Editing The X-Files (section)

==Spin-offs==
===''The Lone Gunmen''===
''[[The Lone Gunmen (TV series)|The Lone Gunmen]]'' is an American science fiction television series created by Carter and broadcast on Fox and was crafted as a more humorous spin-off of ''The X-Files''. The series starred the eponymous Lone Gunmen and was first broadcast in March 2001, during ''The X-Files''{{'}}s month-long hiatus.{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=49}} Although the debut episode garnered 13.23&nbsp;million viewers, its ratings began to steadily drop.<ref name="firstthree">{{cite news |last=Kissell |first=Rick |title=Eye Hoops March On |url=https://www.lexisnexis.com/lnacui2api/api/version1/getDocCui?lni=42KV-Y4P0-0006-03Y5&csi=140595&hl=t&hv=t&hnsd=f&hns=t&hgn=t&oc=00240&perma=true |access-date=November 29, 2012 |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]] |date=March 19, 2001 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> The program was cancelled after thirteen episodes.<ref>{{cite news |title=TV Sound Off |url=http://docs.newsbank.com.www2.lib.ku.edu:2048/s/InfoWeb/aggdocs/NewsBank/0F33F616CF5751BE/0F8479522BD09CA1?s_lang=en-US |access-date=March 9, 2013 |newspaper=[[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]] |publisher=[[The E.W. Scripps Company]] |date=March 18, 2001 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> The last episode was broadcast in June 2001 and ended on a cliffhanger which was partially resolved in a ninth-season episode of ''The X-Files'' titled "[[Jump the Shark (The X-Files)|Jump the Shark]]", included in the DVD release of the series.{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=206}}

===Comic books===
{{Main|The X-Files (comics)|The X-Files Season 10 (comics)|The X-Files Season 11 (comics)}}
''The X-Files'' was converted into a [[The X-Files (comics)|comic book series]] published by [[Topps Comics]] during the show's third and fourth seasons. The initial comic books were written solely by [[Stefan Petrucha]]. According to Petrucha, there were three types of stories: "those that dealt with the characters, those that dealt with the conspiracy, and the monster-of-the-week sort of stuff".<ref name=comix /> Petrucha cited the latter as the easiest to write. Petrucha saw Scully as a "scientist [...] with real world faith", and that the difference between [Mulder and Scully] is not that Mulder believes and Scully doesn't; it's more a difference in procedure."<ref name=comix /> In this manner, Mulder's viewpoint was often written to be just as valid as Scully's, and Scully's science was often portrayed to be just as convincing as Mulder's more outlandish ideas.<ref name=comix /> Petrucha was eventually fired and various other authors took up the job.<ref name=comix>{{cite magazine |last=Vitaris |first=Paula |title=The X-Files: Stefan Petrucha on His Struggle to Create a Comic Book Worthy of the Show |magazine=[[Cinefantastique]] |date=October 1997 |volume=29 |issue=4/5}}</ref> Topps published 41 regular issues of ''The X-Files'' from 1995{{en dash}}98.

A ''[[30 Days of Night]]''/''The X-Files'' [[Fictional crossover|cross-over]] graphic novel was published by [[WildStorm]] in 2010. It follows Mulder and Scully to Alaska as they investigate a series of murders that may be linked to vampires.{{sfn|Niles|Jones|2010|pp=1{{en dash}}144}}

In 2013, it was announced that ''The X-Files'' would return to comic book form with "[[The X-Files Season 10 (comics)|Season 10]]", now published by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]. The series, which follows Mulder and Scully after the events of ''[[The X-Files: I Want to Believe]]'', was released in June 2013. Joe Harris wrote the series, and Michael Walsh and Jordie Bellaire provided the artwork. It was later announced that Carter himself would be the executive producer for the series and would be "providing feedback to the creative team regarding scripts and outlines to keep the new stories in line with existing and on-going canon."<ref name=season10comics /> The series restarted the series' mythology, and the first arc of the story focused on "seek[ing] to bring the mythology of the Alien Conspiracy back up to date in a more paranoid, post-terror, post-[[WikiLeaks]] society."<ref name=season10comics /> In addition, sequels to popular Monster-of-the-Week episodes were made.<ref name=season10comics>{{cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Sophie |title=The X-Files Season 10: What You Need To Know |url=http://archive.wired.com/geekmom/2013/03/x-files-season-10-guide/ |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]], Condé Nast |access-date=March 9, 2013 |date=March 5, 2013}}</ref> ''The X-Files Season 10'' concluded on July 1, 2015, after 25 issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tfaw.com/series/X-Files |title=TFAW.com: Home > Series > X Files |work=tfaw.com |access-date=November 28, 2017 |archive-date=July 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702025330/http://www.tfaw.com/series/X-Files |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In August 2015, ''[[The X-Files Season 11 (comics)|The X-Files Season 11]]'' comic book began, also published by IDW. The eight-issue series served as a continuation of the TV show.  Chris Carter was the Executive Producer of the comic book series, while the issues were written by [[Joe Harris (filmmaker)|Joe Harris]] and illustrated by [[Matthew Dow Smith]] and [[Jordie Bellaire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/joe-harris-takes-mulder-on-the-run-in-idws-x-files-season-11 |title=Joe Harris Takes Mulder on the Run in IDW's "X-Files: Season 11" |website=Comic Book Resources |first=TJ |last=Dietsch |date=June 18, 2015 |access-date=August 16, 2015 |archive-date=August 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809120811/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/joe-harris-takes-mulder-on-the-run-in-idws-x-files-season-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 	
===Potential series===
In August 2020, Fox announced that an animated comedy-oriented reboot series was in development, under the working title ''The X-Files: Albuquerque''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/x-files-animated-comedy-series-fox-1234752625/ |title='X-Files' Animated Comedy Series in Development at Fox |website=Variety |first=Joe |last=Otterson |date=August 28, 2020 |access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> In March 2023, it was confirmed the series would not be moving forward.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2023/03/28/the-x-files-albuquerque-cancelled-fox-animated-series-spinoff/ |title=The X-Files Albuquerque: Animated Spinoff Not Moving Forward at Fox |website=TVLine |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |date=March 28, 2023 |access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref> The same month, it was reported that [[Ryan Coogler]] is developing a new reboot of the series, per series creator Chris Carter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2023/03/28/the-x-files-reboot-ryan-coogler-new-cast/ |title=The X-Files Returns? Black Panther Director Ryan Coogler Eyes 'Diverse' Reboot of Classic Sci-Fi Series |website=TVLine |first=Kimberly |last=Roots |date=March 28, 2023 |access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref> In February 2024, Carter confirmed he is not involved with its production.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roots |first=Kimberly |date=2024-02-27 |title=The X-Files Creator Chris Carter Reveals His Level of Involvement in Ryan Coogler's 'Diverse' Reboot |url=https://tvline.com/news/the-x-files-reboot-chris-carter-not-involved-ryan-coogler-1235174873/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Knolle |first=Sharon |date=2024-02-27 |title=X-Files Creator Chris Carter Gives Ryan Coogler Reboot His Blessing |url=https://www.thewrap.com/x-files-reboot-ryan-coogler-chris-carter-blessing/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref>