The Gifted will cover a new group of young mutants who are being introduced into the X-Men universe – though it isn’t the same universe as the X-Men movies.
Similarly to FX’s Legion, The Gifted is attempting to take the X-Men universe to uncommonly deep levels in terms of the complexity of its characters and themes.
Director Bryan Singer’s recent comments on The Gifted suggest that FOX’s upcoming new X-Men series is not your typical superhero show.
Of course, just because The Gifted is aiming higher with its themes doesn’t necessarily mean it will deliver them as compellingly as FX did with Legion.