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Legends

TV·2014–2015·2 seasons, 20 episodes·TNT·Drama, Crime, Thriller·1h·7.5·Created by Howard Gordon

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Sean Bean stars in Legends, a suspense-filled drama based on the award-winning book by master spy novelist Robert Littell. Bean plays Martin Odum, an undercover agent working for the FBI's Deep Cover Operations (DCO) division. Martin has the uncanny ability to transform himself into a completely different person for each job. But he begins to question his own identity when a mysterious stranger suggests that Martin isn't the man he believes himself to be.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Legends S02E09The Legend of Gabi MiskovaS02E09 · 6.7In present day Prague, Martin and Nina search for Tamir's associate Beslan in hopes of getting answers about the impending threat on the summit, as well as Kate's location. Meanwhile, two Chechen assassins put their deadly plan into action. Malika, Tamir's wife, gives Beslan orders that she thinks will save both of their lives. In 2001 Prague, Ballard confronts a life-altering injury, and Dmitry struggles to complete his mission without breaking his promise to help Ilyana and her daughter.
  2. 02Legends S02E10The Legend of Alexei VolkovS02E10 · 6.7In present day Prague, Martin makes a deal with the Russians to rescue Kate. Meanwhile, President Arsanov's plan for Kate is moving forward in Chechnya. Gabi struggles to decide what to do about her husband. In 2004, Dmitry asks one last favor of Terrence. And in a flashback to 1972, the last pieces of the puzzle to understanding Martin Odum's true identity are revealed.
  3. 03Legends S02E06The Legend of Tamir ZakayevS02E06 · 6.6In present day Paris, Martin prepares Kate for a dangerous job that Simon isn't sure she can handle. In Prague, Gabi confronts the intelligence agents about Martin Odum. She knows they're hiding something. In 2001 Prague, Ballard and Gabi discover Dmitry has a vulnerability. In 1984 England, Alex is recruited for a distinguished position, but finds that it comes with a demand for a personal sacrifice.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2014Aired 5.8Season avg
  1. S01E01Legends S01E01PilotAugust 13, 2014 5.6Deep cover agent Martin Odum returns to the FBI after an assignment infiltrating the Citizen's Army of Virginia, a domestic terrorist organi
  2. S01E02Legends S01E02ChemistryAugust 20, 2014 5.9When a high school chemistry teacher and his family are kidnapped, DCO takes the case because the teacher is a former chemical weapons engin
  3. S01E03Legends S01E03Lords of WarAugust 27, 2014 5.8Martin assumes the legend of Dante Auerbach, an international arms dealer known as the "Lord of War," in order to track the sale of VX gas a
  4. S01E04Legends S01E04BetrayalSeptember 3, 2014 5.6The Colonel and Ana Paulanos are captured by DCO when they sell Martin a briefcase of VX that turns out to be bogus. In response, one of The
  5. S01E05Legends S01E05RogueSeptember 10, 2014 5.8Martin is put on leave after the confrontation with The Colonel. He begins looking into his own past and The Stranger's assertion that "Mart
  6. S01E06Legends S01E06GauntletSeptember 17, 2014 6.1Martin takes Kyle Dobson into custody in the aftermath of a shoot-out with the smuggling crew. But when Dobson is wounded, Martin is forced
  7. S01E07Legends S01E07QuicksandSeptember 24, 2014 5.8Martin returns to DCO after the events in Houston and is presented with a brand new case: someone is threatening to assassinate a Saudi Prin
  8. S01E08Legends S01E08IconoclastOctober 1, 2014 5.9Martin stays in legend as journalist Sebastian Egan to exonerate Hani Jabril and find the real assassins of Prince Abdullah. DCO is forced t
  9. S01E09Legends S01E09Season's bestWilderness of MirrorsOctober 8, 2014 6.2Martin escapes from the Saudi's interrogation only to learn that Sonya and Aiden have been kidnapped. In the process of tracking them down,
  10. S01E10Legends S01E10IdentityOctober 8, 2014 5.6Martin discovers that Verax may be plotting an assassination, led by a mysterious figure named John Cameron. When Martin gets kidnapped whil

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2015Aired 6.3Season avg
  1. S02E01Legends S02E01The Legend of Dmitry PetrovichNovember 2, 2015 6.3As the new season of this totally re-imagined show opens, Martin Odum is a fugitive, hiding out in present day London and wanted by the FBI
  2. S02E02Legends S02E02The Legend of Kate CrawfordNovember 9, 2015 6.4In present day London, Martin is finally able to make contact with Ilyana Crawford, a woman who may be linked to his past. Unable to get ans
  3. S02E03Legends S02E03The Legend of Curtis BallardNovember 23, 2015 5.9It's a race against time as Martin searches for Kate in Paris. He's convinced the peaceful protest she's attending may turn violent at the h
  4. S02E04Legends S02E04The Legend of Iiyana ZakayevaNovember 30, 2015 5.8Kate becomes a fugitive in modern-day Paris, so Martin puts her into hiding. Meanwhile, Ballard unearths information that could lead him to
  5. S02E05Legends S02E05The Legend of Terrence GravesDecember 7, 2015 6.0In present day Paris, Nina and MI6 agent Simon Hardy offer Kate a deal that Martin doesn't like, but Martin may not have a choice. Ballard c
  6. S02E06Legends S02E06The Legend of Tamir ZakayevDecember 14, 2015 6.6In present day Paris, Martin prepares Kate for a dangerous job that Simon isn't sure she can handle. In Prague, Gabi confronts the intellige
  7. S02E07Legends S02E07The Second Legend of Dmitry PetrovichDecember 21, 2015 6.4In present day Prague, Kate goes missing, and Martin fears she's been abducted. Martin makes a risky proposition to Nina and Simon in an eff
  8. S02E08Legends S02E08The Legend of Doku ZakayevDecember 28, 2015 6.2In present day Prague, Martin goes back to work for Tamir, just like he did in 2001, but Tamir has other plans for him. Gabi confronts Blaze
  9. S02E09Legends S02E09Season's bestThe Legend of Gabi MiskovaDecember 28, 2015 6.7In present day Prague, Martin and Nina search for Tamir's associate Beslan in hopes of getting answers about the impending threat on the sum
  10. S02E10Legends S02E10The Legend of Alexei VolkovDecember 28, 2015 6.7In present day Prague, Martin makes a deal with the Russians to rescue Kate. Meanwhile, President Arsanov's plan for Kate is moving forward

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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