The X-Files to RETURN for new six-part series with agents Mulder and Scully
THE TRUTH is out there - again. The X-Files is coming back to TV with original stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
The actors are set to reprise their roles as FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
The pair spent nine years - and more than 200 episodes and two feature films - as the characters investigating paranormal cases and unsolved mysteries.
Six episodes of the hugely popular science-fiction show will be made with its creator Chris Carter at the helm.
He said: "I think of it as a 13-year commercial break. The good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories."
The series made stars of both its main actors with David, 54, going on to star in Californication before writing a book.
Meanwhile Gillian, 46, settled in London and became a regular on the West End stage and in roles such as Bleak House and The Fall.
Production is scheduled to start on The X-Files as soon as this summer.
Dana Walden and Gary Newman, of Fox Television Group, said: "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.
"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."
He added: "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."
The X-Files last aired in May 2002, after becoming the longest-running consecutive science fiction series ever on US television.