The Gifted (2017)
Pick a side. Take a stand.
A suburban couple's ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 2 October 2017 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Genre | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama |
| Created by | Matt Nix |
| Starring | Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker and Natalie Alyn Lind |
| Seasons | 2 seasons, 29 episodes |
| Episode length | about 45 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 22 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.6/10 |
Where to watch The Gifted
The Gifted is streaming on Hulu ($21.49 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Hulu, or $21.49 at list price.
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| Australia | Disney+ $17.99 AUD |
| Austria | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Belgium | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Belize | Disney+ |
| Bolivia | Disney+ |
| Brazil | Disney+ R$49.90 |
| Bulgaria | Disney+ €9.99 |
| Canada | Disney+ $15.99 CAD |
| Chile | Disney+ $10990 CLP |
| Colombia | Disney+ $36900 COP |
| Costa Rica | Disney+ |
| Croatia | Disney+ €9.99 |
| Denmark | Disney+ 119 kr DKK |
| Dominican Republic | Disney+ |
| Ecuador | Disney+ $11.49 |
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| Finland | Disney+ €11.99 |
| France | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Germany | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Greece | Disney+ €10.99 |
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| Hong Kong | Disney+ HK$88 |
| Hungary | Disney+ 2990 Ft |
| Ireland | Disney+ €11.99 |
| Italy | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Jamaica | Disney+ |
| Japan | Disney+ ¥1250 JPY |
| Liechtenstein | Disney+ |
| Luxembourg | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Mexico | Disney+ $259 MXN |
| Netherlands | Disney+ €10.99 |
| New Zealand | Disney+ $18.99 NZD |
| Nicaragua | Disney+ |
| Norway | Disney+ 129 kr NOK |
| Panama | Disney+ $12.49 |
| Paraguay | Disney+ |
| Peru | Disney+ S/49.90 |
| Poland | Disney+ 34.99 zł |
| Portugal | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Romania | Disney+ 34.99 lei |
| San Marino | Disney+ |
| Singapore | Disney+ $18.98 SGD |
| South Korea | Disney+ ₩9900 |
| Spain | Disney+ €10.99 |
| St. Lucia | Disney+ |
| Sweden | Disney+ 129 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Disney+ CHF16.90 |
| Taiwan | Disney+ NT$285 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Disney+ |
| Türkiye | Disney+ ₺449.90 |
| United Kingdom | Disney+ £11.99 GBP |
| Uruguay | Disney+ about $U522 |
| Venezuela | Disney+ |
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What kind of watch this is
Matt Nix built The Gifted on a specific tension: the banality of suburban life meeting the chaos of superpowers. It is a 2017 drama where a family hides in the woods, not because they are villains, but because the government wants them gone. The premise is simple, but the execution is messy. Two seasons, 29 episodes, and 22 hours of runtime. That is a lot of time to spend watching people argue about ideology while hiding from soldiers. It does not ask you to love mutants. It asks you to stay with a family that is falling apart under the weight of their own abilities.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes started the series on a 76% approval rating, which climbed to 83% for the second season. Metacritic settled on a 63 out of 100, a score that signals generally favorable reviews. The consensus praised the show for skipping the usual superhero origin-story doldrums in favor of grounded, topical stories. Critics noted the drama powered past mindless action and special effects. It is a rare case where the first season’s solid foundation actually gets better with a new coat of paint.
How it did with audiences
The pilot drew a "solid start" in viewership, outpacing the previous year's Lucifer debut and the simultaneous Inhumans launch. By the time the show was up for renewal, it had become a "solid ratings performer" for Fox. It delivered an 18 percent improvement over the same timeslot from the prior year, ranking as the third best new drama of that season. On TMDB, users rate it 7.6 out of 10.
What came next for the cast
Stephen Moyer pivoted from Priest to After We Fell, After Ever Happy, and The Night Agent. Amy Acker moved from The Cabin in the Woods to 9-1-1: Lone Star and Ordinary Angels. Natalie Alyn Lind swapped The Goldbergs for Big Sky, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, and Dutton Ranch. Percy Hynes White went from Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb to Wednesday, Whistle, and My Old Ass. The credits cannot say The Gifted caused that shift. They can only show what followed.
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Sources
- The Gifted on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q29018745 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Gifted (American TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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