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THE X-FILES Reboot With Himesh Patel & Danielle Deadwyler Filming Pilot in Vancouver

Ryan Coogler’s reimagining of classic sci-fi series The X-Files will star Himesh Patel and Danielle Deadwyler as unlikely partners in a long-shuttered FBI division.

Two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena

Coogler wrote and is directing the pilot.

The X-Files creator Chris Carter is an executive producer of the potential new series.

Production on the Hulu pilot starts this May in Vancouver.

The X-Files Reboot – Pilot

Working title: ALPHABET SOUP

Vancouver filming dates: May 04 2026 – June 05 2026

Writer/Director: Ryan Coogler

Showrunner: Jennifer Yale

Cast Himesh Patel, Danielle Deadwyler

Producers: Ryan Coogler, Chris Carter, Proximity Media, Ten Thirteen Productions, 20th Television.