'X-Files' Reboot From Ryan Coogler Picked Up to Series

[u/anonRedd]

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/x-files-reboot-ryan-coogler-series-hulu-1236910160/

[u/helrazr]

I'd be more concerned if this pulls the "classic" Netflix scenario where it's cancelled after Season 1 or 2. And left on cliffhangers.

[u/crispyg → u/helrazr]

I think it is interesting you attribute this to Netflix when Disney+ does it super frequently most notably with new stories (National Treasure, Willow, Mysterious Benedict, Renegade Nell, Diary of a Future President, Mighty Ducks Game Changers, Big Shot, Turner and Hooch, Doogie Kameāloha, Muppets Mayhem, American Born Chinese, Goosebumps, Wonder Man). The longest running show is High School The Musical The Show; nothing else has cracked 4 seasons.

You're right. Netflix does have this problem, but it would be nice if Disney+ sought to grow audiences rather than expect them considering they own ABC, Hulu, ESPN, Disney Channel, etc for advertising.

[u/helrazr → u/crispyg]

I wasn't aware that D+ had a cancellation issue as well. But trying to reboot the X-Files, is just absolute bonkers to me. It's the X-Files after all! There is so much hype around the OG Show alone, and expectations would probably be beyond comparable to the OG show.

[u/Dark_Moe → u/helrazr]

I wasn't aware that D+ had a cancellation issue as well.

All the streamers will have this issue, the financial model just doesn't work for long term running shows. Once new people stop signing up to watch a new season the show gets cancelled. New users won't sign up for something that is just starting season 4 or 5.

The old TV model in hindsight was far more conducive to have long running shows that had a loyal audience. I don't think we are going to see shows getting 7+ seasons any more. We had really lost something big here

[u/PresentWorriedMe → u/helrazr]

I think the best thing the reboot has going for it is tv generally has evolved beyond the “22 episode season,” and learned to stop spinning its wheels for the sake of filling time.

I don’t like S10 or 11, save for a couple of episodes, but I think they got the format right: open with an episode about the overarching plot, then do a couple of monster of the weeks, then you’re back to the overarching plot for the finale. That works really well when there are five or six episodes between the premiere and finale, as opposed to 20.

[u/Personal-Listen-4941 → u/crispyg]

High School Musical: the show is still running? I tapped out midway through the 2nd season and I assumed it ended after that. There’s a limit to how far some premises stretch.

[u/crispyg → u/Personal-Listen-4941]

It is not. It ended after four seasons and some specials

[u/FrodoFraggins]

I just don't see how a show like that fits into todays absurd world. It was so very much a product of its time and society. They should probably abandon Chris Carter's never ending mythology type of stuff for the most part. It's hard to take todays FBI seriously in any way.

[u/BlargerJarger]

I hope that it isn’t like the Twilight Zone reboot Jordan Peele did “and this week, yep, it’s another story about race stuff. Because that’s all we ever talk about… in The Twilight Zone”.

[u/toofshucker → u/BlargerJarger]

That’s what worries me.

I said this somewhere else: I know Coogler is an important voice in the areas he stands for.

That’s great.

I don’t want to be lectured every week. I live in Seattle. We are as blue as blue can be.

Give me aliens and conspiracies. I don’t need to hear how I’m bad every week even though I have nothing to do with any of that stuff.

[u/Ok_Entertainer7945 → u/toofshucker]

You could also just not watch it

[u/toofshucker → u/Ok_Entertainer7945]

This is the dumbest moronic take ever.

He is rebooting the X-Files. It’s established. I don’t need to be preached at.

Look, he has made a career showing the plight of his people. Hell, I’ve enjoyed a lot of it and seen all of it.

But there is a time and place for things.

The X-Files isn’t the platform for that.

[u/Ok_Entertainer7945 → u/toofshucker]

Look I don’t disagree and I wasn’t saying he should ruin the franchise of the xfiles I’m just saying that there is a lot of garbage made and I won’t watch it. They made a war of the worlds recently, I refused to watch it. It’s not a moronic take in just saying don’t watch it if you don’t want to be preached to.

[u/toofshucker → u/Ok_Entertainer7945]

Fair point.

I’m just tired of people pushing their nonsense and when you push back they tell you to not be involved.

“Just leave the country.”

“Don’t pay attention to…”

Bleh. No thanks. I friggin love the X Files. There’s a time and a place for commentary and social arguments but not in my X Files! Ha ha.

[u/Ok_Entertainer7945 → u/toofshucker]

Im with you on all that. I’m actually watching it right now. Still holds up after all these years.

[u/jarmburg → u/toofshucker]

X files always had underlying commentary on race, colonialism, etc. Not that it got it right all the time, but it was there.

[u/toofshucker → u/jarmburg]

Sure. And I’m ok with that. I love horror and X-men.

What I don’t need is to get beat over the head with it.

[u/BlargerJarger → u/jarmburg]

Sure, every TV show ever might have an episode or two that touches on issues, that’s totally normal. I’m talking about every. single. episode. as if no other story idea / issue exists. No one wants this to be Malcolm X-Files.

[u/brokenmessiah → u/BlargerJarger]

Look at his catalog. Racism will 1000% be a core part of the show.

[u/shadraig]

It's friggin Tamwar. Who thought the glassed nerd on EastEnders would end up in Hollywood.

[u/Synergetic7]

No thanks, Im good

[u/intronert]

<insert heaviest of sighs>

[u/NewCaprica35]

I won’t waste my precious time watching this thing.

[u/ikon31]

The government already confirmed aliens exist. So we don’t need this show

[u/dollarn9ne]

Can’t wait for this to fail

[u/brokenmessiah]

This is clearly destined to flop but I'll give it a fair chance. I think this guy would be better off doing Twilight Zone esque shows. I don't think he can handle long form stories.

[u/crestroncp3user → u/[deleted]]

Those with basic reading comprehension would know neither.

[u/zzzzzzzzzzHHHHHHHHS]

Why’s that even a surprise, it was given especially after sinners winning Oscar’s.