THE GIFTED Will Introduce Andreas And Andrea Von Strucker In Episode 8: "Threat Of eXtinction"
Based on the main family's surname, there's been a lot of speculation that The Gifted might introduce Baron Von Strucker or his children at some point, and it looks like the latter has been confirmed...
As soon as we found out that the main family from The Gifted bore the surname "Strucker", fans began to suspect that this might be a reference to Marvel Comics villain Baron Von Strucker, and sure enough, his twin children are set to be introduced in episode 8 of Fox's X-Men spin-off.
Here is an official synopsis for ""Threat Of eXtinction", which confirms that Andreas and Andrea Von Strucker, a.k.a.Fenris, will make their debut in the Nov. 20 episode.
The twins will be played by Paul Cooper and Caitlin Mehner.
“REED DISCOVERS HIS FAMILY’S HIDDEN PAST ON AN ALL-NEW “THE GIFTED” MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, ON FOX
More refugees pour into the Mutant Underground, but the group faces a threat when they discover one of them is a spy working for Sentinel Services. Meanwhile, Reed visits his estranged father and learns that secrets from his family’s past could prove useful in the all-new “threat of eXtinction” episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Nov. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (GIF-108) (TV-PG L, V)
Cast: Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker; Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker; Sean Teale as Eclipse/Marcos Diaz; Jamie Chung as Blink/Clarice Fong aka Clarice Ferguson; Coby Bell as Jace Turner; Emma Dumont as Polaris/Lorna Dane; Blair Redford as Thunderbird/John Proudstar; Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker; Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker
Guest Cast: Elena Satine as Dreamer; Hayley Lovitt as Sage; Jermaine Rivers as Shatter; Garret Dillahunt as Dr. Roderick Campbell; Zach Roerig as Pulse; Paul Cooper as Andreas Von Strucker; Caitlin Mehner as Andrea Von Strucker; Ilan Srulovicz as Interpol Officer; James Dougherty as Pastor; Liza Fagin as Norah; Skyler Samuels as Esme; Renes Rivera as Hulking Mutant; Michelle Kim as Chloe Tan (“Vicious”); Marco Schittone as Young Boy; Raymond J. Barry as Otto Strucker; Stephen Alderfer as SS Agent”
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