Fox announced in March that the show would return as a limited series. “I think of it as a 13-year commercial break,” series creator Chris Carter said in a statement. “The good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories.”
During its initial nine-season run, “The X Files” became one of the most successful television dramas of all time, hitting a peak ratings high in 1997 when more than 27 million people tuned in to the Season 5 premiere. The show had earned 16 Emmy Awards, five Golden Globes and a Peabody Award.
Cigarette Smoking Man: A primary antagonist for most the series, this chain smoker frequently stymied Mulder and Scully's X-Files investigations
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The Peacock Family: A family of inbred cannibals, two members eventually escaped Mulder and Scully and are still on the loose
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Chinga: This homicidal doll terrorized a small Maine town before Scully destroyed it. Or so she thought ...
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Alien Bounty Hunter: Also called "The Colonists," this shape-shifting alien race killed anyone who interfered with their plan to covertly control Earth
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The Black Oil: This alien virus was developed by the Colonists as a means to enslave the human race
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The Syndicate: A "shadow government" formed within the U.S. State Department and CIA, the group worked with the Colonists to ensure a "peaceful" takeover of Earth
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The A.I.: Seen in the episode "Kill Switch," this rogue artificial intelligence was capable of tracking and killing anyone via satellite
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The Fungus: In "Field Trip," Mulder and Scully fall victim to a hallucinogenic fungus that slowly consumes its victims
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Phyllis Paddock: A demon in the form of a substitute teacher, she killed several students and a PTA member after students summoned her with a séance in the woods near their school
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Beggar Man: This diminutive Indian mystic was capable of hiding inside his victims' stomachs and using them as a host before killing them
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Cecil L'Ively: This pyrokinetic murderer killed several British dignitaries before making his way across the pond to face off against Mulder and Scully
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Which of these maniacal monsters would you want to return?