The Gifted Gets Season Two Renewal

20th Century Fox TV has announced that The Gifted has been renewed for a second season. The news comes right before the show’s two-hour season finale is set to air on Monday, January 15.

With the season finale, “eXtraction/X-roads,” Dr. Campbell (guest star Garret Dillahunt) attends the Humanity Today summit, attempting to take the Hound program national. Meanwhile, some of the team members at Mutant HQ go on a dangerous mission in order to try and stop his efforts. The Mutant HQ then comes under attack. With everything to lose, alliances begin to shift and some relationships are put through the ultimate test.

The show ranked No. 3 among new dramas for the 2017-2018 season. The show averaged a 2.0/7 in Live + 7 ratings and has built upon FOX’s year-ago time period by +18%. Additionally, The Gifted averages 8.3 Million Total Viewers across platforms, along with a +146% lift from its Live + Same Day delivery.

The series is produced by 20th Century Fox TV in association with Marvel Teleivision. Matt nix, Bryan Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb, and Jim Chory all serve as executive producer. Nix is the series showrunner and wrote the series pilot, which was directed by Singer.