The X-Files creator Chris Carter has said David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are expected to return for Ryan Coogler’s planned reboot of the science-fiction series. Their involvement would reconnect the new project with the original show’s central stars, potentially reassuring long-standing fans while introducing the franchise to a new audience.

Duchovny and Anderson played FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully throughout the original series and its later revival. Coogler, known for Black Panther and Creed, is developing the reboot, although the article does not indicate what roles the actors would have or when the series may be released.