Legion isn’t the end of Fox’s live-action X-Men-themed TV series. The network gave another mutant-centric project a full pilot commitment in July, as Variety reported, and now it has ordered the episode. Producer Bryan Singer, director of the X-Men films, will helm the pilot, according to Deadline.
The action-adventure series, which doesn’t have a name at this point, comes from Buy Now writer Matt Nix. We can reportedly expect the plot to focus on a family that goes into hiding when the ordinary parents realize their children have unusual abilities. They will find their way into a network of mutants as they try to elude the threat posed by the government.
The project is one Fox is openly excited about, and it will be the first co-production of 20th Century Fox Television and Marvel Television. “Developing a Marvel property has been a top priority for the network — and we are so pleased with how Matt Nix has led us into this thrilling universe,” said David Madden, president of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company, according to Variety in July.
Madden also highlighted specific elements of the project, including its “comic book adventure” and the “rich, existing mythology from which to draw.” It doesn’t hurt that the production team is well-versed in X-Men. Singer will team up once again with producers Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg, both of whom have worked on the films, and they will be joined as EPs by Marvel’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory. Nix will also executive produce.
The project looks promising for Fox and will place the network among rivals like ABC, Netflix, and Freeform, which have all brought Marvel characters to the small screen.
Updated 1/25/17 by Stephanie Topacio Long: This post has been updated with details about the pilot.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.