Given the fact that The X-Files is a show about investigating the unknown, it’s only natural that the show’s dedicated fandom would be an inquisitive bunch. As such, X-Files devotees still have a lot of questions about the upcoming reboot, which is being made by Sinners and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler.

For one thing, fans want to know just how much of a reboot this is. We know that the series leads will be Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel, but will this show take place in an entirely new continuity? Or will it take place in the same timeline as the original series? If it's the latter, will we see any familiar faces?

In an interview with Polygon about the upcoming director’s cut of the 2008 film The X-Files: I Want to Believe, which is coming to Disney Plus and Hulu on August 14, original series creator Chris Carter may have shed some light on these questions.

When I asked about a potential continuation of the original series with Agent Mulder (David Duchovny) and Agent Scully (Gillian Anderson), Carter said, “At least Gillian, I think, is going to appear in the Coogler version. And I'm assuming David will too, so you will see Mulder and Scully there.”

I have big plans.

Carter hasn't seen the reboot yet, but if this is correct, it already answers a lot of questions. It means that this series will be taking place in the continuity of the original series.

Given the reboot, I asked Carter if Coogler’s series may make a continuation of the original series more complicated. Carter replied, “I don't know. When I see it, I'll know, and so will the Fox executives. They'll have a sense if these things are going to be in competition or if they are going to be complementary.”

Carter then added, “I would love to do either another reboot, or another movie. My ideas going forward are big ideas. Whether they're a TV series or a movie, I don't know, but I have big plans.”

Whether or not that might mean some sort of finale or closure for those characters, Carter didn’t disclose, but he did make clear that he’s dedicated to bringing Mulder and Scully back.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe — Vrach Frankenshteyn releases Aug. 14, 2026 on Hulu and Disney Plus.