The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (LXD)

The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers, commonly known as The LXD, is a web series about two groups of rival dancers: heroes (The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers) and villains (The Alliance of the Dark) who discover they have superpowers, referred to as "the ra", through their dance abilities. The entire story takes place over hundreds of years, beginning in the 1920s up to the year 3000.

The series is written, directed, and produced by Jon Chu who says he was inspired to create the series by Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and "Smooth Criminal" music videos and by the dancers he met while filming the movie Step Up 2: The Streets. He describes the show as "balletic", "operatic", "high quality" and a "Justice League of dance." The series is choreographed by Christopher Scott and Harry Shum, Jr. with assistant choreography by Galen Hooks. Members have a wide variety of specialties including hip-hop, krumping, contemporary, tricking, popping, b-boying, jazz, tap, and ballet. All of the choreography and stunts are real; there are no special effects or wire work and the entire series is shot on location without the use of green screens.

The LXD is the most viewed original web series on Hulu. Mashable.com called the series "...a game-changer in the way that web series — and the arts — are presented online. Oh yeah, and it’s stunning." In November 2010, The LXD won a Media Vanguard Award for "Best Original Web Series." In January 2011, the series won a Digital Luminary Award in the "Original Web Content" category. In February 2011, it was announced that Jon Chu would win the Pioneer Award at the International Digital Emmy Awards for the series.] At the announcement, IATAS President and CEO, Bruce Paisner remarked "Jon M. Chu is one of the most up & coming directing talents of our time and we look forward to honoring him for his innovative contributions to the field of digital entertainment with our Pioneer Prize."