Disney+ parent orders new The X-Files series
On October 13, Hulu ordered Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot as a series. Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel will play the two FBI agents at the center of the new story.
On October 13, Hulu ordered Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot as a series. Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel take the lead roles as FBI agents assigned to a department focused on unexplained phenomena.
Coogler wrote and directed the pilot. He is an executive producer alongside showrunner Jennifer Yale; original X-Files creator Chris Carter is also an executive producer. The original series began in 1993 and ran for nine seasons. No release date has been announced for the new series.
What is confirmed so far
- Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel lead the cast
- Ryan Coogler wrote and directed the pilot
- The series was ordered for Hulu, which is part of Disney
The order moves the project from development into a series production. When and where it will be available in Germany remains unknown.
Why it matters
There is no immediate change for IPTV player or streaming service users: the series does not yet have a release date. Since Hulu is part of Disney, Disney+ could be a later distribution option in Germany, but no local release there has been confirmed.
Sources
- stadt-bremerhaven.de (Caschys Blog) · Retrieved 14 October 2026