The X-Files is returning to television with a new 10-episode series.
Fox announced on Thursday that it has ordered a second chapter of what it’s calling The X-Files “event series”, to air during the 2017-18 television season.
The popular science fiction drama, starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, ran from 1993 to 2002 and returned briefly for a six-episode run in 2016.
Duchovny and Anderson have been confirmed to appear in the new season, which will be helmed by the series creator and original executive producer, Chris Carter.
The X-Files follows FBI special agents the earnest Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and skeptic Dana Scully (Anderson) as they investigate paranormal phenomena and unsolved mysteries.
You ready for more of this @davidduchovny? 🔦 #TheXFiles pic.twitter.com/im43BzlDks
— Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) April 21, 2017
The X-Files made its stars household names, with both actors moving on from the series into other high-profile roles in television and film. Duchovny won a Golden Globe for his performance as writer Hank Moody in the Showcase drama Californication, while Anderson’s performance as Superintendent Stella Gibson, opposite Fifty Shades of Grey’s Jamie Dornan, in the BBC drama The Fall was lauded by critics.
Oh yes, Been ready since '93 https://t.co/jDQRCGtd4V
— David Duchovny (@davidduchovny) April 21, 2017
Production on The X-Files is set to begin during the US summer. An air date was not announced by Fox.
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