News The X-Files Himesh Patel to Star in Ryan Coogler’s X-Files Alongside Danielle Deadwyler Will this show be great? I want to believe By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on March 26, 2026 Image: Ian Watson/HBO Max Comment 0 Share New Share Image: Ian Watson/HBO Max Ryan Coogler’s X-Files is picking up steam, and I’m nothing but excited for it. Today, Variety reported that Himesh Patel (Station Eleven, Tenet, The Franchise) has joined the show and will lead with the previously announced Danielle Deadwyler (Station Eleven). (Yes, that’s two actors from HBO’s Station Eleven! I’m okay with that.) We don’t have many details on the specifics of Coogler’s X-Files yet, though we do have this logline: “Two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents (Deadwyler, Patel) form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena.” Variety is also reporting that Patel and Deadwyler will be playing completely new characters, not new versions of Mulder and Scully, played in the original series by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. There’s no news yet on whether Duchovny or Anderson will make an appearance in the new show. Coogler is writing, directing, and executive producing the series. Jennifer Yale (Legion, Outlander, The Copenhagen Test) will serve as showrunner and executive producer. The original show’s creator, Chris Carter, is on board as an executive producer. Will this show be amazing? I want to believe. No news yet on when the show will make its way to Hulu, though I do know I’ll be watching it as soon as I’m able to. [end-mark] The post Himesh Patel to Star in Ryan Coogler’s <i>X-Files</i> Alongside Danielle Deadwyler appeared first on Reactor.