The truth is still out there: ‘Sinners’ director Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ reboot officially gets the green light

‘Sinners’ filmmaker Ryan Coogler has written, directed and executive produced the pilot for a new ‘X-Files’ series starring Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel. — AFP pic

First Published: Thursday, 15 Oct 2026 10:04 AM MYT

PARIS, Oct 15 — Sinners director Ryan Coogler is set to make a new series of The X-Files, with British actor Himesh Patel and America’s Danielle Deadwyler playing agents Scully and Mulder, Disney announced yesterday.

Created by Chris Carter, the original nine seasons of the show between 1993 and 2002 were a worldwide success with critics and audiences, winning numerous Emmy and Golden Globe awards.

Two follow-up seasons hit screens in 2016-2018.

Coogler, known for Creed, the Black Panther films and the multi-Oscar winner Sinners, wrote, directed and produced a pilot for a new X-Files series which has been bought by Disney for its Disney+ streaming platform.

“What Chris Carter created is special, and we wanted to honour everything that made the original series connect with so many people while also finding our own way into that world,” Coogler said in a statement provided by Disney.

Carter’s original X-Files starred Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny as FBI Special Agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder who investigate mysterious cases blamed on paranormal phenomena.

The lead duo have been replaced by Himesh Patel, who appeared in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster The Odyssey this summer, and Danielle Deadwyler who is set to appear in an upcoming adaptation of The Bell Jar. — AFP