Fox is considering a big move. The network is in talks to revive one of its best shows, the wildly popular sci-fi drama The X-Files. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, who starred as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully on the series and subsequent movies, would reprise their roles for the reboot, Deadline reports.
Currently, the network is in the early stages of seeing if bringing back the series would even be possible with everyone's schedules. Duchovny ended his seven-year stint on Showtime's Californication last year and now has a recurring role in the upcoming NBC show Aquarius, which follows a detective in search of Charles Manson and his cult. Anderson, who has also been involved in Hannibal, has two projects in the works but no definite start scheduled.
Most importantly, showrunner Chris Carter is available and ready to bring the series back to life. He hinted that there had already been talks with the network over the summer.
"I'm very friendly with Gary [Newman] and Dana [Walden]," Carter told Vulture about his relationship with the two Fox TV chairpeople. "Dana and I basically cut our teeth at the same time. She was a publicist. It's nice to go through your career with someone you have respect for and were in the trenches with. Dana and I sat in the same room during the first market testing of The X-Files. She was like a junior publicist, and I was this unproven producer. She was there at the beginning. So I owe her a lot. And certainly she and I have talked a lot about this."
The X-Files ran for nine seasons, from 1993-2002. The show won three Emmys and was nominated 21 times. It spawned two movies: 1998's The X-Files: Fight the Future and 2008's The X-Files: I Want to Believe.
