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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Muir

X-Files reboot confirms casting news for key role

  • Ryan Coogler's reboot of the beloved paranormal sci-fi series The X-Files has been officially greenlit and will stream on Hulu.
  • Danielle Deadwyler has been cast as the lead female FBI agent, taking on a role similar to Gillian Anderson's original character, Dana Scully.
  • Coogler, known for films such as Black Panther and the Oscar-nominated Sinners, will write and direct the pilot episode.
  • The new series will feature two vastly different FBI agents forming a bond while investigating unexplained phenomena in a long-shuttered division.
  • Gillian Anderson has expressed her approval of Coogler and is open to a possible cameo or involvement in the reboot, though a new actor for Fox Mulder has yet to be cast.

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X-Files announces Gillian Anderson’s successor in Ryan Coogler-directed reboot

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