Fox Shares Preview For Upcoming New Episode of THE X-FILES

Catch a new episode of THE X-FILES next WED at 8/7c on FOX!

The all-new, 10-episode second installment of THE X-FILES is executive-produced by creator Chris Carter, with stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson returning in their roles as iconic FBI Agents FOX MULDER and DANA SCULLY. Mitch Pileggi also returns as FBI Asst. Director WALTER SKINNER. Additionally, the all-new episodes will feature guest-star appearances by Annabeth Gish, Robbie Amell, Lauren Ambrose, Karin Konoval, Barbara Hershey, Haley Joel Osment and William B. Davis, who reprises his role as "Cigarette Smoking Man." Along with Carter, series veteran Glen Morgan serves as an executive producer.

In 2016, THE X-FILES drew an average Multi-Platform audience of nearly 16 million viewers and was last season's No. 2 broadcast drama. It also was the season's most talked-about event series on Twitter.

THE X-FILES originally premiered in September 1993. Over the course of its nine-season run, the influential series went from breakout sci-fi favorite to massive global hit, and became one of the most successful television dramas of all time. The show, which earned 16 Emmy Awards, five Golden Globes and a Peabody Award, follows FBI special agents Scully and Mulder, as they investigate unexplained cases - "X-Files" - for which the only answers involve paranormal phenomena. Produced by 20th Century FOX Television and Ten Thirteen Productions, THE X-FILES is created and executive-produced by Chris Carter.

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Exploring the idea of The Mandela Effect, in which large groups of people remember an alternate history, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) find out how THE X-FILES themselves may have originated in the all-new "The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat" episode of THE X-FILES airing Wednesday, Jan.24 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Watch the trailer here: