The X-Files Is Returning for a New 10-Episode Season
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in The X-Files . Ed Araquel—FOX TELEVISION The X-Files Is Returning for a New 10-Episode Season Joseph Hincks 12:00 AM ET Fox has commissioned a second 10-episode series of The X-Files event series. Actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reinhabited their roles as (veteran) FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully for a revival of the paranormal spine tingler in 2016, some 13 years after the pair's original 1993 outing . After the success of the revival, which drew an average audience of around 16 million viewers, the show is coming back for a second time, Entertainment Weekly reports. “Iconic characters, rich storytelling, bold creators — these are the hallmarks of great TV shows,” Fox president David Madden told EW . “And they are some of the reasons why The X-Files has had ...