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Scored mixed entertainment and message on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5

Its showrunner stated on the record that "for me, it's always about empathy, and it's always about challenging the audience, on some level, to care about people who aren't like them, Also, maybe over t…" 1. Its showrunner stated on the record that "i always feel like the structure of a story should reflect the content of the story, If the story, as in this case, is about a guy who is either schizophrenic…" 2. Its showrunner stated on the record that "i approached Legion in the way that I approached Fargo, which is with great respect to the underlying material and also a desire to tell my own story" 3. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it mixed entertainment and message at 24 of 100 5.

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    Creator statementshowrunner: "For me, it's always about empathy, and it's always about challenging the audience, on some level, to care about people who aren't like them. Also, maybe over the course of this story, you'll realize…"Collider, Noah Hawley on Legion Season 3 and Lucy in the Sky source ↗
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    Creator statementshowrunner: "I always feel like the structure of a story should reflect the content of the story. If the story, as in this case, is about a guy who is either schizophrenic or he has these abilities, i.e., he does…"Noah Hawley interview on Legion, vocal.media source ↗
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    Creator statementshowrunner: "I approached Legion in the way that I approached Fargo, which is with great respect to the underlying material and also a desire to tell my own story."Nerdist, Noah Hawley Talks Bringing Legion to a Dreamlike Close source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality present.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 24 of 100, tier mixed entertainment and message.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men63
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
63
Young Women
43
Older Men
57
Older Women
37
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Audience Representation

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LGBTQ+
19

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Advocacy

Advocacy24
Mixed

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Synopsis

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.

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