Release OrderRecommended
0 / 13 watchedRelease order, which is also the story order. Watch each film where it sits in the list, not after everything else.
Original series
- 1 The X-Files Season 1
- 2 The X-Files Season 2
- 3 The X-Files Season 3
- 4 The X-Files Season 4
- 5 The X-Files Season 5 Ends on the cliffhanger the first film resolves.
- 7 The X-Files Season 6
- 8 The X-Files Season 7
- 9 The X-Files Season 8 Duchovny appears in about half the episodes; Robert Patrick joins as Doggett.
- 10 The X-Files Season 9 Last season of the original run. Ended May 2002.
Film
- 6 The X-Files: Fight the Future Released June 1998. Watch between seasons 5 and 6.
- 11 The X-Files: I Want to Believe Standalone story set after season 9.
Revival
- 12 The X-Files Season 10 6 episodes.
- 13 The X-Files Season 11 10 episodes. Latest released entry.
About The X-Files
FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigate paranormal cases in The X-Files, which ran nine seasons on Fox from 1993 to 2002 and returned for two revival seasons in 2016 and 2018. The revival adds six episodes in season 10 and ten in season 11, with both original stars back.
The two films slot between seasons: Fight the Future (1998) continues the season 5 finale and should be watched before season 6, while I Want to Believe (2008) stands alone after season 9. A Hulu reboot pilot from writer-director Ryan Coogler, starring Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel, was greenlit in February 2026 but has no air date.
Good to know
Neither Gillian Anderson nor David Duchovny was attached to the pilot as of March 2026 reporting, though Coogler has said publicly he hopes Anderson appears. Treat casting beyond Deadwyler and Patel as unconfirmed.
Some viewers skip the revival or the second film. Both are included here since they are official entries, and the list stays in release order throughout.
