FOX has ordered a pilot for an X-Men series, and whileย they are no stranger to DCย with the success of Gotham, this X-Men showย will makeย them the latest network to join the Marvel universe. Though the series is untitled for now and there were no X-Men characters specified in the pilot announcement, the series has been labeled as โaction-adventureโ. The story begins with normal, human parents raising a child who develops mutant powers. The press release states,ย “Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.โ
Marvel Television and 20th Century Fox Television will co-produce the series, with 20th Century primarily taking care of theย physical production. Burn Notice creator Matt Nix will be the executive producer of the X-Men series, along with X-Menโs cinematic producers, Bryan Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, plusย Marvelโs Jim Chory and Jeph Loeb.
Loeb who is also Marvelโs head of television stated, โMarvel Television is thrilled to be co-producing with 20thย Century Fox Television on our first project. Mattโs a huge fan of โX-Menโ and his take on โX-Men,โ with its rich characters and high-stakes adventure, is exactly the show we want on Fox.ย Itโs a great team of creative producers who will be making something entirely unique.โ
It is no secret that the Marvel universe is expansive, with the studioโs large presence across television, cinema, and even streaming services like Netflix. Withย ABC’sย Agents of SHIELD, Netflixโs Daredevil andย Jessica Jones,ย not to mention all of the blockbuster cinematic movies, Marvel’s presence (and undeniable popularity) seems impossibleย to ignore.ย There are alsoย new upcoming Marvel shows such asย Legionย on FX,ย Cloak and Daggerย on Freeform, andย Luke Cage coming exclusively to Netflix.ย Although ABC cancelledย Agent Carterย after just two seasons, the network is said to be developing a secret project with award-winning writer, John Ridley.
