FOX Orders Pilot for New Marvel TV series
20th Century Fox TV and Marvel Television are producing a new action-adventure TV series for the FOX Network. FOX has already put in a put pilot commitment for the new show, that is based on the X-Men Universe as it will feature Mutants. Not only that, X-Men filmmaker Bryan Singer along with Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg are attached to oversee the show, that will be written by Matt Nix (Burn Notice). Marvel TV Head Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory will executive produce the series.
Now to be clear, while the show will feature Mutants, a lot of websites are misleading the public that this is an actual X-Men TV series. It isn’t. This isn’t X-Men: The Live-Action TV series. It might use characters from the X-Men family and TV series, but it’s not an official X-Men TV series. The new action-adventure show is also currently untitled.
The upcoming Untitled Fox Marvel Project follows the story of two ordinary parents who discover their children have mutant powers. They are forced to go on the run from a hostile government, and the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive. The show will be produced by 20th Century Fox TV and Marvel TV. 20th Century Fox is handling physical production of the show.
FOX TV President David Madden said in an official press release on the show: “Developing a Marvel property has been a top priority for the network – and we are so pleased with how Matt Nix has led us into this thrilling universe. There’s comic book adventure, emotional and complicated relationships and a rich, existing mythology from which to draw. With the brilliant production crew behind this project, it has all the makings of a big, fun and exciting new series.”
Marvel’s Jeph Loeb added: “Marvel Television is thrilled to be co-producing with 20th Century Fox Television on our first project. Matt’s a huge fan of ‘X-Men’ and his take on ‘X-Men,’ with its rich characters and high-stakes adventure, is exactly the show we want on FOX. It’s a great team of creative producers who will be making something entirely unique.”
The show will be a co-production between 20th Century Fox TV and Marvel TV. Matt Nix will write the pilot script and serve as executive producer. Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory will be the executive producers as well. It will be interesting to see what this show pans out to be.