “Legion” since the first episode, and Hawley explained, “The relationship with David and Syd is the framework that we hang this season on. My feeling was if you believe that this love is real and you’re invested in it than the rest of the show is flexible, because obviously we’re making something that’s a little surreal, where I’m not entirely convinced that everything we see needs to be tied to information.”

As Hawley elaborated, “The show isn’t an information delivery device. It’s an experience delivery device. So there can be a sense, as you’re watching the show, that you’re not exactly clear on what everything is and what everything means. But as long as there’s a sense that you care about David and Syd and their emotional journey feels real, you’ll go wherever they go. And I continue to believe that what makes the show interesting is the ways in which we can use the genre to solve the characters. It’s not about making a genre show in that ‘these are people with abilities who are at war.’ It’s that you have the genre with all its creativity and its whimsy and fantastical elements. How can we use the tropes of the genre to explore the characters and explore the story in a way that you couldn’t in a straight drama? Because you can’t play with the structure of the show [in a straight drama]. You don’t have these elements available to you. You have clear forces of good and clear forces of evil. That’s a pretty standard package.”

By comparison, Hawley said, “Legion” is a show where, “You’re playing with these ideas about what’s actually going on, what’s real… False memories, false realities. We have a lot of mental spaces this year. We have a lot of mental spaces that aren’t necessarily the real world. Once you start playing around with those things you need a clear bind the audience can hold onto.”

Hawley noted that when Season 2 begins, “[Syd] has been put in the same position that Melanie was put in, which is [Oliver] went off to save the world and never came back. And she’s found herself trying to figure out how she feels about that and not wanting to surrender her own identity to this wait, to this search for him, etc. So I think if the first year was about the honeymoon of new love, this second year also has a component to it which is about the maturation of the love story between these two characters, with the idea that they love each other very much. But the world is a serious place and they have to make some mature decisions and move their relationship forward.”

The Shadow King Unleashed

The Shadow King/Farouk has escaped inside the body of Oliver Bird, and in Season 2, Hawley explained, “We introduce this idea that what Oliver is doing is he’s out there looking for his own body. If you think about a mutant that is someone that genetically changes, that mutation is mostly found in their physical genetic material. We play with this idea that his mind is very strong but if he were to be reunited with his body, he would become much more powerful. So we introduce this idea that they’re in a race to find the body. No one knows where it is. Our friends at Division Three, with David, are looking for Amahl Farouk, who is out there in the body of Oliver looking for it and that’s the framework of the season – who is going to find it first.”

In Season 1, Farouk was seen in various ways, but as Hawley noted, “He was hidden and metaphorically behind many faces.” In Season 2, “We’re removing the mask and Amahl Farouk becomes a major character in the show.”

Discussing what it was like to develop Farouk — who will be played by Navid Negahban in Season 2 — in a more direct manner this year, Hawley remarked, “It’s been really interesting because I had to find his voice.”

Describing the Shadow King, Hawley said, “He’s a centuries old mutant. Literally, he’s called ‘the King’ right? So there’s this idea that he’s out there in the world trying to get his body back, which he was kicked out of, and it’s about respect for him and the fact that people are treating him like he’s some kind of vermin but he’s the sun, he’s the moon, he’s a god. And so a lot of this for him — he’s a very patient guy. He hung around in David’s mind watching him eat baby food for a year. He’s a very patient guy. So he’s a very manipulative guy. He’s a very confident, powerful guy. He doesn’t say more than he has to say. But he’s also kind of a snake in the garden. He can talk you into anything.”

X-Influence

“Legion” is based on a character who originated in the X-MEN family of comics, and while many of the specifics are unique to the TV show, Hawley noted, “There are a few things that were interesting to me to incorporate from the X-Men universe. The first, just broadly, was its very gray approach to morality and this idea that characters can cross that line. You can have a character like Magneto who is a villain one week and a hero the next week and the struggles they’re all going through with their identity and trying to do the right thing — it’s not the same black and white universe as some other comic franchises. I really wanted to play with that and that real world morality. At the same time, I feel like the one thing about David Haller that you can’t change is his origin story and who his father is and it’s something we started to address in that first year and continue to address in our second year in a way the audience might like.”

