The “X-Files” series reboot is bringing back fan favorite characters The Lone Gunmen.
Dean Haglund, Tom Braidwood, and Bruce Harwood, who played Langly, Frohike, and Byers respectively, will appear in at least one episode of the new series.
Haglund made the announcement at a fan convention in Australia, according to Televised Revolution. He had previously stated that he was not contacted about making a return to the show. “Well, today they contacted us, he said. “We’re shooting July 28. The gunmen are in the final six.”
The Lone Gunmen were computer hackers and conspiracy theorists who often assisted Agents Mulder and Scully in their investigations into the paranormal.
The group proved so popular that Fox gave them their own spinoff series called “The Lone Gunmen” in 2001. Despite positive reviews from critics, the show’s weak ratings led to its cancellation after only one season.
The currently untitled “X-Files” limited series reboot is shooting in Vancouver and will debut January 24, 2016.
9 'X-Files' Episodes That Blew Us Away (Photos)
"Pilot Episode" Season 1, Episode 1: We got our first look at FBI Agents Fox "Spooky" Mulder and Dana Scully, who return to Fox soon, in the 1993 debut of the hit paranormal drama
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"Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man" Season 4, Episode 7: We got a rare glimpse into the past of the enigmatic CSM, including learning he was the one who assassinated John F. Kennedy
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"Terms of Endearment" Season 6, Episode 7 - Bruce Campbell guest starred in this episode about a demon who impregnates several women
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"Unusual Suspects" Season 5, Episode 3: The Lone Gunmen, Mulder's support team, got their very own episode in Season 5 when we learned how the group came together
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"Drive" Season 6, Episode 2: This episode would eventually lead "X-Files" writer Vince Gilligan to cast guest star Bryan Cranston in the megahit series "Breaking Bad"
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"Cops" Season 7, episode 12: Fox's crossover between the network's popular reality show, "Cops," and its popular supernatural serial featured Mulder and Scully teaming up with the LAPD to track down a perp that could take the form of whatever its victim feared the most
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"Lord of the Flies" Season 9, episode 5: Cranston isn't the only "Breaking Bad" star to first impress Gilligan on "The X-Files." Aaron Paul guest starred on this episode that mocks MTV's "Jackass" with appropriately titled fake stunt show "Dumbass" and tells the coming-of-age tale of a misunderstood teenager coming to terms with his true identity: a giant insect
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"First Person Shooter" Season 7, Episode 13: Mulder and Scully become trapped in a virtual reality shoot-'em up-game that even the Lone Gunmen can't beat
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"Home" Season 4, Episode 2: This episode about inbred cannibals (also some of our favorite "X-Files" villians) was so graphic a viewer discretion warning played before its first airing
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"Pilot Episode" Season 1, Episode 1: We got our first look at FBI Agents Fox "Spooky" Mulder and Dana Scully, who return to Fox soon, in the 1993 debut of the hit paranormal drama