The writers of classic X-Files episodes like 'Squeeze' and 'Little Green Men' will be back for the Fox revival.
Glen Morgan and James Wong will be joining X-Files creator Chris Carter and Glen's brother Darin Morgan to craft the six-episode season, which will mix Monster-of-the-Week episodes with established alien mythology.
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Glen Morgan will be credited as an executive producer for the new season as part of a recently-inked deal, reports TV Line.
He and Wong are attached to write and direct one episode each of the six overall instalments for the limited series event.
The duo were responsible for introducing iconic villain Eugene Victor Tooms (Doug Hutchison) into The X-Files.
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They also penned 1996's 'Home', the first episode to receive an on-air viewer discretion warning for its violent tale of an inbred family's murder spree.
Morgan and Wong would later go on to work on Carter's Millennium, as well as create cult sci-fi show Space: Above and Beyond.
David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and Mitch Pileggi are all confirmed to be returning to The X-Files as FBI agents who investigate paranormal cases.
X-Files creator Carter has also hinted at including later season stars Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish in some way.
Fox airs the return of The X-Files in 2016.
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