THE X-FILES is coming back to FOX in January of 2016, with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprising the roles that made them famous, and FOX has previously teased the new six-episode revival during GOTHAM and MINORITY REPORT. But hey, another little teaser won’t hurt, right? Check out the newest TV spot below. Here’s what we know – Mitch Pileggi is back as “Skinner”, and Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund and Bruce Harwood also return as The Lone Gunmen. We also know William B. Davis, aka “The Smoking Man” from the original series, will play a role in some capacity, and there’s even a new promotional poster in which he’s the primary focus. Joel McHale and Robbie Amell also star. Are you as excited as we are about this return? Let us know in the comments.
Thirteen years after the original series run, the next mind-bending chapter of THE X-FILES will be a thrilling, six-episode event series helmed by creator/executive producer Chris Carter, with stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson re-inhabiting their roles as iconic FBI Agents FOX MULDER and DANA SCULLY. This marks the momentous return of the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning pop culture phenomenon, which remains one of the longest-running sci-fi series in network television history. Production on THE X-FILES event series is set to begin in summer 2015.
THE X-FILES originally premiered in September 1993. Over the course of its nine-season run, the influential series went from breakout sci-fi favorite to massive global hit, and became one of the most successful television dramas of all time. The show, which earned 16 Emmy Awards, five Golden Globes and a Peabody Award, follows FBI special agents Scully (Anderson) and Mulder (Duchovny), as they investigate unexplained cases – “X-Files” – for which the only answers involve paranormal phenomena.