‘X-Files’ Animated Comedy Headed to Fox

The “X-Files” is coming back in two-dimensional form; Fox is developing an animated spin-off of the classic sci-fi drama that will boast a more comedic take on the franchise.TVLine reports that the show, titled “X-Files: Albuquerque,” has received a script and presentation commitment from Fox.

Per the publication the “toon off-shoot” will not revolve around David Duchovny‘s Mulder and Gillian Anderson‘s Scully, but will instead center on an office full of misfit agents who investigate X-Files cases “too wacky, ridiculous, or downright dopey for the original series’ protagonists to bother with.Per TVLine, original series creator Chris Carter is attached to executive produce the spin-off, though he will not write or serve as showrunner.

Netflix’s “Paradise Pd” vets Rocky Russo and Jeremy Sosenko are attached to write the pilot and will serve as executive producers alongside original “X-Files” writer Gabe Rotter.The original “X-Files” premiered on

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