'X-Men' Live-Action Series in the Works at fox, mbweha 

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With \'24\'s\' Many Coto and Evan Katz overseeing, and \'Star Trek 3\'s\' Patrick McKay and JD Payne writing.

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that the network is having preliminary conversations to adapt the iconic Marvel comic series — and feature film franchise — as a live-action television series with 

producers Evan Katz and Manny Coto involved.

Fox's potential live-action series is being penned by

writing duo Patrick McKay and JD Payne, sources tell

, who will share a created by credit on the project with Katz and Coto. Katz and Coto will serve as showrunners.

Fox declined comment on Katz, Coto, McKay and Payne's involvement.

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Fox studio counterpart 20th Century Fox owns the rights to the film franchise (with seven features already released based on X-Men characters). While conversations to bring the franchise to the small screen are under way, sources indicate a deal is far from complete with Marvel — which owns the comic rights — still having to sign off on the deal. The comic book powerhouse is based at Disney, with ABC shows including

on the network and five upcoming straight-to-series programs in the works there. Marvel would have to sign off on the deal.

series comes as Fox, under television group chairmen and CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman, noted that the network has also had conversations to revive

The network currently does not have plans for another run of

as a limited series, but has heard a pitch for a potential revival in 2016 — with our without star Kiefer Sutherland.

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