Ryan Coogler’s X-Files Pilot Greenlit With Danielle Deadwyler
Hulu ordered a pilot written and directed by Ryan Coogler, starring Danielle Deadwyler, with Jennifer Yale as showrunner and Chris Carter as an executive producer.
Overview
Hulu has greenlit a pilot for Ryan Coogler’s reboot of The X‑Files, and Coogler is writing and directing the pilot.
The pilot order comes as Coogler’s film Sinners is up for a record 16 Oscars and earned him a BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay.
Jennifer Yale has been named showrunner and Chris Carter will serve as an executive producer, and Coogler said he has spoken with Gillian Anderson.
The project is produced by Onyx Collective and 20th Television and falls under Coogler’s five-year exclusive television deal with Disney, with Proximity Media partners also attached.
Danielle Deadwyler is set as one of the leads, the pilot is being cast by Francine Maisler, and Simone Harris is a co-executive producer as development continues.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the reboot enthusiastically, using evaluative language ('one of the most anticipated projects,' 'very exciting') and privileging industry trades and creators' pedigrees (Deadline, Coogler's Oscar ties). They foreground nostalgia and speculation (theme music, casting) while omitting skeptical or critical perspectives, creating a promotional narrative.
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FAQ
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.
Ryan Coogler is writing and directing the pilot, Jennifer Yale is the showrunner, Chris Carter is an executive producer, and Danielle Deadwyler stars as one of the leads.
Coogler's film Sinners is up for a record 16 Oscars and earned him a BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay.
The project is produced by Onyx Collective and 20th Television under Coogler’s five-year exclusive television deal with Disney, with Proximity Media partners attached.
Coogler has spoken with Gillian Anderson.
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