The Gifted Season 3 Updates: Why The X-Men Spinoff Was Cancelled
Unfortunately, The Gifted won’t be getting a third season, and Disney+ didn't pick up the X-Men show – here’s why the spinoff series was canceled. The Gifted is the brainchild of X-Men super-fan and Burn Notice creator Matt Nix, and aired its first two (and only) seasons on Fox between 2017 and 2019. The series is set in an alternate timeline in which the X-Men have disappeared following a mutant terrorist attack that prompted the U.S. government to enact harsh anti-mutant laws, which in turn caused many mutants to go underground to escape persecution.
Described by Nix as “Running On Empty with mutants,” Marvel's The Gifted follows suburban parents Reed and Caitlin Strucker (Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker) as they go on the run after discovering their teenage kids Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind) and Andy (Percy Hynes White) have mutant abilities. Along the way, the Struckers join a resistance group known as the Mutant Underground that offers the family refuge from the Sentinel Services – a shady government agency that hunts down rogue mutants.
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Despite starting strong with a well-received first season – and soon returning with a sophomore series that was popular with critics and fans – The Gifted was canceled before season 3 could happen. The Gifted's cancelation is due to several reasons, as is why the latest X-Men movies haven't performed well. Here’s everything known about why Fox decided to cancel Marvel's The Gifted.
Alongside receiving generally solid reviews, Marvel's The Gifted proved to be a solid ratings performer during its first season on Fox. The series saw an average of around 8.3 million viewers across linear and digital platforms, and no doubt coaxed Fox into
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