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The X-Files (TV Series)

The X-Files

2016

Chris Carter (Creator), Chris Carter ...

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Robbie Amell ...

6.2

2,394

TV Series. Sci-Fi. Mystery. Thriller TV Series (2016-2018). 16 Episodes. Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.

In april 2017 Fox confirmed a new season: the new installments — billed as a continuation of the 10-episode 2016 run, will premiere during the 2017-18 television season.

	Media	Author	Review
		Sonia Saraiya Variety	"[2nd Season Review, 2018]: A far more satisfying season than its last effort in 2016 (...) Even when stripped down to its bare bones, 'The X-Files' has plenty to offer its audience"
		Mike Hale The New York Times	"[2nd Season Review, 2018]: 'The X-Files' still produces excellent stand-alone TV episodes (...) Intelligent, stylish and always graced by the wonderful performances of Ms. Anderson and Mr. Duchovny."
		Zack Handlen AV Club	"[2nd Season Review, 2018]: The season 11 premiere is, at the very least, a bit better than it might have been (...) It’s all a bit of nonsense, but the direction isn’t bad."
		Liz Shannon Miller IndieWire	"[2nd Season Review, 2018]: Genuinely exciting (...) A lively, character-focused affair that feels far more unified than we’d ever anticipated, a massive improvement over Season 10"
		Matt Zoller Seitz Vulture	"[2nd Season Review, 2018]: Sublime (...) If you’re a fan of this series, I can’t imagine watching the new season and finding nothing to enjoy. It’s a pleasant, clever, and sometimes inspired reunion with old friends"
		David Wiegand SFGATE	"[3 Ep. Review]: The three episodes represent what was good and maybe not so good about the original series. They also remind us that, somehow, even when Carter and company went off the rails, “The X-Files” was usually worth watching."
		Maureen Ryan Variety	"The scattered version of 'The X-Files' viewers got this year had little vision, less grasp of subtlety and only small scraps of coherence. Almost everything that could go wrong with this reboot did go wrong."
		Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"[3 Ep. Review]: After a skittery and slightly tedious start (...) 'The X-Files' settles in and starts to relocate some of its creepy vibe and playfulness."
		Robert Bianco USA Today	"[3 Ep. Review]: At a minimum, wait until the second episode (...) Things do get better (...) But “better” is not “good”--and nothing shakes the depressing sense that time has passed the series and the characters by."
		Darren Franich Entertainment Weekly	"[3 Ep. Review]: Never better, never worse. We've seen three episodes. One is a masterpiece. One is the opposite."
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"[3 Ep. Review]: If the first episode left me disappointed, the next two made me hope that this six-episode experiment works well enough to justify more. They’re that good."
		Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"[Pilot Review]: A very underwhelming hour that will force even diehard fans (and yes, I was one of them) to consider whether pushing onward is really worth the time"
		Brian Lowry Variety	"[Pilot Review]: It’s as if creator Chris Carter and his collaborators have forgotten what people liked about the show (...) 'The X-Files' can’t help but feel like a missed opportunity."
		Ben Travers IndieWire	"[Pilot Review]: After just one episode of the upcoming six, 'The X-Files' feels like a faded relic, barely clinging to what once made it great."
		Emma Dibdin Digital Spy	"[Pilot Review]: There's every chance 'The X-Files's' comeback run will improve (...) But this clumsy first episode leads you to wonder whether (...) there's room for a show which feels like little more than a beloved relic."

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