Ryan Coogler’s The X-Files reboot has reportedly added Steve Buscemi, Amy Madigan, Ben Foster, and more actors to its cast.
Deadline reported that the new sci-fi show from the filmmaker behind Sinners gained a whopping eight names today. Details about the parts the actors will play remain unclear, though each is said to be a “guest role.”
Buscemi has a long, long history in Hollywood but is probably best known for his roles in movies like The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Reservoir Dogs, and Monsters, Inc. Madigan’s career on-screen dates all the way back to the 1980s but more recently she stole the show as Aunt Gladys in 2025’s Weapons, a part that earned her a win for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role at the 98th Academy Awards. Foster, meanwhile, is known for roles in projects like Warcraft, Lone Survivor, and 3:10 to Yuma.
The X-Files Cast Update – May 2026
Also joining the roster of X-Files guest stars are Devery Jacobs (Echo, Reservation Dogs), Lochlyn Munro (Peacemaker, Scary Movie), Tantoo Cardinal (Wind River, Killers of the Flower Moon), Joel D. Montgrand (True Detective, Altered Carbon), and Sofia Grace Clifton (Station 19, Angela). They’ll act alongside Danielle Deadwyler (Carry-On) and Himesh Patel (Yesterday), who, as previously reported, play two FBI agents who form an unlikely bond after being assigned to a division tasked with investigating strange cases.
Word that Coogler had his eye on an X-Files reboot first emerged in December 2023. Early reporting on the project suggested Disney was the entity that would be behind the show, with a pilot order at Hulu finally arriving in February of this year. Now that the reboot is pulling even more of its cast together, it seems there’s little standing in Coogler and company’s way.
How The X-Files reboot may or may not connect to the sci-fi universe first established by creator Chris Carter in the ’90s. Its release date also remains a mystery.
While we wait for updates on the new show, you can see what original Fox Mulder actor David Duchovny had to say about the future of The X-Files. You can also read about why Gillian Anderson said she’d be open to returning as Dana Scully.
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