A bit of guest casting news has arrived for Fox’s upcoming “The X-Files” reboot, and it’s a dream come true for one of the actors involved. “The Meltdown’s” Kumail Nanjiani, who also hosts “The X-Files Files” podcast, tweeted about his role over the weekend:
Rhys Darby (What We Do in the Shadows) is on board as well, and he posted a picture of himself and Nanjiani on Instagram:
“The X-Files” debuts on Sunday, January 24, 2016, at 10:00PM immediately after the network’s broadcast of the NFL championship game and begins a five-week run Mondays at 8:00PM.
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are back as Mulder and Scully, as are Mitch Pileggi as FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner and William B. Davis as the iconic Cigarette-Smoking Man. Joel McHale joins the fray along with Annet Mahendru.
Veteran writers James Wong and Glen Morgan also return with Morgan joining creator Chris Carter as an executive producer. Shooting continues at North Shore Studios in N. Vancouver through August 14th.