Hawley said he felt “Legion” had to stand on its own, but added, “I feel like we set up, in this first year, an origin of this show which has the idea that David’s father defeated the Shadow King and the Shadow King took revenge by going into the mind of his son. And now we’re at the point where the Shadow King is racing to get his body back. What’s he going to do when he gets it and how is that going to circle back if he’s clearly interested in revenge? So we’re playing with all of those elements but I feel like I’ve made a show with its own universe and I want to try to stay inside of that as much as possible.”

What’s Coming Next

When it comes to any mystery elements in the series and the perspective of “Legion,” Hawley remarked, “The whole idea is to make a show that’s subjective. So if David isn’t sure what’s real or not, we’re not sure what’s real. That said, I was never interested in mystery for mystery’s sake. If you look at the first year, as David got more clarity, we got more clarity. In the beginning, we kind of had no idea what was going on and in the end it was very clear what was going on. But going into the second season, I didn’t want to just lose clarity for some reason. I think that’s part of what’s fun about the show. Part of this year and some of the things we’re doing is to kind of reset the table to allow us to figure it out again. What’s real, and what’s important, and what is his own baggage getting in his way? I think that I’m also very interested in continuing to expand Rachel Keller’s role and this idea that the show really is a two hander for me between [David and Syd] and there’s a journey that they’re going on. And in the X-Men universe, as I said, who’s a hero and who’s a villain? It’s not said. It’s not ‘The Matrix,’ right? It’s not like he’s chosen to be the savior of everyone.”

Hawley added, “There’s a sense that in David’s story he could be heading toward becoming a Super Villain, or maybe she is. I think there’s this idea that when you’re creating your own sort of myth you have to put a lot of energy into building the challenges and the seminal moments that these characters go to to decide ‘How is history going to remember this?’ So that’s part of it as well – continuing to expand to see the world through her eyes.”

“Legion” Season 2 premieres Tuesday, April 3 at 10:00pm ET/PT on FX. 

Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph took to the WonderCon stage to introduce Tandy & Tyrone to the world!

This weekend, fans got their first glimpse at the latest Marvel television super heroes, as “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger’s” very own Tyrone and Tandy were introduced to the Marvel fans during their very first WonderCon panel! Led by executive producer and Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb, Olivia Holt (Tandy Bowen/Dagger), Aubrey Joseph (Tyrone Johnson/Cloak), executive producer and showrunner Joe Pokaski, and director Gina Prince-Bythewood took the stage to talk about the new show based on cult Marvel comics.

“From the get-go, Aubrey and I had a really awesome connection,” said Holt. The actors’ great connection on-screen and off, making for a perfect pairing.

This is the first lead role for Joseph, who acknowledged the dynamic with his co-star, “Just to have a friend who was there and to look out for me and make sure I was good and that I felt safe and I felt comfortable.” Looking to Holt, he sweetly declared, “I’m glad I have you as my Dagger. It was meant to be.”

Loeb acknowledged what might be considered a controversial move for some comic fans, moving the show out of New York to New Orleans. Pokaski joked that it was a concern because New York doesn’t have enough super heroes, “Hell’s Kitchen has like six [heroes] and it’s four blocks.” Filming in New Orleans just made sense for the show, “There’s a magic, there’s voodoo—there’s so much history underneath it—and I think it was the perfect place for Tandy and Tyrone to be,” asserted Pokaski, confidently.

Prince-Bythewood echoed that sentiment as she described the city’s authenticity, “New Orleans is such a beautiful city; it’s colorful, it has beauty, and it also has heartbreak,” all of which provides the perfect backdrop for the story.

See the duo in their element when “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger” premieres on Freeform June 7!

Stay tuned to Marvel.com for the latest on “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger” and Marvel Television! Be sure to follow @CloakandDagger on Twitter and like the official “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger” Facebook page! Watch the two-hour premiere on Freeform June 7 at 8|7c!