It will air locally on DStv channel 125 and StatSat channel 131 on Monday, 25 January and Tuesday, 26 January at 20:10 CAT, express from the U.S. and thereafter on Tuesdays at 20:10 from 2 February.
The series will return as part of a two-night special event across the international FOX portfolio starting on Sunday, 25 January, and will reach audiences throughout Latin America in markets such as Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina; in South East Asia including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia; and markets in Europe including Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and Southern Africa.
The day and date TV launch model is a staple of the FOX programming strategy for its viral, high-profile US series, including The Walking Dead, Wayward Pines, Scream Queens, Empire, and the upcoming Outcast, which FIC’s in-house studio FOX International Studios developed with Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) for Cinemax in the US and FOX channels internationally. FOX is available as a linear channel and non-linear offering in over 340-million homes across the US and virtually all international TV markets.
The X-Files, an Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning pop culture phenomenon, which remains one of the longest-running sci-fi series in network television history, returns thirteen years after the original series. Having originally premiered in September 1993, the influential series went from breakout sci-fi favorite to massive global hit, and became one of the most successful television dramas of all time. The show earned 16 Emmy Awards, five Golden Globes and a Peabody Award.
Produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ten Thirteen Productions, The X-Files is created and executive-produced by Chris Carter.