The Gifted Sets Production Date And Location

In preparation for its fall release on Fox, The Gifted, will begin production in mid-July.

First reported by OmegaUnderground.com, the X-Men franchise expansion will roll on its first season on July 17 in frequently filmed Atlanta.

The pilot episode has been shot -- and the trailer can be seen above -- with Bryan Singer directing. While it is unknown what involvement Singer will have going forward, his longevity within the Universe figures to set the tone for the entire production.

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The film side of the X-Men universe spanning from the 1970s to the 2020s, many are wondering where The Gifted falls on that timeline. According to one of the series' stars, Stephen Moyer, it's not as cut-and-dry as fans would expect. During a recent interview with CTV, Moyer revealed that there isn't really a consistent timeline between the television and film properties.

"In terms of timeline, because obviously we just had Logan which was a lot further forward and obviously Legion which is a lot further back. So we definitely slot into a timeline, but as of yet, we're not allied. I think they have given themselves a lot of leeway in order to be able to go places, but we've enough story within our universe to propel us forward without having to do that."

The Gifted will air Mondays at 9 p.m. ET on Fox beginning in the fall.

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The Gifted tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers.

Reed (Stephen Moyer, Shots Fired, True Blood) and Caitlin (Amy Acker, Person of Interest, Angel) Strucker are typical middle-class parents dealing with the realities of raising a family. However, when their teenage kids, Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind, Gotham) and ANDY (Percy Hynes White, Night at the Museum 3), are involved in an incident at their high school which reveals they are mutants, Reed and Caitlin do all in their power to protect their children. Forced to go on the run, the Struckers must leave behind their old lives to flee from a relentless government agency that tracks down mutants, the Sentinel Services, which includes Agent Jace Turner (Coby Bell, Burn Notice). Complicating matters further is the fact that Reed is a prosecutor in the district attorney's office tasked with going after mutants.

Desperate and running low on options, the family's only choice is to contact an underground network that helps mutants in trouble. The mutants in the network – Eclipse / Marcos Diaz (Sean Teale, Reign), Blink / Clarice Fong (Jamie Chung, Gotham), Polaris / Lorna Dane (Emma Dumont, Aquarius) and Thunderbird / John Proudstar (Blair Redford, Satisfaction) – are dealing with their own issues. With one of their members in prison and their team possibly compromised, they face an uncertain future in a world that looks increasingly dangerous for mutants.