# Legends (2014)

> A deep cover FBI agent who can become anyone must untangle the possibility that his own life is a lie.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/54298

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 20
- Episode runtime: 43 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: crime, thriller, drama
- Created by: Howard Gordon
- Network: TNT
- Cast: Sean Bean, Steve Kazee, Ali Larter, Winter Ave Zoli, Klára Issová, Tina Majorino, Aisling Franciosi, Kelly Overton
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402137/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, paranoid, brooding, morally murky

## What critics say

Audience reception is positive, with viewers appreciating Sean Bean's lead performance and the high-concept undercover premise, though the series was canceled after two seasons.

## Synopsis

Legends (2014-2015) is an American espionage thriller series created by Howard Gordon for TNT. Sean Bean stars as Martin Odum, a gifted FBI Deep Cover Operations agent who can reinvent himself as almost anyone, from a Serbian extremist to a corrupt Chicago police officer to a British special forces colonel to a legendary hacker. Steve Kazee plays his handler Curtis Ballard, and Ali Larter plays Crystal McGuire, one of the figures pulling Odum into the field. Each episode is built around a fresh undercover assignment, with the protagonist slipping into a new cover, gaining the trust of dangerous targets and navigating the constant risk of exposure. Beneath the mission-of-the-week structure runs a deeper story as Odum begins to suspect that his own life may be a lie, forcing him to weigh the demands of his job against his need to uncover who he really is. The two-season run has a brisk, tense, morally murky register, with shifting allegiances and a sense of paranoia. Fans of Alias, The Americans and Berlin Station will find resonance in its blend of covert operations, double lives and identity-driven suspense.

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