New Promo for ‘The Gifted’ Reveals Mutant Powers

Fox released a new promo for The Gifted today giving a closer look at the powers of the series’ mutants and a behind-the-scenes look at how the show fits into the larger X-Men mythology.

In the video, show creator Matt Nix and executive producer Bryan Singer explains how The Gifted differs from films within the X-Men franchise, including those directed by Singer himself. Specifically, Singer explains that the show focuses more on the ground-level of a world where the X-Men exist, but aren’t on the scene. You can check out the video above.

“We want to put the audience on the ground with the mutants. There are no superhero suits, there’s no X-jet, no one’s coming to the rescue,” Singer explains.

But even if the X-Men aren’t coming to the rescue, and Nix has previously said that their absence is one of the important mysteries in the series, that doesn’t mean that the show’s Strucker family is on their own. After prosecutor Reed Strucker (Stephen Moyer) and his wife Caitlin (Amy Acker) discover that their teenagers Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind) and Andy (Percy Hynes White) are mutants, they go on the run and are aided by an underground mutant resistance that includes several X-Men characters from the Marvel Comics universe.

Polaris, a.k.a. Lorna Dane (Emma Dumont) is shown having the ability to control all metal. Blink, a.k.a. Clarice Fong (Jamie Chung) can open portals, and Thunderbird, a.k.a. John Proudstar (Blair Redford) exhibits super strength, extra dense muscles and ability to see into the near future. We also get a closer look at Eclipse a.k.a. Marcos Diaz (Sean Teale,) the mutant created specifically for The Gifted who has the ability to manipulate light, including the ability to generate heat.

The video emphasizes that the show is about a family suddenly discovering that they’re different and Nix explains that dealing with those differences is the central theme.

“This show is all about how a country relates to people who are different and how people who are different relate to their own country and their own world,” Nix said with Singer adding that “it’s not superheroes saving the world. It’s people who are disenfranchised.”

The Gifted premiers October 2nd on Fox.