<P> The Gifted began airing on October 2, 2017, and is set to run for 13 episodes . It has received mostly positive reviews from critics, particularly for its social commentary and cast . </P> <P> Two ordinary parents take their family on the run from the government when they discover that their children have mutant abilities, and join an underground community of mutants who have to fight to survive . </P> <Ul> <Li> Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker: A father trying to balance his family responsibilities with his job as a district attorney . Moyer said of the character, "He thinks he's doing the right thing by moving (the mutants). He does know these camps aren't particularly nice . He knows a few people he's captured have disappeared . He also knows this could happen to his kids . He has no choice but to go on the run ." Reed was originally "more obviously out for himself and slightly less interested in his kids, slightly less interested in the marriage", but this was changed in reshoots of the pilot to make the character more likeable . </Li> <Li> Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker: A mother and nurse struggling with her split from Reed and "increasingly challenging" teenage children . Showrunner Matt Nix said that though Caitlin does not have mutant powers, she is not "just a mom" or "just the doctor" in the series, and "over the course of the show I really love the idea of showing the evolution of a suburban mom into an underground warrior ." Acker added that the character "was actually quite happy with the life that she had, and that all gets flipped around, pushing her to become who she should be ." </Li> <Li> Sean Teale as Marcos Diaz / Eclipse: A rebellious mutant who can absorb and manipulate photons . Eclipse was rejected by his human parents, and grew up smuggling drugs from Mexico to the United States . The mutant underground uses him to smuggle mutants to safety in Mexico . The character was created for the series, but takes inspiration from comic characters such as Sunspot and Wolverine . </Li> <Li> Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker: One of the series' central children, a "perfect" kid . </Li> <Li> Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker: One of the series' central children, a sensitive loner who keeps to himself . </Li> <Li> Coby Bell as Jace Turner: A man struggling with the cold - blooded requirements of his job . </Li> <Li> Jamie Chung as Clarice Fong / Blink: A "sarcastic, lively" mutant with teleportation powers . An "independently minded" member of the mutant underground, Blink begins the series using her abilities as "a way out of situations she doesn't want to be in", but her abilities and relationship to them evolve throughout the series . Chung wears heavy - duty contact lenses to portray Blink's mutant green eyes, and also has pink markings on her face; as the character's abilities grow, more markings are added, making the character look more like her comic appearance . </Li> <Li> Blair Redford as John Proudstar / Thunderbird: A strong - willed mutant, leader of the underground community . Nix said the character is "dealing with his own issues of feeling the weight of thousands of years of Apache history and mutant history and an obligation to both families ." Thunderbird is famous for being killed off shortly after his introduction in the comics, and though Nix said that this would not happen in the series, it will explore "the relationship of this guy to the Thunderbird of the comics". </Li> <Li> Emma Dumont as Lorna Dane / Polaris: A brave and loyal mutant whose abilities include controlling magnetism . She is introduced as being "unstable" due to bipolar disorder . In the series there is "some awareness" that Polaris is the daughter of Magneto, leading to the question "does she accept the mantle of her birthright? Is it her job to be Magneto in his absence?" The character is depicted with green hair, as she is in the comics, but "subdued shades of green". Dumont took mechanical engineering classes at Georgia State University to help understand the character's abilities . Nix did not originally intend to have the character in the show, and only added her as a love interest for Eclipse, but later noted that she "emerges as a central character" for the series . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker: A father trying to balance his family responsibilities with his job as a district attorney . Moyer said of the character, "He thinks he's doing the right thing by moving (the mutants). He does know these camps aren't particularly nice . He knows a few people he's captured have disappeared . He also knows this could happen to his kids . He has no choice but to go on the run ." Reed was originally "more obviously out for himself and slightly less interested in his kids, slightly less interested in the marriage", but this was changed in reshoots of the pilot to make the character more likeable . </Li>

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