'The X-Files' Revival Release Date, News, Update: Fox Announces Premiere Date of the Miniseries
For fans that have been hankering for updates on the upcoming revival of the 1990s hit science fiction TV drama "The X-Files," Fox has recently revealed the show's premiere date.
The miniseries, which is reported to be comprised of six episodes, will kick off in the US on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 10-11 p.m. ET and will continue on Monday, January 25th at 8-9 p.m. ET/PT.
After the two-night special debut event, the show will continue to air on Mondays at 8 p.m.
Although the network's press release failed to point out the exact details as to what the revival will talk about, a report from Screen Rant speculated that the show will stick on its case-of-the-week formula. Otherwise, the new show could pick a single mystery case for its long-time favorite major characters Agent Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Agent Mulder (David Duchovny) to take on over the course of the six episodes.
Filming for the the show is expected to commence this summer and will largely take place in Vancouver.
Chris Carter, who is returning to executive produce the upcoming show, sat down earlier with the Vancouver Sun to reveal that his main reason to choose the said place is its "dark" and "wintertime" ambience.
"It gives you a tremendous natural environment to shoot in and also a free atmosphere … You get long, dark nights in the wintertime. 'X-Files' is a show that a lot of it is night-time work, you get moodiness, you get oftentimes a grey cast that really helps the look of the show," Carter said.
