There are a lot of great TV shows available to watch right now, but US networks are for some reason intent on bringing back all of the ones we used to love. 24 returned last year and a reboot is rumoured to be in the works, while Prison Break is also expected to be revived. Oh, and Heroes is on its way back to TV as well.

Scepticism aside, one of the most exciting TV shows which is being resurrected has to be The X-Files.

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are reprising the roles of FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, and the series is set to run for six episodes. If it ends up being a ratings hit, who knows what might follow!

Regardless, Entertainment Weekly has now unveiled the first official images from the show’s return, and as well as the two lead characters, we get to see Joel McHale, Annet Mahendru, and creator Chris Carter.

Plot details are still being kept a secret and rumours continue to do the rounds about some familiar X-Files cast members (Snnabeth Gish and Robert Patrick’s Monica Reyes and John Doggett for example) also making a return. We’ll have to wait and see on that, so for now, click on the images below for the full-size versions!