The Gifted (American TV series)
2017 American superhero television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gifted is an American superhero television series created for Fox by Matt Nix, based on Marvel Comics' X-Men properties, set in an alternate timeline to the X-Men film series where the X-Men have disappeared. The show is produced by 20th Century Fox Television in association with Marvel Television, with Nix serving as showrunner.
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Created by | Matt Nix |
Based on | Marvel Comics |
Showrunner | Matt Nix |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 29 |
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Producer | Neal Ahern |
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Running time | 45–47 minutes[1] |
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Network | Fox |
Release | October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02) – February 26, 2019 (2019-02-26) |
The series stars Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker as ordinary parents who take their family on the run after they discover their children's mutant abilities. Sean Teale, Natalie Alyn Lind, Percy Hynes White, Coby Bell, Jamie Chung, Blair Redford, and Emma Dumont also star in the show, with Skyler Samuels and Grace Byers joining them with the second season. The series received a put pilot commitment at Fox after a previous attempted X-Men television series did not move forward at the network in 2016; The Gifted was ordered to series in May 2017.
The Gifted's first season aired from October 2, 2017, to January 15, 2018, and consisted of 13 episodes. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and "solid" viewership. The second season began airing on September 25, 2018, consisting of 16 episodes. On April 17, 2019, Fox canceled the series after two seasons.[2]