India, Oct. 14 -- American streamer Hulu has given a series order to Ryan Coogler’s reboot of “X-Files,” with “Till” star Danielle Deadwyler and “The Odyssey” star Himesh Patel set to star. The development was reported by Variety, and the article said Coogler wrote, directed and executive produced the pilot, which was picked up by Hulu in February.
Series order and creative team
Coogler will serve as executive producer of the series alongside showrunner Jennifer Yale, according to the report.
The article described Coogler as the “Black Panther” and “Sinners” helmer.
Reimagined premise and roles
The reboot has been reimagined from the original 1990s drama and features Patel and Deadwyler as “two highly decorated but vastly different FBI...