<P> The second season of the American television series The Gifted is based on Marvel Comics' X-Men properties, and follows ordinary parents who take their family on the run after they discover their children's mutant abilities . The season is connected to the X-Men film series, set in an alternate timeline where the X-Men have disappeared . It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television in association with Marvel Television, with Matt Nix serving as showrunner . </P> <P> Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker star as the parents, alongside Sean Teale, Natalie Alyn Lind, Percy Hynes White, Coby Bell, Jamie Chung, Blair Redford, and Emma Dumont . They are joined by Skyler Samuels, promoted from a recurring guest role in the first season, and Grace Byers . A second season was ordered in January 2018, and began filming that June . </P> <P> The season is set to begin airing on September 25, 2018, and will run for 16 episodes . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "eMergence" </Td> <Td> Robert Duncan McNeill </Td> <Td> Matt Nix </Td> <Td> September 25, 2018 (2018 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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