The Hellfire TV series is coming to Fox, and it's an interesting take on the X-Men expanded universe.
NewsForget about the tepid Inhumans on Agents of SHIELD. Marvel's mutants are about to stampede across television.
Hellfire is about (guess what?) the Hellfire Club, but it seems to have quite a bit in common with X-Men: First Class, in that it's a period piece set in the '60s. This one deals with an as yet unnamed special agent who has to infiltrate the Hellfire Club after learning that a woman within has "special abilities" and doesn't exactly have humanity's best interests at heart.
“Hellfire is a unique opportunity to be able to go deeper with some of these extraordinary characters, but to also dramatize new characters and give TV viewers a chance to experience this expanded world in an explosive way that everyone will be talking about,” commented Jonathan Davis, President, Creative Affairs, 20th Century Fox Television in a statement. “The action at the center of Hellfire will be dynamic and will satisfy the rabid fans, but that said, newcomers will surely be addicted too!”
Where this fits into the constantly shifting timeline and continuity of the X-Men series is anybody's guess, but Bryan Singer is serving as executive producer. Patrick McKay and JD Payne (Star Trek Beyond) are writing the pilot. Note that this one is a joint production between Marvel Television and 20th Century Fox. Could a thaw in relations be on the way?
Meanwhile, over at FX, they've announced another X-Men centric series, Legion, about Professor Xavier's son. More details on that can be found here.
