Welcome to Legend

By Dave Macleod, 7th June 2022

Legend is the channel for people who want to indulge in their favourite genre classics.

From action to thriller, suspense to sci-fi, we guarantee to keep everyone on the edge of their seat.

Legend is available on Sky channel 148, Virgin Media channel 192, Freeview channel 69 and Freesat channel 137.

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CHARLIE’S ANGELS fly onto LEGEND in August plus seven movie premieres
Posted on 25th July 2025
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There is sizzling, summer action on LEGEND this August with seven premieres, including the UK TV premiere of ACCELERATION, a tense Dolph Lundgren thriller, which also stars Natalie Burns in brilliant action-hero form, and the Channel premiere of Nicolas Winding-Refn’s stylish crime-noir DRIVE, which solidified Ryan Gosling's status as a leading man.

Other Channel premieres include sharp-shooting retro Western, BIG KILL, starring Lou Diamond Phillips, mystic adventure PATHFINDER, starring Karl Urban, Renny Harlin's action pounder 12 ROUNDS, starring John Cena, swashbuckling adventure ROBIN HOOD: THE REBELLION, starring Brian Blessed and prison thriller HOW I SPENT MY SU...

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The heat is on this July on LEGEND
Posted on 26th June 2025
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July is an explosive month on LEGEND, with seven high-octane primetime Channel premieres guaranteed to keep audiences on the edge of their sofas.

Leading the way is IN THE LINE OF DUTY, an explosive, round-the clock, real-time thriller starring Aaron Eckhart, and D.O.A., a suspense neo-noir thriller, a remake of the 1950 film, starring Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan and Charlotte Rampling. Also keeping the sparks flying is BURNING RUBBER, a high-speed thriller, staring John Travolta, Michael Madsen and Shania Twain, and TERMINAL VELOCITY, sky-diving gripper starring Charlie Sheen and Nastassja Kinski.

Plus, there is BEST OF THE BEST, an edge of the mat showdown martial a...

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‘80s hit The Fall Guy lands on LEGEND on 9 June and the original Charlie’s Angels TV series storms the Channel in August
Posted on 2nd June 2025
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Joining LEGEND’s beloved line-up are the cult ‘80s series THE FALL GUY - which inspired a 2024 film adaptation – and the original 1970s CHARLIE'S ANGELS, the show that launched a global media franchise.

From 9 June, on weekdays at 7pm, Lee Majors returns as Colt Seavers, a maverick Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a bounty hunter, in the Channel premiere of THE FALL GUY. This marks the first time the original series will be available on both TV and on-demand since 2013. Viewers can look forward to spectacular stunt work, crunching vehicle chases, and Colt's iconic GMC pickup truck mark with an irresistible mix of crime-fighting and Hollywood satire.

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Oscar-winning war movie THE DEER HUNTER leads LEGEND’s channel premiere line-up for June
Posted on 27th May 2025
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Michael Cimino's multiple Oscar-winning war movie THE DEER HUNTER leads LEGEND's channel premiere line-up for June, with other notable Hollywood directors showcasing award-winning films, including John Huston's multiple Oscar-winner MOBY DICK, William Friedkin's Oscar-nominated THE BRINK'S JOB, and POSSE, directed by Kirk Douglas, which was nominated for a Golden Bear for Best Film.

LEGEND also premieres British WW1 horror film DEATHWATCH, starring Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis and Matthew Rhys, as well as top notch sci-fi thrillers VIRTUOSITY, starring Denzil Washington and Russel Crowe and ALIEN NATION, starring James Caan. There are also action blockbusters KING ARTHUR, starring ...

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James Cameron’s stunning sci-fi thriller THE ABYSS leads LEGEND’s channel premiere line-up for May 2025
Posted on 29th April 2025
The Abyss-1.docxJames Cameron's stunning underwater sci-fi thriller THE ABYSS gets a rare UK TV showing leading LEGEND's channel premiere line-up for May 2025. And for those who like their sci-fi adventures subterranean, LEGEND also presents three classic 'matinee' premieres – JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (1959), VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (1961) and THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972), starring Gene Hackman. Hackman also stars in action thriller BEHIND ENEMY LINES.

