The X-Files is a science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter that originally aired from 1993 to 2002. The show follows FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully as they investigate unsolved cases, referred to as "X-Files," involving paranormal phenomena. The series was revived for
The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to May 19, 2002, on Fox, spanning nine seasons, with 202 episodes. A tenth season of six episodes ran from January to February 2016. Following the ratings success of this revival, The X-Files returned for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which ran from January to March 2018. In addition to the television series, two feature films have been released: the 1998 film The X-Files and the stand-alone film The X-Files: I Want to Believe, released in 2008, six years after the original television run ended.