![]() Several elements on “Legends” ring familiar. Odum is being followed by an apparently homeless black man who has something urgent tell him: that the man he thinks he is - Martin Odum - is nothing but a disguise. ![]() In the series premiere, Odum has assumed the persona of an unemployed construction in an undercover operation to infiltrate the Citizens Army of Virginia, an obviously insane group of right-wing Americans whose leader is an insane badass simply known as the Founding Father (played by go-to TV villain Zeljko Ivanek). Sean Bean and Amber Valletta in a scene from “Legends.” The draw here is the prospect of seeing Bean - who’s been in everything from “Lord of the Rings” and the dopey James Bond movie “Goldeneye” to Derek Jarman’s ultra-gay “Caravaggio” - assume a series of disguises (and accents) to outwit standard Hollywood villains. The main character, Martin Odum, is an FBI operative who assumes various identities - referred to as “legends” - to get the job done and restore peace. With his weathered charm and flinty blue eyes, Bean deserves to have a show of his own, especially after acquiring such legendary status on “GoT.”ĭeveloped by “24” and “Homeland” guru Howard Gordon, “Legends” is based on a series of novels by Robert Littell. Watch Legends from Thursday, 18 June at 20:30 on FOX Crime, channel 126 on DStv.Sean Bean, the scruffy British actor who was one of the biggest stars in Season One of “ Game of Thrones” - until his character, Ned Stark, met his grisly end - has been away from TV for too long. The show also stars Morris Chestnut as Tony Rice, a smart, quick-witted and charming DCO agent Tina Majorino ( Grey's Anatomy, True Blood) as Maggie Harris, the newest member of the DCO team Steve Harris ( The Practice, Awake) as Nelson Gates, the director of the DCO Task Force Amber Valletta ( Revenge) as Sonya Odum, Martin's ex-wife and Mason Cook ( The Lone Ranger) as Martin’s son, Aiden. Watch as Martin grapples with the stranger’s comments and his undercover work – we assure this series will leave you wanting more with each episode and promises a ride you don’t want to miss. ![]() When a mysterious stranger suggests that Martin isn’t the man he believes himself to be, he begins to question his own identity. His reinstatement is not met with enthusiasm by his handler Crystal McGuire (Ali Larter of Heroes fame), who believes the chameleon agent is unfit for duty and suffering from a personality disorder, stemming from his years of living the lives of different people. A botched raid on the military militia he was working with means he is able to go back to active duty. His character in Legends is a divorced father of one who emerges after six months of undercover work pretending to be stuttering construction worker Lincoln Dittmann. We guarantee that Sean’s Martin Odum will see this one through – the series has been renewed for a second season which will premiere in August. Lead Sean Bean has been one of those unfortunate actor’s whose character always dies before the end of a quest – his Ned Stark in Game of Thrones and Boromir in Lord of the Rings are a case in point. Starring Screen Actors Guild Award-winner Sean Bean as Martin, Legends is a new procedural drama series that premieres on FOX Crime, channel 126 on DStv, on Thursday, 18 June at 20:30.īased on the award-winning book by master spy novelist Robert Littell, the series is created by executive producers Howard Gordon (Homeland, 24), Alex Cary ( Homeland, Lie to Me) and Jonathan Levin ( Charmed). And he does it with such great skill, even he can’t tell when he slips into character.
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