"The X-Files" Returning to TV as 6-Epsiode Limited Series

 

By Chris Harnick

AP

David Duchovny, left, and Gillian Anderson are shown in a scene from, "The X-Files: I Want to Believe."

The truth is still out there and "The X-Files" is back to expose it.

That's right, it's official: David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are suiting up once again as Mulder and Scully 13 years after the series ended for a new season of the Fox franchise. Mulder will yell "Scully!" once again on your television and Scully will exclaim "Oh my god" and everything will be right in the TV world.

 

Series creator Chris Carter is on board to helm the "six episode event series," Fox officially announced.

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

The series is set to begin production this summer with a premiere date to be determined.

"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," Fox's Gary Newman and Dana Walden said in a statement. "'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."

Chatter of an "X-Files" revival started gaining steam in early 2015 when Fox bosses confirmed they had started conversations about bringing back the beloved series that ran for nine seasons from 1993-2002 and spawned two movies.

"If this happens, it will be with David and Gillian reprising their roles. Chris is interested, both David and Gillian are interested. Scheduling it is very different," Gary Newman told press at TCA. "David has his shows and Gillian is doing something in the UK, so it's a little hard. I really don't know how fast it can happen because of that. But there are ongoing conversations happening."