The pilot follows a family who joins an underground network of mutant fugitives in order to escape the government and survive.
- January 25, 2017
AceShowbiz -
FOX has ordered a pilot for an untitled Marvel action-adventure series from "Burn Notice" creator Matt Nix. The pilot will focus on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins an underground network of mutant fugitives and must fight to survive.
If it gets a series order, the project will be the second "X-Men" related show to air on TV following "Legion", which will debut on Friday, February 3 on FX. But according to Nix, the new show will tie more closely into the X-Men film universe.
"A fan of the movies but also the comics would not be disoriented at all as to where this fits in the mythology," said Nix in a statement. "If you look at the movies, which take place from - they started in 2003 to now - they don't all line up perfectly. I'm not slavishly fitting them into a particular slot. But at the same time, if you like the world of the movies, there are definite nods to the movies. It exists in the same general universe."
"X-Men" movie veterans Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg and Lauren Shuler Donner will executive produce the series alongside Marvel's Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory. The series is produced by 20th Century Fox Studio and Marvel Television.
