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TWO X-MEN TV SHOWS IN DEVELOPMENT: "LEGION" AT FX, "HELLFIRE" AT FOX
They must've got that tv deal done with Marvel for this to be in development.
Shocked and impressed they'd do a show about Legion of all X characters. I'll give it a chance since it's on FX and they tend to come through with great shows more times than not.
A show about the Hellfire club though? That sounds like it should be on FX not Fox network. Hope it doesn't end up as bad as Gotham.
Fox currently has two X-Men-based series in development for theirs channels, as revealed Wednesday afternoon by The Hollywood Reporter.
"Legion," featuring Charles Xavier's son from Marvel Comics lore, is in development at cable network FX, with "Fargo" showrunner Noah Hawley on board as a producer. Here's the premise, as reported by THR: "The Legion pilot introduces the story of David Haller, a boy who may be more than human. Since he was a teenager, has struggled with mental illness. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real."
"Hellfire," based on longtime X-villains The Hellfire Club, is in the works at the Fox broadcast network, developed for TV by Evan Katz & Manny Coto ("24") and Patrick McKay & John D. Payne (who worked on an earlier version of the "Star Trek Beyond" screenplay). The show is said to "follow a young special agent who learns that a power-hungry woman with extraordinary abilities is working with a clandestine society of millionaires -- known as 'The Hellfire Club' -- to take over the world."
"We are thrilled to partner with Marvel to bring this world to television and build upon the vibrant mythology that has captivated fans for years," Fox Broadcasting Co. President David Madden is quoted in the THR article. "These powerful and dynamic characters are complicated and larger-than-life, the pace and visual imagination are unrelenting, and the story takes place during one of the most explosive eras in recent history. We are so looking forward to working with this incredibly talented team."
They must've got that tv deal done with Marvel for this to be in development.
Shocked and impressed they'd do a show about Legion of all X characters. I'll give it a chance since it's on FX and they tend to come through with great shows more times than not.
A show about the Hellfire club though? That sounds like it should be on FX not Fox network. Hope it doesn't end up as bad as Gotham.