Obviously, Dumont was alluding to stories with a more political spin in her conversation with Uproxx, but her point regarding X-Men television shows’ abilities to focus on different types of stories is valid.
That, along with the strong response from fans, is just one reason why the X-Men are right for the small screen.
Emma Dumont believes that shows like The Gifted are able to tell tales on a small scale, that draw parallels to struggles people face in everyday life.
While not everyone can relate to the fictional event where Apocalypse reigned down terror on the world and almost changed life as we know it, someone might be familiar with a situation in which families are being ripped apart.