Ryan Coogler’s "The X-Files" Reboot Gets Hulu Pilot Order with Danielle Deadwyler Starring; Jennifer Yale Joins as Showrunner
by Nellie Andreeva
February 23, 2026


The hunt for the truth out there is back on. Ryan Coogler‘s long-gestating "The X-Files" reboot has received a pilot greenlight at Hulu.

Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson) is set as the co-lead in the project, from Onyx Collective and 20th Television. Jennifer Yale (The Copenhagen Test) has come on board as showrunner, Deadline can reveal exclusively.

Sinners filmmaker Coogler is writing and directing the pilot. In it, two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents — one played by Deadwyler — form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena.



Yale executive produces alongside The X-Files creator Chris Carter as well as Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler of Proximity Media. The company’s Simone Harris is a co-executive producer.

The pilot is being cast by Sinners casting director Francine Maisler.

https://deadline.com/2026/02/ryan-coogler-x-files-reboot-hulu-pilot-order-daneille-deadwyler-1236733363/

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Ryan Coogler’s "The X-Files" Reboot Sets Guest Roles
by Anthony D'Alessandro
May 11, 2026


Hulu’s reboot of "The X-Files" from Ryan Coogler has cast eight in guest roles:

Amy Madigan (Weapons)
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire, Wednesday)
Ben Foster (Christy, Motor City)
Devery Jacobs (Reservation Dogs)
Lochlyn Munro (Scary Movie)
Tantoo Cardinal (Dances with Wolves, Echo)
Joel D. Montgrand (True Detective: Night Country)
Sofia Grace Clifton (The Muppets Mayhem)

https://deadline.com/2026/05/x-files-reboot-cast-amy-madigan-steve-buscemi-ryan-coogler-1236890236/