Fox Wants More ‘X-Files’ Revival Episodes

August 9, 2016 Brad Repka

Good news X-Files fans, at the Television Critics Association press tour today, Fox Television Group Chairman and CEO Dana Walden and Fox Broadcasting Company Entertainment President David Madden were asked about the X-Files. The series returned to television earlier this year to mixed reviews, but an overall positive reception.

Although fans only got a limited six-episode run this year, both of the shows stars, Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, showed strong interest in returning for more episodes in an earlier interview.The shows helmer, Chris Carter has even said that he would love to return as well, as long as everyone would be back as well.

Speaking at the Television Critics Association press tour today, Fox Television Group Chairman and CEO Dana Walden and Fox Broadcasting Company Entertainment President David Madden were asked about the huge ratings but mixed critical response to this year’s “The X-Files” limited series revival. According to Madden in an interview with TV Line:

“We would obviously love to do another season. There are significant talks going on with all three of the principals. Schedules are hard but we’re working hard to get this done… I actually think that the season, the six episodes were strong. We worked hard with Chris on the previous season. The episodes represent Chris and his team’s vision. Everybody reads what they read. If we have the opportunity to do more episodes, we will take our cue from Chris and his team.”

The X-Files, FOX Studios — Everyone rejoiced when news that the ‘X-Files’ would be returning to the small screen. Image: FOX

After the panel, Walden talked about everyones scheduling and the reception the show received:

“There were only six episodes this year. We would have liked to have done more in the first place. It was really the limitations of David [Duchovny] and Gillian [Anderson] and Chris [Carter]’s schedules.

Gillian lives in the U.K., David lives in New York and California and we do the show in Vancouver. Chris lives up north, so it’s just trying to coordinate a time where they all could carve out a period to be in Vancouver.

I think now we have longer to plan. We’re in conversations that potentially we could do more. I don’t imagine it being a full season of The X-Files but I would be really happy if we were able to get eight to ten episodes.

I would just add the show was off the air for a very long time and was introduced to a variety of new viewers through OTT [over the top] platforms [like Netflix and On Demand services]. There was still a lot of time to cover in these six episodes. They had the challenge of filling in the mythology and how they go to where they were at the start of the six.

Going forward, there won’t be the same obligation to reset the series. On our social platforms, the chatter is overwhelmingly positive. The fans want more episodes. I did read some negative reviews and I also read some glowing reviews. Like most shows, I thought it was mixed.”