Himesh Patel & Danielle Deadwyler to Star in Ryan Coogler's X-FILES Reboot

Himesh Patel ("The Odyssey", "Yesterday") and Danielle Deadwyler ("Till", "The Woman in the Yard") have signed on to star as the leads in Hulu's upcoming reboot of the iconic TV series "The X-Files". The new show has received a pilot greenlight at the streamer and is being developed by Onyx Collective and 20th Television. Jennifer Yale will serve as showrunner.

Deadwyler and Patel will be playing new original characters in the series. The pilot will be written and directed by Oscar-winning "Sinners" filmmaker Ryan Coogler. The plot will revolve around two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents, played by Deadwyler and Patel, who form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena.

Original "X-Files" creator Chris Carter will executive produce alongside Yale, Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Simone Harris and Zinzi Coogler. The pilot is being cast by "Sinners" casting director Francine Maisler. Proximity Media's director of development Dezi Gallegos will oversee the pilot.

Patel can next be seen in Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated epic "The Odyssey", which opens in theaters on July 17, 2026. He will also reprise his role as Dr. Watson in "Enola Holmes 3" opposite Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter, and Louis Partridge. He also stars in the comedy series "Bait" alongside Riz Ahmed.

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New on DVD and Blu-ray: THE X-FILES Season 11

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Product Description: The next chapter of The X-Files is a thrilling 10-episode installment of the classic, mind-bending series. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson return as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, investigating unsolved cases rife with government conspiracies, unexplainable mysteries, and alien cover-ups. Mulder and Scully's pursuit of the truth continues with a search for their long-lost son, William. But they aren't the only ones looking for him; dark forces gather, and the very fate of the world could be at stake. One thing is certain: secrets will be revealed… and the truth may finally be within reach.

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DVD & Blu-ray: THE X-FILES - THE EVENT SERIES

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Product Description: Almost 14 years after the original series run, the next mind-bending chapter of “The X-Files”™ is a thrilling, six-episode event series from creator/executive producer Chris Carter, with stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reinhabiting their roles as iconic FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Mitch Pileggi also returns as FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner, Mulder and Scully’s boss, who walks a fine line between loyalty to these investigators and accountability to his superiors. 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.

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THE X-FILES (2016) - Official Trailer, 4 Teasers, 8 Images and 4 Posters

Fox has released the official trailer, four teasers, eight images and four posters for their upcoming "The X-Files" limited series. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are back as Mulder and Scully in this six-episode event, and so far the advanced screenings have been met with positive reactions from both fans and critics.

According to creator Chris Carter, the new series will feature two mythology episodes (the first and last), while the other four episodes will be procedural-type standalone stories which he hopes will please both devoted fans and new viewers. Carter returns to write and direct three episodes and the rest will be written and directed by James Wong, Darin Morgan, and Glen Morgan.

The cast also includes Mitch Pileggi, Annabeth Gish, Joel McHale, Dean Haglund, Annet Mehendru, Kamil Nanjiani, Robbie Amell, Lauren Ambrose, and William B. Davis

"The X-Files" will premiere on January 24th, 2016, followed by the second episode on January 25th.

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New on Blu-Ray: THE X-FILES - THE COMPLETE SERIES

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Product Description: Now for the first time, all nine exhilarating, groundbreaking seasons of The X-Files, along with special features, can be yours to own on Blu-ray! Although they began as reluctant partners, FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully (Golden Globe winners David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson) ultimately form a powerful bond as they struggle to unravel deadly conspiracies and solve paranormal mysteries. (The set contains full seasons 1 - 9).

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New TV Series Trailers: OUTCAST, BANSHEE, THE X-FILES, VINYL

Today we have some new trailers for upcoming TV shows, which you can check out (along with the official synopses) after the jump. Here is a short description of the trailers:

• A new trailer for the upcoming Cinemax series "Outcast", from Robert Kirkman, the creator of "The Walking Dead". The show follows Kyle Barnes (Patrick Fugit), a young man who has been plagued by demonic possession all his life. With the help of the Reverend Anderson, a preacher with personal demons of his own, Kyle fights to regain the life he lost, but what he will discover could change his fate and the fate of the world. The pilot episode is directed by Adam Wingard ("The Guest", "You're Next"). The show will debut in 2016.
  
  
• The first full trailer for the fourth and final season of "Banshee". This last season will add Eliza Dushku ("Dollhouse"), Ana Ayora ("The Big Wedding") and Casey LaBow ("The Twilight Saga; Breaking Dawn, Parts 1 and 2") to the show's cast. The eight-episode season will premiere on January 29, 2016.
  
  
• A new teaser trailer for the upcoming "The X-Files" reboot series starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Joel McHale, Robbie Amell, Lauren Ambrose, Annabeth Gish, Annet Mahendru, Rhys Darby, Kumail Nanjiani and William B. Davis. The six-episode limited series will be directed by Rob Bowman and will premiere on January 24, 2016.
  
  
• A new trailer for "Vinyl", the new series from Terence Winter ("Boardwalk Empire"), Martin Scorsese, and Mick Jagger. The show focuses on the New York music scene of the 1970s and it stars Bobby Canavale, Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, Juno Temple, Andrew "Dice" Clay, Ato Essandoh, Max Casella, James Jagger, Jack Quaid, Brirgitte Hjort Sorenson and P.J. Byrne. The show starts in 2016.
  
  

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THE X-FILES Revival Series Trailer and Pictures

The first teaser trailer and images for the upcoming "The X-Files" revival series have been released. The six-episode limited series will bring back David Duchovny as Mulder and Gillian Anderson as Scully as they once again embark on a dark journey into the unknown. Other X-Files veterans that will reprise their roles are Mitch Pileggi as Skinner and William B. Davis as the Smoking Mann.

They will be joined by Annet Mehendru, Joel McHale, Annabeth Gish and Nicholas Lea. The plot is unknown at this time, but the show's creator Chris Carter talked a bit about the political context of the series and how it's going to be a brand new story:

"The X-Files ended right after 9/11 ... A lot has happened since then. A lot of rollback of rights and liberties in the name of our protection. We’re being spied on now, we’re being lied to — all things that, for me, remind me of when I grew up, which was right around Watergate. I think we’re in similar and much more dire times right now. We’re not going to reboot any of the old favorites, although it was something we all thought about…These are all brand new stories. We hope to scare you in brand new ways."

"The X-Files" revival series will premiere on Sunday, January 24th, 2016, followed by the second episode on January 25th.

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THE X-FILES Returns as Limited Series Starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson

"The X-Files" are making a comeback on the small screen. The sci-fi series will return for a limited six-episode season sometime next year and it will feature series veterans David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. The episodes will be helmed by creator Chris Carter, but there are no plot details available at this point except that each episode will be a standalone case.

Production is set to begin in summer 2015 and it will film in Vancouver. Carter said that he thinks of it as "a 13-year commercial break" and that "the good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories."

Duchovny spoke about the upcoming series in a recent interview and here's what he had to say:

"The time is right because we got our [act] together to do it. In terms of culturally or what people want to see, I don’t know. I imagine if we waited too much longer people would eventually lose interest. It’s different from something like “Star Trek,” which started out campy and then, especially with the J.J. Abrams stuff, became legit somehow. You might argue with me, but I always felt like we were legit. We’re still trying to do the same show. It’s not like were trying to make it 2.0, or whatever the .0 is now. 3.0. We’re gonna make the same show. But it’ll be interesting because Gillian and I are older. I don’t want to act like it’s 20 years ago."

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