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| Stan Lee will have a cameo in the pilot episode |
While Marvel is planning to start their own streaming service sometime next year with their own series, there is a part of their superhero universe you'll be able to watch this Autumn: TV series
THE GIFTED, based on their X-Men franchise, which starts its ten episode run on
Fox October 2nd starring
Stephen Moyer and
Amy Acker as parents who take their children on the run after they discover their mutant abilities.
SUPER HEROES ON THE RUN The series from writer
Matt Nix and X-Men director
Bryan Singer focuses on a suburban couple (
Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker) whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children
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| The Gifted starts this October on Fox |
possess mutant powers. 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.
The series will be executive produced by
Underworld's
Len Wiseman, who is also directing together with
Bryan Singer, with
Stephen Moyer in the lead role of Reed Strucker: A father trying to balance his
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| Sean Teale is Eclipse, who manipulates photons |
family responsibilities with his job as a district attorney.
Amy Acker is Caitlin Strucker: A mother and nurse struggling with her split from Reed and increasingly challenging teenage children played by
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| Emma Dumont can control magnetism as Polaris |
Alyn Lind and
Percy Hynes White. Sean Teale is Marcos Diaz or Eclipse: A rebellious mutant who can absorb and manipulate photons.
Jamie Chung is Clarice Fong or Blink: A sarcastic, lively mutant with teleportation powers.
Coby Bell is Jace Turner: A man struggling with
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| Blair Redford is mutant leader Thunderbird |
the cold-blooded requirements of his job.
Emma Dumont is Lorna Dane or Polaris: A brave and loyal mutant whose abilities include controlling magnetism.
Blair Redford is John Proudstar or Thunderbird: A
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| Jamie Chung is Blink, a teleporter |
strong-willed mutant, leader of the underground community.
Jermaine Rivers will guest star as Shatter: A mutant who can turn his skin into a hard, protective crystal.
Elena Satine as Dreamer: A mutant that can add or subtract others' memories.
