X-Men Live Action TV Series In The Works By Fox As Producers Want 'X-Factor' Team To The Star In The Show Rumored!

In the past fifteen years, films based on super heroes saving the world have been a huge success with films like X-Men, Superman, Spider-Man, Batman and the full Marvel Cinematic Universe taking over the box office. Apparently, they are now ready to take over television with the rise of the genre with shows like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Gotham, Arrive, The Flash and Constantine.

Just about a month ago, it was speculated that a Super girl TV series was in development. The original report from Bleeding Cool contained some errors, especially regarding who would be producing the project, the news from their unidentified source turned out to be true. That site is again with rumors regarding another significant superhero series in development.

As stated by Bleeding Cool, courtesy of the anonymous Hollywood source, currently 20th Century Fox is in "deep development" on a live-action X-Men TV show. The only detail provided on the website is that the project is quickly gaining interest. Shawn Madden of eatgeekplay.com added a bite more fuel to the fire by tweeting, "Okay, since the cat's out of the bag...Fox is developing a TV show based on Peter David's 'X-Factor.' The X-Factor series will definitely feature Jamie Madrox and be sort of like "'Fringe' in the 'X-Men' world". I'm going to be the first to label what I stated earlier as a rumor and will be first to admit if it's wrong. Fingers crossed its right."

He further stated that it's all rumors and gossips at the moment, however, if it's true, it won't be surprising. Earlier this year, Simon Kinberg, writer-producer of X-Men: Days of Future Past said, "It makes sense to tell some of these stories in TV partly because there's just not enough screens to do all these characters, and also because the serialized format of comic books is better suited for TV."

If they are really going the X-Factor route, it makes even more sense. Peter David's X-Factor successfully ran from 2005 to 2013 and followed a detective agency managed by Jamie Madrox (Multiple Man). Besides trying to uncover a big conspiracy, the team also investigated everyday cases.  The combo of having a case of the week as well as an ongoing story line would ensure that a TV series does not get too mythology driven too soon. Shows that can achieve this balance early on are the ones that usually succeed on TV.

What do you think about an X-Men TV series? Would you rather prefer watching a show based on X-Factor that is more procedural at least in the beginning?