'The X-Files' Revived at Fox for Six-Part Limited Series.
Both David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are locked in to reprise their respective roles of FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, parts they originated in 1993 and played (for the most part) over nine seasons and two feature films. Production on the six-part series will start this summer, with a premiere date to be announced at a later date.“I think of it as a 13-year commercial break,” said series creator and executive producer Chris Carter, who also is returning. “The good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories.”
For Fox Television Group chairmen and CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman, it’s also a reunion. They were both with 20th Century Fox Television when the studio first launched the serial about paranormal investigations more than 20 years ago.
“We had the privilege of working with Chris on all nine seasons of The X-Files — one of the most rewarding, creative experiences of our careers — and we couldn’t be more excited to explore that incredible world with him again,” said Newman and Walden. “The X-Files was not only a seminal show for both the studio and the network, it was a worldwide phenomenon that shaped pop culture — yet remained a true gem for the legions of fans who embraced it from the beginning. Few shows on television have drawn such dedicated fans as The X-Files, and we’re ecstatic to give them the next thrilling chapter of Mulder and Scully they’ve been waiting for.”
They’re not the only ones who’ve been waiting. The series boasts a rabid fan base. The films raked in a respective $190 million and $68 million worldwide. And at its high point, between the fourth and sixth seasons, the series was grabbing nearly 20 million viewers a week. It was the highest-rated show on Fox at the time.
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