2015/03/25 (Wed) The X-Files Returns to Fox After 13-Year Break

You can believe   (Time) 

The truth is right here, and it’s amazing: After 13 years off
the air, The X-Files is officially returning to Fox as a limited
series. 

Stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are back on
board, along with creator Chris Carter. 

“I think of it as a 13-year commercial break,” Carter said.
“The good news is the world has only gotten that much
stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories.” 

The only part of this huge news you might not like: There
are only sixepisodes planned. 

“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 Dana Walden and Gary Newman,
Chairmen and CEOs of Fox Television Group. “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 sci-fi procedural classic first premiered in 1993. It
became one of Fox’s first major breakout hits and a
pop-culture sensation that went on to last nine seasons
and spawn two feature films. The show also earned 16
Emmys and helped pave the way for other prime-time
sci-fi shows like ABC’s Lost and Fox’s Fringe. Once
again, the series will follow FBI special agents Scully
(Anderson) and Mulder (Duchovny) as they investigate
unexplained cases. 

Carter’s “six stories” comment seems to suggest the
series will embrace the show’s original format of
focusing on stand-alone mysteries rather than delving
into the serialized alien conspiracy mythology that
dominated some of the show’s episodes and its first
feature film (at least, that’s what I want to believe). 

The move follows Fox reviving another one of its hits,
24, for a shortened run last year. The X-Files deal has
been in the works since at least January when
executives told reporters at the network’s press tour
presentation that they were trying to revive the show. 

The X-Files will start production this summer. There’s
no premiere date yet, and no word if other cast
members from the original series will return. 

 

This article originally appeared on EW.com.

 

 

 

 

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