Professor X Will Appear In The Final Season Of X-Men Series ‘Legion’

After an entire series of relative ambiguity regarding it’s connection to X-Men, the final season of Legion will apparently have Professor X appear in the show.

The story came from Legion’s official Twitter account. In the Tweet, it was stated that David Haller parents would be introduced. It listed David’s mother “Gabrielle” who will be played by Stephanie Corneliussen. More interestingly, however, was the announcement that actor Harry Lloyd would be playing his father, “Professor X”.

You can see the full Tweet below:

From the look of things, Legon will finally be getting the actual X-Men connection that it has been relatively coy about up until this point!

What do you all make of this news? Are you looking forward to seeing Professor X on the small screen? Is it a just a ploy on the producers part to get people talking? Will we actually be seeing Professor X? What about other members of the X-Men? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

Based on the Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, Legion is the story of “David Haller” (Dan Stevens), 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 stars Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Jean Smart, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Bill Irwin, Aubrey Plaza, Jemaine Clement, Hamish Linklater, and Navid Negahban.

Legion season 3 is set to air in 2019 on FX.

Source: Twitter