Legion

American television series (2017-2019)
TVSeries television_series Q24279305
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Summary

Legion is a television series[1]. Legion ranks in the top 2% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,740 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Noah Hawley[3]
  • Composer: Jeff Russo[4]
  • Genre: science fiction television series[5], superhero television series[6], thriller television series[7], fantasy television series[8], horror television series[9]
  • Based on: Legion[10]
  • Cast member: Dan Stevens[11], Rachel Keller[12], Jean Smart[13], Aubrey Plaza[14], Katie Aselton[15], Bill Irwin[16], Hamish Linklater[17], Jemaine Clement[18], David Selby[19], Mackenzie Gray[20], Navid Negahban[21], Harry Lloyd[22], Amber Midthunder[23], Lauren Tsai[24]
  • Production company: Marvel Television[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Commons category: Legion (TV series)[27]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[28]
  • Original broadcaster: FX[29]
  • Country of origin: United States[30]
  • Has part(s): Legion, season 1[31], Legion, season 2[32], Legion, season 3[33]
  • Start time: February 8, 2017[34]
  • End time: August 12, 2019[35]
  • Characters: Legion[36], Shadow King[37]
  • Distributed by: 20th Television[38], Hulu[39]
  • Narrative location: British Columbia[40]
  • Official website: http://legion.foxtv.ru/[41], http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/legion[42]
  • Filming location: Vancouver[43]
  • Number of episodes: 27[44]
  • Executive producer: Noah Hawley[45], Lauren Shuler Donner[46], Simon Kinberg[47], Jeph Loeb[48]
  • Title: Legion[49]
  • Has characteristic: episode title format[50]
  • List of characters: list of Legion characters[51]
  • Different from: Roman legion[52]

Why It Matters

Legion has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Legion is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  28. [30] ↑ . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → science fiction television series, superhero television series, thriller television series +2
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'bn', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'ga', 'h
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 5114356
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 161289
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  4. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com drama id → LEGION
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  5. 12w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → science fiction television series, superhero television series, thriller television series +2
    Language of work or name → —
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  6. 18w ago · Mullanur · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rars rating → 18+
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  7. 22w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Language of work or name → —
    Narrative location → British Columbia
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+88168'}, {'amount': '+93262'}, {'amount': '+83542'} +1
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30639|batch #30639]]: TVmaze #2.2"
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