Fox Reopens THE X-FILES

Remember those good old days when Gillian Anderson had a poofy perm and David Duchovny didn’t play a sex-crazed Californian? I bet you can still hear that mysterious X-Files theme whistling through your head. Fans of one of the most successful sci-fi television dramas of all time will be thrilled to learn that the Peabody Award winning series is making a comeback, all be it limited. Fox reopens The X-Files this summer, when shooting begins on a six episode limited series, with the air date yet to be set.
And of course the gang’s all here. Emmy Award-winning series creator and executive producer Chris Carter is coming back for more, along with stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, who will once again take on the rolls of FBI Agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder, investigating unexplained cases known as “X-Files,” involving paranormal phenomena.
Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs of the Fox Television Group made the announcement. “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,” they said. “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.”
The X-Files has all sorts of supernatural stats, including being the longest running sci-fi series on network television. At its peak during its nine-season run between 1993 and 2002, it averaged nearly 20 million viewers per episode, garnered 16 Emmys, five Golden Globes, and was Fox’s highest rated show. More than 27 million people tuned in to the Season 5 premiere, but remember, that was back before there was competition from hundreds of cable stations, and major network programming was just about all we had to watch. Two feature films have been made from the series: 1998’s The X-Files, and The X-Files: I Want to Believe, in 2008.
It’s been about 13 years since the season wrapped. Coincidence? I think not. Said Carter, “I think of it as a 13-year commercial break… The good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories.”
Find out more for yourself about how and when Fox reopens the X-Files on the series’ recently updated website. But in the meantime, “Trust no one.”
