One of Hollywood North‘s most memorable shows is getting a revival, and Vancouver fans of The X-Files may soon get to see the production up close.
Several online sources, including entertainment news site NexusPointNews, have confirmed that the popular sci-fi franchise will begin filming a pilot for its Hulu reboot in Metro Vancouver starting this May.
Helming the project is Sinners and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, who was attached to the project as early as 2023.
However, there is no word yet on whether original stars David Duchovny or Gillian Anderson will be back for another go-round as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
The X-Files was created by Christ Carter, and first ran from 1993 to 2002.
The first five seasons were filmed in Vancouver before the show infamously moved to Los Angeles to shoot its next four.
Iconic Vancouver locations that were used in the original series include the Grouse Mountain gondola, The Shipyards, Riverview Hospital, and Pacific Central Station.
The X-Files returned to Vancouver in 2015 and 2017 to film its long-awaited 10th and 11th seasons. Duchovny and Anderson reprised their lead roles alongside Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner.
Other big names making guest appearances in the final two seasons include Joel McHale, Kumail Nanjiani, and Rhys Darby.
So far, Danielle Deadwyler (The Harder They Fall, Till) is the only announced cast member of The X-Files revival, taking on the role of an FBI special agent.
The official description of the Hulu show is, “Two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena.”
So it’s looking like the new X-Files won’t stray far from the formula that made the original so great.
Hollywood North is bustling as several huge TV and movie productions are coming to Vancouver this spring.
This includes the new season of The Last of Us, scheduled to film until this November around the region.
Fans of The Rookie should keep an eye out for the latest spinoff of the Nathan Fillion hit series, filming around town this month.
