A young man's reality unravels as dreamlike visions and voices hint at extraordinary, unsettling powers.
Surreal and suspenseful. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hulu.
Moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence, about what a TV-MA should carry.
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David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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