Overview
- David Duchovny said he has not read the pilot, has only spoken with Ryan Coogler, and that talks about his return are not concrete.
- He added that he does not know whether Fox Mulder exists in the new show’s world.
- Hulu’s revival, with Coogler writing and directing the pilot, is gearing up to film and has cast Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as new FBI agents assigned to cases of unexplained phenomena.
- Gillian Anderson said she read the pilot and called it “really good,” while series creator Chris Carter confirmed he is not involved and Jennifer Yale is set as showrunner.
- Duchovny argued the writers’ room will make or break the series and said a tighter season of about 10 to 12 episodes would serve the show better than 20 to 25.