The next season of The X-Files will return to Channel 5 next year in the UK.
The upcoming 11th season is due to begin in the US in a few weeks' time, though a UK air date is yet to be confirmed.
Channel 5 broadcast the revival season last year in Britain and it was a good gamble, as it became the highest-rated drama in the channel's history.
"We're thrilled to confirm the return of The X-Files on Channel 5 in 2018," said Katie Keenan, VP of Acquisitions on Channel 5 and VIMN UK. "The last series was a huge success with a legion of new fans enjoying this iconic and contemporised series."
The new season will see David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson return as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who will be scouring the country for their long-lost son William.
"We start the season right up from where the season finale left off with that big helicopter and take you right from there," former Fox boss David Madden said of the new season.
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"You'll be launched into a very urgent adventure that has a lot to do with William – Mulder and Scully's kid.
"So, the search for William will be a significant thread through the show. You will see the Cigarette Smoking Man. You may see The Lone Gunmen somewhere along the line. There will be other characters from the previous mythology that will be reprised."
It is also expected to be the last outing for Anderson as Scully, who revealed she will be retiring the character at the end of this season.
The X-Files will return in the US on Wednesday, January 3 at 8pm ET on Fox.
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