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. Joining them early next year is 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. For now, 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.

It was actually confirmed earlier this week that The Lone Gunmen – Langly (Dean Haglund), Frohike (Tom Braidwood) and Byers (Bruce Harwood) – are all going to return for this limited series. The trio of conspiracy theorists appeared in all nine seasons, but were [Spoiler Alert] killed off in the finale, so the method of their return remains a mystery at this point.

Regardless, we now have a new promo featuring plenty of cool new footage from The X-Files!