A famous alien-focused sci-fi series returns to Netflix with a third season next year. The X-Files paired the successful episodic "monster of the week" formula of the 1990s with a multi-season government conspiracy mythos to create a massive sci-fi phenomenon. Chris Carter's series established a subgenre of its own, using a charismatic protagonist duo, moody lighting, and real-world locations to make the supernatural feel genuinely terrifying. The X-Files' undeniable pop-culture footprint also helped give rise to the concept of "shipping" and sparked a paranoiac skepticism toward authority that influenced subsequent series like Fringe, Lost, and Supernatural.
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