Coogler Opens a New X-File

Ryan Coogler's X-Files is going to series at Hulu, with Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel leading as two brand new FBI agents. Frank runs through the logline, clears up the Mulder and Scully question, and tells the story of the kid who changed the channel every time that theme song started.

Episode Summary

Coogler, the director behind Black Panther and Sinners, wrote and directed the pilot, and Hulu has now ordered the full series. Deadwyler and Patel play two highly decorated FBI agents with very different styles who get stuck together in a long-shuttered division for unexplained cases. They are new characters, not recasts. Frank also remembers watching the original on a 13 inch TV in his bedroom, and why Coogler's promise of truly scary episodes sounds better to him now than it would have back then.

Chapters

• 0:00 Coogler's X-Files Lands at Hulu
• 0:11 New Agents, Not Mulder and Scully
• 0:25 Scared Off by the Theme Song
• 0:37 Coogler Promises Scary Episodes

Key Takeaways

• Hulu ordered Ryan Coogler's X-Files to series, with Coogler writing and directing the pilot.
• Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel play new FBI agents assigned to a shuttered division for unexplained cases.
• Coogler has said some episodes will be "really f***ing scary" if the team does its job right.

Pull Quotes

• "I had a 13 inch TV in my room, which was pretty good at the time, and when I heard that theme song I was like, nope." (Frank)

• "That's what I want to hear. As an adult, I'm very much on board with the scary episodes now." (Frank)

Sources

GeekFreaksPodcast.com, TheWrap, The Playlist

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Listener Questions

Which X-Files episode scared you the most as a kid? Would you want Mulder and Scully to show up in Coogler's version, or should the new agents carry it on their own?