article_snippet: Fox announced Tuesday that "The X-Files," the series about the paranormal that ran for nine seasons in the '90s and early '00s, is returning for a special six-episode "event.
article_snippet: Stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are both back to play Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, those FBI agents who always got a little too close to the truth.
article_snippet: 'The X-Files' was not only a seminal show for both the studio and the network, 'The X-Files' was a worldwide phenomenon that shaped pop culture -- yet remained a true gem for the legions of fans who embraced 'The X-Files' from the beginning.
article_snippet: We're ecstatic to give them the next thrilling chapter of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully them've been waiting for," Fox executives Dana Walden and Gary Newman said in a statement.
article_snippet: The X-Files" concerned Mulder, an FBI agent who believes in paranormal phenomena, and Scully, who served as a check on his impulses.
article_snippet: The series produced some memorable characters -- particularly the Smoking Man, a key focal point of the series' various conspiracy theories -- and resulted in two movies.
article_snippet: Vince Gilligan, who later created "Breaking Bad," got his start on "The X-Files" and occasionally paid tribute to the show on his later series.
article_snippet: Show creator Chris Carter, who will also oversee the new series, said his thought of the hiatus between 2002, when the "X-Files" went off the air, and this year as "a 13-year commercial break.
highlights_snippet: The rumors are true: "X-Files" is returning .
  
highlights_snippet: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and producer Chris Carter are all back