Sorry, FX's Legion Won't Feature Your Favorite X-Men Characters (Yet)

From horror and espionage to Westerns and biker dramas, FX has nearly done it all as a network, but there are still a few genres the network has yet to explore.

In February, the network will check off at least one more box when it moves into the comic book arena with Legion, a new drama series based in the world of the X-Men.

The show will use this reveal to play into the familiar themes of the X-Men, which have traditionally focused on the same issues plaguing minority groups or those labeled outsiders by their peers.

"The stories [of the X-Men] are always about them finding their power both literally and as people, and so if you have these characters who have all been defined one way by society, then it felt interesting to me to make the show about that transition," said Hawley.