Sharpen those pencils and launch ’em at the ceiling in victory, because it’s official: The X-Files will return for Season 11, Fox announced Thursday.
Even better, the episode order for the revival’s continuation is 10, four more than the six-episode Season 10.
Series creator Chris Carter will executive-produce the season, and stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have signed on to return as Mulder and Scully, as well.
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The “event series” — Fox’s words — will air during the 2017-2018 season. Production is slated to begin this summer.
At the Television Critics Association press tour in August, Fox Television Group CEO and chairman Dana Walden told reporters that the network would’ve liked to have more than six episodes in the sci-fi series’ initial revival. “It was really the limitations of David and Gillian and Chris’ schedules… It was just trying to coordinate a time where they all carve out a period to be in Vancouver,” where the drama shoots.
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“Iconic characters, rich storytelling, bold creators — these are the hallmarks of great TV shows. And they are some of the reasons why The X-Files has had such a profound impact on millions of fans worldwide,” David Madden, president, Fox Broadcasting Company, said via statement. “Chris’ creativity, along with the brilliant work of David and Gillian, continue to propel this pop culture phenomenon, and we can’t wait to see what fresh mysteries Mulder and Scully uncover in this next chapter of The X-Files.”
The network also released a teaser image. Scroll down to see the poster in full, then hit the comments: Are you X-cited to have Mulder and Scully back for an extended run?
jivester on April 21st, 2017 at 01:35 UTC »
I love the X Files, have the complete box set, but I have no faith in Chris Carter to actually complete a story. His episodes were the weakest of the new 6, he had a chance to end the show with season 9 but left on a big cliffhanger with more story to be told. Then got to do a second feature film and decided to not touch the mythology, ignoring it completely and the 2012 end date, and then after that movie didn't even do well, he got a chance to wrap things up with a "6 episode event series" and what did he do? Retcon, introduce new things and then finish on a huuuge cliffhanger.
He will never conclude anything, just keep leaving himself chances to come back to in the future. This isn't the 90s anymore, plots can end.
magic_is_might on April 20th, 2017 at 23:55 UTC »
X-Files has been my #1 favorite show for over a decade. I am excited for another season.
But I think we all can agree - please keep Chris Carter away from almost everything.
ShoutOutTo_Caboose on April 20th, 2017 at 23:24 UTC »
Finally, I can find out what happened on the bridge.