Bryan Singer To Direct Fox’s ‘X-Men’ Drama Series; Show Is Connected To ‘X-Men’ Movies

Aside from FX's "Legion," another "X-Men" series is making its way to the small screen. With Bryan Singer attached as director, Fox has confirmed that it is developing a still-untitled "X-Men" drama.

Fox has enlisted long-time "X-Men" movie director Bryan Singer to direct the pilot of the upcoming "X-Men" TV series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The American film director will be working on a script written by Matt Nix. Both will also serve as executive producers for the "X-Men" drama, together with "X-Men" franchise EPs Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg and Marvel TV's Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory. Having Marvel's Loeb and Chory join an "X-Men" project comes as an exciting detail to fans, as it may bring a better opportunity for the world of X-Men to reunite with the rest of the Marvel universe - even at least in the small screen.

Although the project still hasn't been given an official title, the upcoming Bryan Singer-produced "X-men" drama series will revolve around two ordinary parents who discover that their children possess mutant powers. In order to protect them from the hostile government that is hunting down mutants, the family flees from the city and later encounters an underground organization of mutants that will help them fight to survive. The premise has already piqued the interest of fans as it showcases alienation and persecution - two prominent themes in the entire "X-Men" series that is reflective of current social and political issues emerging in the U.S. under Donald Trump's administration.

Ahead of Fox's new "X-Men" drama, FX will premiere "Legion," which will still executively produced by Bryan Singer, that stars Dan Stevens as the omega mutant David Haller. The show focuses on David Haller's struggles with his mutant powers as well as manifestations of his mental health issues. One thing that will set apart these "X-Men" shows is that Fox aims to connect its series in a general way to the X-Men" movie universe, while FX's "Legion" will just focus on David's story in the meantime.

"I'm not slavishly fitting them into a particular slot, But at the same time, if you like the world of the movies, there are definite nods to the movies. It exists in the same general universe." Nix told Forbes about Fox's developing "X-Men" series. Fox's untitled "X-Men" TV series does not have a specific release date as of yet.