THE X-FILES Revival Will Mix Serialized Mythology and Standalone Episodes
When The X-Files revival was first announced, there were questions about whether or not the six episodes that they are developing would be standalone episodes or if they would be serialized. David Duchovny previously said that it would be a bit of both, but we have some additional information on it thanks to Dana Walden, Chairman and CEO of Fox Television Group. A clip from the first episode was recently screening at The Television Critics Association, and this is what Walden told /Film after it was screened:
“You’re seeing a scene from our first episode back. As you may recall, the mix of episodes we did was mythology episodes, episodes that dug deeper into the conspiracy of the X-Files, and then there were great spooky standalone episodes. That’s still the mix we’ll be exploring in this run.
What made that work for the series the first time around was the fact that each season had an average of like 23 episodes. This next series has only six, I think it's great that they found a way to pull off both in such a short span of time. When talking about TV series revivals in general, and the return of X-Files, Walden went on to say:
“They feel ripe for reinvention and a great opportunity to reunite meaningful characters who people were attached to, tell fresh stories about them. They’ve taken a significant hiatus and they’re event miniseries. We’re not suggesting that we’re rebooting The X-Files longterm. It felt like there was a great opportunity to bring back two characters who have enormous chemistry together and tell some new stories now that we have new fans and people that remember it from the original run.”
Walden goes on to explain that these revivals give people like Chris Carter and others the opportunity to explore their creations with "new energy and perspective, after having a break from the grind of running a weekly series."
I'm excited as hell for The X-Files coming back, which is why I talk about it whenever I find a reason! With the combination of serialized mythology and standalone episodes, fans are going to get exactly what they were hoping for. I can't wait to see what each of these episodes consist of.