The Fate of FX's Powers TV Series to be decided by March 1st?

A couple weeks ago, FX executives revealed that they had passed on the pilot for their adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming comic book, Powers. The completed pilot did not fit their vision for the series and a complete reshooting of the episode was under heavy consideration. Today, actor Charles Dutton, who had signed on to play Captain Cross in the show, revealed that the fate of the FX TV series must be decided soon.

Speaking to MTV, he said, "Last I heard, without bugging FX, is that they don’t know either... but they have to come up with something fast, because on March 1, everybody’s deal changes. If I was a betting man, I would be hedging the bet, because we’re getting close to that contract date.”

Some say that only one third of TV pilots produced each year actually make it on the air. It's not a guarantee, it's a harsh reality many in the industry have come to learn. Such was the case when NBC canned their planned Wonder Woman TV series after poor reception to its pilot months ago. Not long after that, FOX did the same to their adaptation of the Locke & Key comic book series. And now it seems another comic book TV show is heading in the same direction. 

Stay tuned for updates on the Powers situation.