It’s official. The Ryan Coogler-produced reboot of “The X-Files” franchise is a moving forward at Hulu.
The project has received a series order after spending several years in development. Coogler wrote and directed the pilot episode, which was shot earlier this year.
Danielle Deadwyler (“Rooster”) and Himesh Patel (“The Odyssey”) will star in the series as two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents who form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena.
“Sinners,” “Creed” and “Black Panther” director Coogler has been developing the project for several years and is executive producing the show with Jennifer Yale (“Underground,” “See”) serving as showrunner. Coogler says in a statement:
“I’ve loved The X-Files for a long time, so getting the chance to write and direct the pilot has meant a great deal to me. What Chris Carter created is special, and we wanted to honor everything that made the original series connect with so many people while also finding our own way into that world. Danielle and Himesh, along with the rest of our cast, have brought such original perspectives and performances to these characters, and watching that come together has been one of the most rewarding parts of the experience. I couldn’t have asked for better collaborators than my crew, colleagues at Proximity Media and our partners at Onyx Collective and 20th Television. I’m grateful for the trust and support they’ve given us as we take on this new chapter.”
The original series followed David Duchovny’s Fox Mulder and Gillian Anderson’s Dana Scully, two FBI agents investigated unsolved cases featuring paranormal phenomena ranging from a global conspiracy involving alien colonisation to more monster-of-the-week events.
218 episodes were produced in total across eleven seasons, while two feature films were also made – the show becoming a landmark of genre television.
The order wasn’t a guarantee. Earlier this year, Hulu famously passed on another highly influential 1990s series follow-up – “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. That project had “Eternals” and “Hamnet” director Chloe Zhao involved and also shot a pilot.
"The X-Files" Project, starring Danielle Deadwyler & Himesh Patel, is officially coming to Hulu & with Hulu on Disney+.
“I’ve loved The X-Files for a long time, so getting the chance to write & direct the pilot has meant a great deal to me.” says executive producer Ryan Coogler. https://t.co/DBMFhXbOAI— The X-Files (@thexfiles) October 13, 2026
