The X-Files is an American science fiction–supernatural television series that originally aired on the Fox network for 9 seasons from September 10, 1993, to May 19, 2002.
[1] The series centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files.
[2] The show's premise originated with Chris Carter,[3] who served as an executive producer along with R. W. Goodwin, Frank Spotnitz, Howard Gordon, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Kim Manners, Glen Morgan, James Wong, and many others.
[12] On April 20, 2017, Fox officially announced The X-Files would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes,[13] which premiered on January 3, 2018.
Since 2000, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has distributed all seasons on DVD,[15] and episodes are also available for download at the iTunes Store[16] and Amazon Video,[9] and are available for streaming on Hulu.