"The X-Files" is coming back to Fox as a six-episode limited series, the network told TheWrap.
The series' Emmy Award-winning creator and executive producer Chris Carter is returning, alongside stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, who'll reprise their roles as FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, respectively, more than a decade after the show ended in 2002.
"I think of it as a 13-year commercial break," Carter said in a statement. "The good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories."
Produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ten Thirteen Productions, production is set to begin this summer. But, Fox has yet to determine an airdate for the limited series.
"We had the privilege of working with Chris on all nine seasons of 'The X Files' – one of the most rewarding creative experiences of our careers – and we couldn't be more excited to explore that incredible world with him again," said Fox Television Group chairmen and CEOs, Gary Newman and Dana Walden, in a joint statement.
"'The X Files' was not only a seminal show for both the studio and the network, it was a worldwide phenomenon that shaped pop culture – yet remained a true gem for the legions of fans who embraced it from the beginning," they continued. "Few shows on television have drawn such dedicated fans as 'The X Files,' and we're ecstatic to give them the next thrilling chapter of Mulder and Scully they've been waiting for."
