Fox teases X-Men spin-off The Gifted – with no X-Men
TV network’s first collaboration with Marvel features a storyline about fugitive parents of mutant children on the run from government agents
US television network Fox on Tuesday gave the first official story details for its X-Men spin-off – confirming there will be no X-Men in the show.
The Gifted – Fox’s first collaboration with Marvel – stars Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker as the fugitive parents of mutant children on the run from shady government agents.
Speculation had swirled on social media that Professor X and company would play no part as The Gifted joined up with another underground network of mutants.
“That’s not a dodge. That’s not like ‘The X-Men are gone and we’re never going to deal with it,’” show runner Matt Nix told journalists at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Los Angeles. “It’s a thing in the show and we’re going to be exploring it, and it’s a huge deal to these guys, it’s a huge deal in the world. It’s one of the central mysteries of the show.”
The 10-episode show is not based on any individual Marvel Comics storyline, but it will share some characters with the X-Men movie franchise.