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Marvel and Fox’s X-Men TV pilot gets its first cast member

February 10, 2017 by Gary Collinson

With Bryan Singer now on board to direct, casting is underway on Marvel and Fox’s X-Men TV pilot, with EW reporting that Blair Redford (Switched at Birth, Satisfaction) has signed on to play Sam, described as “the strong-headed Native American leader of the underground network.”

The TV series, which has Matt Nix (Burn Notice) on board as writer and showrunner, will follow two ordinary parents who are forced to go on the run from a hostile government after discovering their children posses the X-Gene, and link up with an underground network of mutants.

SEE ALSO: Bryan Singer discusses bringing the X-Men to television

The as-yet-untitled series is the second X-Men TV project from Marvel and Fox after Legion, which premiered on FX this week. Read our review here.

Originally published February 10, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Blair Redford, Marvel, X-Men

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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