Rise of the X-Men

Rise of the X-Men is an upcoming American animated superhero series created by Halima Lucas for Hulu. Produced by 20th Television Animation, Proximity Media, and BWA Studios in association with Marvel Animation, the series is an adaptation of the Marvel Comics team X-Men by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The series stars the voices of Laurence Fishburne, Jermaine Fowler, Teyonah Parris, Libe Barer, and Alison Brie.
== Synopsis ==
As mutants face persecution and bigotry througth the world, telepath and Krakoa representative Charles Xavier receives a vision from the future where he discovers the world will be destroyed by a mutant-exterminating threat known as the Sentinels. Xavier, decided to stop the threat, gathers mutants across the world to stop the threat and show the humans mutants aren't an inherent danger by becoming a superhero team known as "the X-Men". But, will they step to save a world that despises them?
== Voice cast ==
=== The X-Men ===
* Professor Charles Xavier (voiced by Laurence Fishburne): The founder of the X-Men.
* Cyclops / Scott Summers (voiced by Jermaine Fowler): A mutant capable of shooting laser beams from hks eyes, and the X-Men's field leader.
* Jean Grey (voiced by Libe Barer): A mutant with telepathic and telekinectic abilities.
* Ororo Munroe / Storm (voiced by Tenoyah Parris): A mutant capable of controling the climate.
* Idie Okonkwo / Oya (voiced by Bisola Aiyeola): A mutant capable of altering temperature.
* Kürt Wagner / Nightcrawler (voiced by Daniel Brühl): A mutant with the ability to teleport and a demonic appearance.
* Katherine "Kitty" Pryde (voiced by Alison Brie): A mutant capable of phasing througth spaces.
* Douglas "Doug" Aaron Ramsey / Cypher (voiced by Isaac Robinson-Smith): A mutant with the ability of quick learning.
=== Villains ===
* William Stryker / Nimrod (voiced by Matthew Rhys): An anti-mutant fanatic who eventually turns himself into a human/Sentinel hybrid known as "Nimrod".
== Trivia ==
* Elements from the series were inspired by Wolverine and the X-Men and Jonathan Hickman's comics run.
* The title was based on the series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
* Many members of the cast and crew previously worked on the Marvel animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Laurence Fishburne, Libe Barer, Alison Brie, and Jermaine Flower were cast members on both shows, showrunner Halima Lucas was a writer and co-producer on Moon Girl, and producer Pylar Flynn produced season 1 of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur before being promoted to co-executive producer for season2.