FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully never did get to the bottom of the spooky, supernatural events plaguing the U.S.

Now it looks like the characters, played by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, are to get another chance in a reboot of The X-Files.

Fox TV Group chairman Gary Newman today confirmed that the network is in very early talks for a new installment of Chris Carter’s iconic cult drama that ran from 1993 to 2002.

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Mystery seekers: Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny starred as FBI Special Agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder in the hit Fox series The X-Files that ran from 1993 to 2002. Now Fox TV is planning a reboot

The possibility of a limited series, similar to Fox's 24: Live Another Day, was raised during a Q&A at Fox’s portion of the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California, according to Variety.

'It’s true that we’ve had some conversations on X-Files,' Gary said. 'We’re hopeful of being able to bring that back at some point.'

Later, fellow Fox TV Group chairman Dana Walden confirmed that a reboot would reunite David, 54, and Gillian, 46, adding they had not had creative discussions about the shape or direction of the possible new series.

The hit series also spawned two spin-off films, The X-Files in 1998 and and The X-Files: I want To Believe in 2008.

Just gearing up: Fox TV Group chairman Gary Newman confirmed there have been very early negotiations and would like David, pictured with Katherine Heigl at the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills this month, to return

The busy career of both the stars is more of a problem for the network, according to Entertainment Weekly.

David, who played Mulder, has an upcoming NBC event series, Aquarius, while Gillian, as Scully, has a recurring role on NBC’s Hannibal and both would have to fulfill those contracts before committing to anything else.

The actress was hesitant when EW asked about her thoughts on returning to a limited TV series rather than a film.

'I need to wrap my brain around what that would entail,' she said. 'I live in London. I've got three kids, it's not a small proposition and it would take a lot longer to shoot than a movie would. I need to think about that.'