Gillian Anderson confirms new ‘X-Files’ season’s her last
LOS ANGELES: Actress Gillian Anderson has confirmed that the upcoming new series of ‘The X-Files’ will be her last.
If she goes through with it, her role as Dana Scully shall end after the new batch of episodes.
However, whether that means the series will close with the eleventh season however remains to be seen.
Ten new episodes make up the new season, that will see Scully continue on in her professional partnership with Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) in tracking down some of the strangest conspiracies, aliens and more.
The formula is one that works and one that the series has stuck to throughout its run, all whilst doing its bit to reinvent the genre so that viewers don’t find the episodes stale.
Last year, rumours started to swirl about Anderson leaving the series after season 11 at New York Comic Con.
FOX however were quick to jump on the comments and say that nothing was yet set in store in regards to Anderson’s future on ‘X-Files’. Now however, she has put it emphatically that she is not returning to the series after the ten new episodes.
Speaking with TV Insider, Anderson explained: “I’ve said from the beginning this is it for me. I was a bit surprised by people’s (shocked) reaction to my announcement... because my understanding was that this was a single season.”
Anderson has always been so plain in her speaking that it would be hard for somebody to misconstrue her words. She’s done with ‘X-Files’, has filmed her final scenes and doesn’t want to come back in the near future, if at all. What that means for the future of the series remains to be seen.
Creator Chris Carter has said the return of ‘X-Files’ is something that could continue on for some time.
I’ve said from the beginning this is it for me. I was a bit surprised by people’s (shocked) reaction to my announcement... because my understanding was that this was a single season. Gillian Anderson