Other sci-fi / fantasy picks this month include IMPOSTER (2001), from the author of Total Recall and Blade Runner, and HIGHLANDER III: THE SORCERER, where, once again, Connor MacLeod (Christoper Lambert) is forced to face a new,...

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Carpenter, Verhoeven, Winner and Neil Marshall lead LEGEND charge of Channel premieres in April
Posted on 29th March 2025
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Some of the our most iconic films will receive their Channel premieres on LEGEND this April, including John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, starring Kurt Russell, Micheal Winner's DEATH WISH, starring Charles Bronson, Paul Verhoeven's BASIC INSTINCT, starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone, and Neil Marshal's CENTURION, starring Michael Fassbender and Dominic West.

Other premieres include Brit revenge crime thriller VENDETTA, starring Danny Dyer, and John Badham's DROP ZONE, in which Wesley Snipes freefalls into new heights of crime-fighting.

Plus, LEGEND presents six classic afternoon 'matinee' premieres, including the celebrated 1976 version of KING KONG,...

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LEGEND will take you on an exhilarating ride in March with ten channel premieres
Posted on 27th February 2025
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It's starry thrills all the way on LEGEND this March with ten channel premieres - from Terence Young's THE JIGSAW MAN, starring Michael Caine and Lawrence Olivier, Nick Love's THE SWEENEY, starring Ray Winstone and Damian Lewis, to Taylor Hackford's PARKER, starring Jennifer Lopez and Jason Statham.

Statham also pops up as a cage-fighting ex-cop in Boaz Yakim's high-octane SAFE, whilst Jean-Claude Van Damme kickboxes his way out of trouble in LIONHEART and Denzil Washington and Mark Wahlberg are all guns blazing in buddy cop action comedy 2 GUNS.

Other adrenaline-fuelled premieres include action Western THE KID, starring Eithan Hawke, undersea drama STEEL SHARK...

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LEGEND reveals action-packed line-up of Channel premieres for February 2025
Posted on 28th January 2025
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From Stephen Soderbergh's revenge-tinged actioner HAYWIRE, starring a kick-ass Gina Carano, to Michael Apted's London-set spy-thriller UNLOCKED, starring a gun-toting Noomi Rapace, and Tony Maylam's futuristic sci-fi horror gem SPLIT SECOND, starring serial killer hunter Rutger Hauer, LEGEND has scheduled ten nail-biting Channel premieres for a full-on February schedule.

Other adrenaline-fuelled premieres include action thrillers THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY, starring Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver, BLACK EAGLE, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, BORN TO RAISE HELL, starring Steven Seagal and ROGUE, starring Megan Fox. British crime thrillers this month include the Channel premieres for WELCOME TO ...

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LEGEND kicks off the New Year with thrilling round of premieres!
Posted on 17th December 2024

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From cult classics like Roy Ward Baker's LEGEND OF THE SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES to legendary director Walter Hill's BULLET TO THE HEAD and Sacha Bennett's WE STILL STEAL THE OLD WAY, LEGEND has scheduled eleven channel premieres in January to kick off the New Year in thrilling fashion.

Other premieres include the classic mercenary thriller THE WILD GEESE, starring screen legends Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris, sci-fi actioner LOOPER, starring Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt, sniper thriller DEADLY TARGET, crime drama EMPIRE STATE, starring Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne, biographical disaster movie DEEPWATER HORIZON, high-octane action thriller WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE, British ...

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PICK OF THE WEEK
Empire State
EMPIRE STATE
Sunday 17th August
9.00 PM
The Fall Guy
THE FALL GUY
Tuesday 12th August
7.00 PM
Escape From New York
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
Monday 18th August
9.00 PM