The truth is out there: Ryan Coogler’s X-Files pilot has an incredible cast, and hopefully that’s a sign Hulu will give the project a full series order. (Even with a heavy nostalgia factor and Coogler’s Oscar, nothing is certain, as Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans well know.) Today, we learned who’ll be joining the previously cast Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel—playing the two main FBI agents tasked with investigating unexplainable cases and dodging conspiracy theories—in the reboot of the much-loved 1990s series.
Deadline got the scoop that eight guest stars have signed on, including another newly minted Oscar winner: Amy Madigan, whose work in Weapons was an awards-season triumph for horror alongside Coogler’s Sinners. Another fun addition is Steve Buscemi, who needs no introduction, along with Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), Devery Jacobs (Reservation Dogs), Lochlyn Munro (Scary Movie), Tantoo Cardinal (Killers of the Flower Moon), Joel D. Montgrad (True Detective: Night Country), and Sofia Grace Clifton (The Muppets Mayhem).
Here’s hoping that array of names will help bring The X-Files from “pilot with potential” to “show we can actually watch.” Cooger is writing and directing the pilot and is also an executive producer, as is original X-Files creator Chris Carter. Jennifer Yale (See) is aboard as another executive producer, and she’s also the showrunner.
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