
Scripted series · FOX
X-Men
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How X-Men actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
X-Men reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
The X-Men are an elite team of mutants, genetically gifted human beings with superpowers, sworn to fight for mutant rights against hostile Government agencies, whilst at the same time protecting mankind from mutant supremacist Magneto who seeks to destroy the human race in return for the atrocities committed against mutant kind.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 76 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
19891 episode
Best episode · S00E01 Pryde of the X-Men

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199213 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S01E11 Days of Future Past (1)

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199313 episodes
6.2IMDbBest episode · S02E10 Beauty & the Beast

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199419 episodes
6.5IMDbBest episode · S03E07 The Phoenix Saga: Child of Light (5)

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199517 episodes
6.1IMDbBest episode · S04E02 One Man's Worth (2)

Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199614 episodes
6.3IMDbBest episode · S05E01 The Phalanx Covenant (1)
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E11
Days of Future Past (1)
A mutant from more than half a century into the future, named Bishop, arrives in the present, attempting to change history for the better, by stopping an X-Man from committing an assassination. But between being chased by a future breed of Sentinel, and the details of his mission being fuzzy, he's got his work cut out for him.

S01E03
Enter Magneto
As the Beast faces an arraignment in court before a mutant-hating public, the X-Men unwillingly take in an old enemy of Wolverine's. Magneto, an old friend turned enemy of Professor Xavier's, attacks a military base in an attempt to unite mutants against humanity.
- Written by Terrence McDonnell, Jim Carlson

S01E12
Days of Future Past (2)
Aware of an impending assassination which will create a catastrophic future, the X-Men must deal with threats both outside and within their team.

S01E06
Cold Vengeance
Having left the X-Men to seek peace in the arctic, Wolverine instead finds himself battling Sabretooth for the safety of an Inuit tribe. Storm, Gambit, and Jubilee investigate an island resort which welcomes mutants, and might be too good to be true.
- Written by Michael Edens

S01E08
The Unstoppable Juggernaut
The X-Men return from Genosha, finding the home destroyed, and Professor Xavier missing. They suspect a super-strong Russian mutant named Colossus, but the real culprit turns out to be someone more human, far tougher, and with deeper ties to the Professor.
- Written by Julianne Klemm

S01E13
The Final Decision
Prominent anti-mutant and presidential hopeful Senator Kelly is caught in a tug-of-war between Magneto's goal of mutant superiority, the X-Men's dream of peaceful co-existance between mutants and humans, and the mutant-hunting Sentinel robots' goals of global domination.
- Written by Mark Edward Edens
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S05E14
Graduation Day
- Directed by Fred Miller, Larry Houston
- Written by Jim Krieg


S05E12
Descent
- Directed by Fred Miller, Larry Houston
- Written by Steven Melching, David McDermott

S05E11
Old Soldiers
- Directed by Fred Miller, Larry Houston
- Written by Steven Melching, David McDermott

S05E10
The Fifth Horseman
- Directed by Fred Miller, Larry Houston
- Written by Steven Melching, David McDermott

S05E09
Jubilee's Fairytale Theatre
- Directed by Fred Miller, Larry Houston
- Written by Brooks Wachtel
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Eric Lewald
Showrunner

Stan Lee
Executive producer
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Joseph Calamari
Executive producer

Avi Arad
Executive producer
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Winston Richard
Executive producer
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Luanne Crocker
Writer
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Terrence McDonnell
Writer
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Dean Stefan
Writer
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Elliot S. Maggin
Writer
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Robert N. Skir
Writer

Len Wein
Writer
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Stephanie Mathison
Writer
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Larry Parr
Writer
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Jim Carlson
Writer

Donald F. Glut
Writer
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Jim Krieg
Writer
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Bruce Reid Schaefer
Writer
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Steve Cuden
Writer
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Julia Lewald
Writer
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Richard Mueller
Writer
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Julianne Klemm
Writer
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Brooks Wachtel
Writer
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Marty Isenberg
Writer
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Len Uhley
Writer
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Adam Gilad
Writer
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Sandy Scesny
Writer
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Mirith J. Colao
Writer
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Francis Moss
Writer
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Steven Melching
Writer
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Marley Clark
Writer
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Jeff Saylor
Writer
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Gary Greenfield
Writer
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Mark Edward Edens
Writer

Steven Levy
Writer
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Jan Strnad
Writer
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Michael Edens
Writer
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Doug Booth
Writer
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David McDermott
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Stan LeeExecutive Producer
- Joseph CalamariExecutive Producer
- Tom McLaughlinProducer
- Avi AradExecutive Producer
- Winston RichardExecutive Producer
- Larry HoustonProducer
Writing
- Luanne CrockerWriter
- Terrence McDonnellWriter
- Dean StefanWriter
- Elliot S. MagginWriter
- Robert N. SkirWriter
- Len WeinWriter
Direction
- Fred MillerDirector
- Frank SquillaceDirector
- Larry HoustonDirector
Music
- Shuki LevyOriginal Music Composer
- Haim SabanOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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