"The X-Files ended right after 9/11 ... A lot has happened since then. A lot of rollback of rights and liberties in the name of our protection. We’re being spied on now, we’re being lied to — all things that, for me, remind me of when I grew up, which was right around Watergate. I think we’re in similar and much more dire times right now. We’re not going to reboot any of the old favorites, although it was something we all thought about…These are all brand new stories. We hope to scare you in brand new ways."

The first teaser trailer and images for the upcomingrevival series have been released. The six-episode limited series will bring backas Mulder andas Scully as they once again embark on a dark journey into the unknown. Other X-Files veterans that will reprise their roles areas Skinner andas the Smoking Mann.They will be joined byand. The plot is unknown at this time, but the show's creatortalked a bit about the political context of the series and how it's going to be a brand new story:revival series will premiere on Sunday, January 24th, 2016, followed by the second episode on January 25th.