Ryan Coogler‘s “X-Files” reboot has been picked up to series by Hulu.
\n\nA reimagining of the 1990s sci-fi drama, the show will star Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as “two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents who form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena,” per the logline. According to a source, Deadwyler and Patel will be playing new characters rather than iterations of Gillian Anderson’s Dana Scully and David Duchovny’s Fox Mulder.
\n\nCoogler wrote, directed and executive produced the pilot, which was picked up by Hulu in February. The Oscar-winning “Sinners” filmmaker will serve as executive producer of the series alongside showrunner Jennifer Yale.
\n\n“I’ve loved ‘The X-Files’ for a long time, so getting the chance to write and direct the pilot has meant a great deal to me,” said Coogler. “What Chris Carter created is special, and we wanted to honor everything that made the original series connect with so many people while also finding our own way into that world. Danielle and Himesh, along with the rest of our cast, have brought such original perspectives and performances to these characters, and watching that come together has…
Original source: https://variety.com/