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The X-Files – Season 1, Episode 1 Pilot

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Mulder and Scully investigate the strange deaths of members of a high-school graduating class in the Pacific Northwest.
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The X-Files — Season 1, Episode 1

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Cast & Crew

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David Duchovny

FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder

Gillian Anderson

FBI Special Agent Dana Scully

Charles Cioffi

Section Chief Scott Blevins

Cliff DeYoung

Dr. Jay Nemman

Sarah Koskoff

Theresa Nemman

Leon Russom

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Tim Brayton Alternate Ending 06/01/2022
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It does the most important thing for an episode in its position to do: it gives us a clear sense of what the really great version of this material might look like. Go to Full Review Jill Pantozzi io9.com 05/11/2018
The entire episode up to this point was about what I expected from an X-Files mythology story in 2018 but then things took an incredibly terrible turn. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Mulder and Scully investigate the strange deaths of members of a high-school graduating class in the Pacific Northwest.
Director
Robert Mandel
Screenwriter
Chris Carter
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (V)
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 10, 1993