--- description: Fox has commissioned a second installment of the 'X-Files' event series, set to run for 10 episodes with the original cast title: 'The X-Files' Is Returning for a New 10-Episode Season image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53454fb9e2dcdc01/698879d48e0601369a46433d/the-x-files.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _The X-Files_ Is Returning for a New 10-Episode Season by [Joseph Hincks](/author/joseph-hincks/) ## Joseph Hincks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 21, 2017 4:00 AM CUT  David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in The X-Files. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in The X-Files.Ed Araquel—FOX by [Joseph Hincks](/author/joseph-hincks/) ## Joseph Hincks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 21, 2017 4:00 AM CUT Fox has [commissioned a second](http://ew.com/tv/2017/04/20/x-files-fox-season-11/ "undefined") 10-episode series of _The_ _X-Files_ event series. Actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson [reinhabited their roles](http://time.com/4187261/review-the-x-files-revival/ "undefined") 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](http://time.com/4189720/the-x-files-mulder-scully-evolution/ "undefined"). 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 such a profound impact on millions of fans worldwide.” Fox and Scully’s return, with the show’s creator Chris Carter on board as executive director, prompted [celebratory tweets](https://twitter.com/GillianA/status/855220818820943877 "undefined") from the longtime co-stars. For more on _The_ _X-Files_ event series’ return, read [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://ew.com/tv/2017/04/20/x-files-fox-season-11/?xid=entertainment-weekly%5Fsocialflow%5Ftwitter "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4749888/x-files-season-duchovny-anderson-fox/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4749888/x-files-season-duchovny-anderson-fox/"},"headline":"The X-Files Is Returning for a New 10-Episode Season","datePublished":"2017-04-21T04:00:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:32:12.678Z","description":"The truth is still out there","url":"https://time.com/4749888/x-files-season-duchovny-anderson-fox/","keywords":["Television","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53454fb9e2dcdc01/698879d48e0601369a46433d/the-x-files.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joseph Hincks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joseph-hincks/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53454fb9e2dcdc01/698879d48e0601369a46433d/the-x-files.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"the-x-files","caption":"David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in The X-Files.","creditText":"Ed Araquel—FOX","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4749888/x-files-season-duchovny-anderson-fox/","name":"The X-Files Is Returning for a New 10-Episode Season"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"David Duchovny jokes that Mulder is actually the worst cop ever","description":"The X-Files cast on why now was the right time for the show to return","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4ARwCqCy/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-10-11T17:49:45.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4ARwCqCy.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4749888/x-files-season-duchovny-anderson-fox/","duration":"PT7M34S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4749888/x-files-season-duchovny-anderson-fox/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```