It is, quite literally, getting closer by the week and although those lucky lot in the US will be getting to see the return of Mulder and Scully first, the UK will be following very quickly with Channel 5 bringing The X-Files back to the British masses.
Chris Carter, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi all return for a six-episode outing in which anything can happen in a mix up of stand-alone episodes and those that further the original show’s seminal mythology. In the opening ep, our Mulder and Scully take on a case of a possible alien abductee. The all-new episodes will feature appearances by guest stars including Joel McHale (Community), Robbie Amell (The Flash), Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under), Annabeth Gish (The Bridge), Annet Mahendru (The Americans), Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords), Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) and William B. Davis, who reprises his role as “Cigarette Smoking Man.” Three of the episodes are written and directed by Carter, with the remaining new episodes written and directed by original series veterans Glen Morgan, Darin Morgan and James Wong.
We’ve got a quick first look featurette that gets me, pretty much, over-excited alongside that 90 second teaser you may have seen around before.
Enjoy:
The UK premiere of The X-Files new season starts on Channel 5 in early February.
