THE TRUTH IS STILL OUT THERE!
Article by Adam Mast
You asked for it X-FILES fans, and now you’re going to get it! Chris Carter will team with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson for 6 brand new episodes of THE X-FILES in 2016! No telling if Mulder and Scully will be dealing with a grand conspiracy arc or if this will be a collection of stand alone episodes, but quite frankly, I don’t care! It’ll just be great to have Mulder and Scully back on t.v. for our viewing pleasure.
While THE X-FILES was hugely popular back in the day, Duchovny and Anderson would eventually throw in the towel and rather than cancelling the show, Fox continued THE X-FILES with Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish as the new series anchors. Both actors were fine, but it was clear that magic was gone. The series had simply run its course.
It should also be noted that there were two theatrically released X-FILES movies. The first, which delved into the main conspiracy thread at the heart of the series, was a moderate hit, while the second picture floundered at the box-office.
For years, there had been whispers that perhaps Carter, Duchovny, and Anderson were cooking up something new, but in the time since 2008’s X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE was released, it had all been chatter and speculation. But now, Fox has made it official per this press release;
“THE X-FILES” RETURNS TO FOX
Emmy Award-winning Pop Culture Phenomenon
From Chris Carter Is Back as Six-Episode Event Series
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson to Reprise Their Roles as
FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully
Thirteen years after the original series run, FOX has ordered the next mind-bending chapter of THE X-FILES, a thrilling, six-episode event series which will be 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.
The announcement was made today by Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs of Fox Television Group and Chris Carter, creator and executive producer of THE X-FILES. Production on THE X-FILES event series is set to begin in summer 2015. Further details remain under wraps and will be announced at a later date.
“I think of it as a 13-year commercial break,” said Carter. “The good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories.”
“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,” remarked Newman and Walden. “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 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.
Produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ten Thirteen Productions, THE X-FILES is created and executive-produced by Chris Carter.
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