With less than a month to go before The X-Files returns from its 13-year commercial breakfor a six-episode event series, the long-running sci-fi series has provided a 21-minute video as a preview for the miniseries. The extended clip doubles as arefresher for old fans and introduction to uninitiated viewers who didnt grow up with David Duchovnys Fox Mulder and Gillian Andersons Dana Scully. For viewers who dont have time to marathon-watch The X-Files nine seasons on Netflix, the Re-Opened featurette is mandatory viewing.
Like the originalX-Files, the miniseries arc will feature a combo of Mythology episodes Mulder and Scullys series-long search for proof of extraterrestrial life and standalone Monster of the Week episodes, where the agents are roped into a bizarre investigation outside their UFO pursuits. This time around, the two types of episodes will bleed into one another (as opposed to the original series, which kept the storylines and its consequences separate). Even in the standalone episode, theres some story to advance, Duchovny says. Its not just about the case.
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At the heart of the six-episode miniseries is the continuing story of Mulder and Scully. Weve always tried to have a human element. It was always tied to how it affected Mulder and Scully as human beings, and same here, writer Darin Morgan, who penned some of The X-Files most beloved and offbeat episodes, says in the preview. Theyre going through all these weird stories but the throughlines is them confronting their age and confronting their life choices.
The X-Files miniseries premieres January 24th. In addition to bringing back the majority of the main cast even supposedly deceased characters like the Smoking Man creator Chris Carter and the series main stable of writers returned for the new episodes.