Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Avi Arad, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects in a series of covert government experiments. The mission of Mutant X is to seek out and protect their fellow New Mutants. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Even though the series had high ratings and was meant to be renewed for a fourth season, it was abruptly canceled in 2004 after the dismantling of Fireworks Entertainment, one of the show's production companies, ending the show on a cliffhanger.
The best episode of "Mutant X" season 1 is "The Shock of the New (1)", rated 5.8/10 from 138 user votes. It was directed by T.J. Scott and written by Howard Chaykin. "The Shock of the New (1)" aired on 10/6/2001 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "I Scream the Body Electric (2)".
A mutant empath on the run from mysterious government agents is rescued by a team of fellow ""New Mutants"" - the group known as Mutant X.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Howard Chaykin
Brennan is captured and falls under Eckhart's control, and forced to work against the New Mutants.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: Howard Chaykin
Mutant X comes to the aid of a teenager New Mutant pursued by Russians - she holds the secret to a new weapon that targets mutants.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Elizabeth Keyishian
Shalimar becomes close to another feral when it's ""lust at first sight,"" but matters become complicated when her new boyfriend tries to find a cure for his condition.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: David Newman
A mutant terrorist, Kilohertz, threatens to throw the world into chaos.
Director: Andrew Potter
Writer: David Newman
A mysterious plague targeting New Mutants only threatens to wipe out the underground community, and Mutant X and the GSA must join forces to eliminate it before it's too late.
Director: Graeme Campbell
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Eckhart seeks a mutant who can absorb energy, one who Brennan becomes romantically involved with.
Director: John Bell
Writer: Elizabeth Keyishian, Tom Fudge, David Newman
Jesse falls in love with a computer hacker, who Eckhart wants to ""procure"" to use to corrupt the public computer news channels against New Mutants and to the GSA's benefit.
Director: John Bell
Writer: Howard Chaykin
A New Mutant is kidnapped from his family and Mutant X set out to recover him and find out what Eckhart's interest in him is.
Director: Graeme Campbell
Writer: Joe Johnson
Members of an international anti-terrorist unit, Dark Star, are striking against the GSA and Mutant X discovers that they are previouisly undiscovered New Mutants.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: Philip LaZebnik
A New Mutant with the power of invisibility is working against both Eckhart and Adam, despite the fact she was involved with Adam in the past.
Director: Terry Ingram
Writer: Tony Di Franco
An old friend of Brennan's lures him and Emma into a trap - Emma ends up split into two separate entities, one good and one evil.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: Darrell Fetty
Jesse is roped into a deadly undercover mission by his estranged father, who is working against Eckhart.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Perry Dance
A young New Mutant from Adams' past shows up, seeking revenge for her father's death.
Director: Andrew Potter
Writer: Elizabeth Keyishian
Emma falls prey to a modern-day vampire who must feed on the life force of New Mutants in order to survive.
Director: John Bell
Writer: Mark Amato
Emma reunites with an old friend who possesses telecyber powers. The reunion turns dangerous, however, when Michelle tries to turn Emma over to the GSA.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Mark Lisson
Adam is framed for murder by a New Mutant with the ability to steal people's memories.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Darrell Fetty
Shalimar's former boyfriend shows up and is trying to recover a Fabrege Egg that holds a microchip of extraordinary power.
Director: Jorge Montesi
Writer: Howard Chaykin, Mark Amato, David Newman
Eckhart employs the services of a New Mutant mercenary with the power to control dreams, and sends him against Mutant X.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Elizabeth Keyishian
Brennan falls under the sway of a New Mutant who can emit seductive pheromones while attempting to recover a computer virus.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: David Newman
Mutant X encounters a new faction of New Mutants - the Strand, led by the powerful first mutant, Gabriel Ashlocke.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Howard Chaykin
Mutant X and Genomex are both captured on film using their powers, and they both have to deal with the reporter who plans to go public with the information.
Director: Jorge Montesi
Writer: Mark Amato