TV Media Weekly
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June 17 - 23, 2017
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By Andrew Warren
TV Media
X-treme sci-fi: Keep your eyes
to the skies and trust no one: Fox's
revived sci-fi favorite is coming
back for a second event series.
"The X-Files" has received an or-
der for another season after the
success of 2016's six-episode re-
vival and the enduring popularity
of the '90s science fiction hit, with
a premiere date planned for some-
time in the 2017-18 TV season.
"Iconic characters, rich story-
telling, bold creators — these are
the hallmarks of great TV shows.
And they are some of the reasons
why 'The X-Files' has had such a
profound impact on millions of
fans worldwide," said Fox Broad-
casting Company president David
Madden in a statement announc-
ing the exciting 11th season.
Original series stars David Du-
chovny ("Aquarius") and Gillian
Anderson ("The Fall") are slated
to return as Fox Mulder and Dana
Scully, a pair of FBI agents who ex-
plore the agency's cases that in-
volve the paranormal, the unex-
plained and everything not of this
world — otherwise known as the
X-files.
"The X-Files" premiered in
1993 and ran for nine seasons,
with its creepy extraterrestrial
plots quickly becoming watercool-
er discussion fodder in workplaces
around the globe. In 1998, "The X-
Files" film brought Mulder and
Scully to movie theaters, and even
after the show's cancelation in
2002, its fans kept believing. A
second major motion picture,
2008's "The X-Files: I Want to Be-
lieve," proved that the old show
still had life in it.
During its original television
run, the sci-fi drama quickly grew
into a global phenomenon, gar-
nering five Golden Globes, 16 Em-
mys and the adoration of legions
of fans. Its ominous-yet-hopeful
tagline, "The truth is out there,"
even entered the popular lexicon.
And while last season met with
mixed reviews from critics, it drew
in an average of 9.5 million view-
ers — enough to not only warrant
an 11th season, but one with four
more episodes than the last one.
After 10 seasons and two major
motion pictures, the truth, it
seems, is still out there. The new
event series of "The X-Files" is set
to premiere during the 2017-18 TV
season.
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