The X-Files

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The X-Files
TV-14
Mystery
Crime
Drama
Science Fiction
Release Date
1993 - 2018-00-00
Network
FOX
Showrunner
Chris Carter

Cast

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Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.

Franchise(s)
The X-Files
Seasons
11
Creator(s)
Chris Carter
Showrunner
Chris Carter

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Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) in The X-Files: I Want to Believe.
‘The X-Files’ Favorite’s Forgotten Sci-Fi Movie Is Officially Taking Over HBO Max
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Julianne Moore also stars.

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’The X-Files’ Meets ‘Flight of the Conchords’ in the Greatest Comedy Series Ever
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You ever drunk Bailey's from a shoe?

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Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) from 'The X-Files' both looking at the camera.
‘The X-Files’ Officially Brings Mulder and Scully Back for a New Series

Ryan Coogler's reboot has wrapped its Hulu pilot.

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David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, and Chris Carter on the set of The X-Files: I Want To Believe
'The X-Files' Creator Chris Carter Still Wants To Continue Mulder and Scully's Story
The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Carter discusses his new R-rated cut of 2008's 'I Want To Believe' and how going back to the well has given him inspiration for more 'X-Files'.

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THE X-FILES, Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, 1993-2002. photo: Chris H.B. / © Fox Network / Courtesy: Everett Collection
The 10 Best Spooky Cop Shows of All Time, Ranked

Who you gonna call?

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Stephen King’s ‘X-Files’ Episode Broke From Its Usual Sci-Fi Formula 28 Years Ago

A King-scripted episode put Scully at the center of one of the show’s strangest standalone cases.

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Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) in The X-Files: I Want to Believe.
'The X-Files' Meets 'Grimm' in Fox's 4-Part Underrated Supernatural Mystery Series
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This innovative four-season drama shouldn't have worked, but somehow it did.

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Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) in The X-Files: I Want to Believe.
One of the Most Notorious 'X-Files' Episodes Almost Didn't Make It to Air

The truth almost wasn't out there.

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Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dr. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) meet at the hospital in 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe'
18 Years Later, You Can Stream the Fully Restored Version of ‘The X-Files’ Most Chilling Movie
The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The truth (about the director's cut) is out there.

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'True Detective’ Meets ‘Supernatural’ in This 33-Year-Old Classic Sci-Fi Thriller Series

The truth is out there.

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THE X-FILES, Gillian Anderson as Agent Dana Scully. Season premiere, 11/05/00. 1993-2002. TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. Courtesy: Everett Collection
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These old hits were light-years ahead.

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The truth is (still) out there.

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THE X-FILES, Gillian Anderson as Agent Dana Scully. Season premiere, 11/05/00. 1993-2002. TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. Courtesy: Everett Collection
Gillian Anderson Officially Returns for New ‘X Files’ Release

Gillian Anderson returns to the world of ‘The X-Files.’

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Gillian Anderson's Scully standing with David Duchovny's Mulder in a cemetery in The X-Files
Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Reboot Has Wrapped, but There’s a Catch [Exclusive]

Himesh Patel confirms Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ reboot has wrapped its Hulu pilot.

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It's about law, order, justice, and everything in between.

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THE X-FILES, Gillian Anderson as Agent Dana Scully. Season premiere, 11/05/00. 1993-2002. TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. Courtesy: Everett Collection
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Ready for a throwback?

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When sci-fi got weird and wonderful.

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‘The X-Files’ Introduced One of TV’s Most Iconic Sci-Fi Monsters 33 Years Ago

The 'X-Files' episode that set the standard for the sci-fi series.

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Ryan Coogler Officially Partners With Netflix in Historic TV Deal Before ‘X-Files’ Reboot
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The new ‘X-Files’ will star Danielle Deadwyler and Hamish Patel.

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David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in an office on The X-Files
Ryan Coogler's 'X-Files' Reboot Is Doing What the Last Sci-Fi Revival Never Could

May the new ‘X-Files’ era begin.

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