X-Files Creator Chris Carter Teases A Series Reboot From An Unexpected Director

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The X-Files creator Chris Carter may have dropped the bombshell that an exciting new director is bringing his vision to the franchise: Black Panther helmer Ryan Coogler.

The original sci-fi series, which ran 9 seasons from 1993-2002 on Fox, charted the adventures of FBI investigators Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) on the beat of strange and surreal occurrences, featuring monster-of-the-week plots and multi-season-arcing storylines that firmly establishedX-Files as one of sci-fi television's best offerings. The popular series was revived for successful 10th and 11th seasons from 2016-2018. The franchise also featured two films, The X-Files (1998) and X-Files: I Want to Believe (2018).

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Carter's almost offhanded comment during a recent On the Coast With Gloria Macarenko. He revealed a new installment of The X-Files may be on tap for Coogler, who has already made a name in Hollywood for directing blockbuster films like the Black Panther franchise and Creed. «We're so steeped in conspiracy theories now, y'know? The X-Files dealt with a central conspiracy, but now the world is so full of conspiracies that I think it'd be a different show,» Carter said. «Actually, I just spoke to a young man — Ryan Coogler — who is going to remount The X-Files with a diverse cast, so he’s got his work cut out for him, because we covered so much territory.»

This is exciting news for both fans of Coogler's recent work and X-Files aficionados, with the idea of a more diverse cast of FBI operatives and sinister factions bringing new life to an already popular franchise. If it pans out, the endeavor joins discussions of another potential Carter and Fox project, an animated