When you’re an “X-Files” fan, you will always seek the truth in this conspiracy-laden world.
Now, a new rumour regarding the show has surfaced online, revealing that a spin-off series was considered, but never materialised.
Sounds like a conspiracy theory, doesn’t it?
Well, TV Line has a wilder conspiracy theory. Instead of recruiting agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully again, the spin-off would have focused on Mills and Einstein, the new alien-hunting FBI agents that will be played by “The Flash” star Robbie Amell and “Six Feet Under” star Lauren Ambrose in the forthcoming “X-Files” reboot.
It was even suggested the upcoming reboot series is doubled as a backdoor pilot for the potential spin-off.
However, TV Line noted that the spin-off may have “gone the way of the Smoking Man” (Meaning: Dead, but could come back to life).
But to be fair, Carter never deny nor confirm the notion of a potential spin-off being developed. During the recent New York Comic-Con, Carter denied that “actors are being deliberately written for a spinoff”, adding that the pair’s contracts do not indicates a potential spin-off.
He added:
People can speculate, but (their pacts) weren’t negotiated that way.
But of course, you should know that the truth could still be out there.
It’s possible that FOX was indeed planning to do a spin-off, but decided against moving it foward because they want to do more episodes starring original stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
After all, their short-lived “Lone Gunmen” spinoff wasn’t really successful. Their attempt to replace the Mulder/Scully dynamic with a new pair in the 8th and 9th seasons of the show also fell flat.
“The X-Files” reboot event series is slated to be released on 24th January 2016. Amell and Ambrose will appear in one of the 6 episodes as agents Mills and Einstein.
