10 Reasons You Should Be Watching Legion

7) A Brilliant Cast

It’s not just behind the scenes where Legion has top tier talent, as the on-screen players are pretty darn captivating, too.

In the first episode, we mostly focus on Dan Steven’s David, but his two female supporting co-stars also stand-out. Parks and Recreation‘s Aubrey Plaza is a delight as Lenny, David’s best bud at Clockworks Psychiatric Hospital. Constantly spaced-out and bopping away to unheard tunes on her headphones, it’s hard to work out what role she’ll have in the series going forward, but we look forward to finding out.

Rachel Keller (who worked with Hawley on Fargo season 2), meanwhile, plays Syd Barrett, David’s girlfriend and the show’s sweet yet kooky love interest. Initially a standoffish patient who can’t stand to be touched, Keller gets to show a lot of different sides to this enigmatic character across the first episode and we imagine there’s a lot more to come from her in the rest of the season.