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Thirteen years after it went off the air, “The X-Files” is coming back to Fox.

The network announced that production will begin this summer on a six-episode limited series of the show, with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprising their roles of the F.B.I. agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.

The return of “The X-Files” is the latest example of TV executives breathing new life into old shows that have a sometimes limited but fervent and loyal fan base. Showtime announced last year that it would broadcast a nine-episode series of the cult favorite, “Twin Peaks,” in 2016. Netflix brought back “Arrested Development” in 2013 after a seven-year gap and HBO ordered up a season of “The Comeback” last year after a nine-year absence. Fox also recently revived “24” for a limited-series run.

“The X-Files” debuted in 1993 and won 16 Emmy Awards and five Golden Globes. It aired until 2002. The creator and executive producer of The X-Files, Chris Carter, will also return.

“’The X-Files’ was not only a seminal show for both the studio and the network, it was a worldwide phenomenon that shaped pop culture – yet remained a true gem for the legions of fans who embraced it from the beginning,” said Fox co-chief executives Dana Walden and Gary Newman in a statement. “Few shows on television have drawn such dedicated fans as ‘The X-Files,’ and we’re ecstatic to give them the next thrilling chapter of Mulder and Scully they’ve been waiting for.”