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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Too bad it's not going to be a real X-Men series, just a TV show with Mutants in it. Kind of like Legion, but having nothing to do with that either.

According to the showrunner, the new show is actually connected to the X-Men movie universe, whereas Legion is expressly not.

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Originally Posted by The Hollywood Reporter

Nix told reporters that Legion stands on its own and isn't connected to the larger X-Men universe, while his show will be.

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Originally Posted by Comicbook.com

The X-Men franchise is branching out into TV, starting this week with the premiere of standalone project Legion on FX. After that, though, Fox will air another X-Men TV series that's directly connected to the movie continuity, with Burn Notice creator Matt Nix attached as showrunner.

Sources: THR and Comicbook.com