Cult TV hit The X-FILES is to return to screens after a 13 year break, with stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprising their roles as agents Mulder and Scully.

“Thirteen years after the original series run, FOX has ordered the next mind-bending chapter of THE X-FILES,” FOX said in a statement.

The return of the Emmy and Golden Globe winning series will be six episodes long, with original creator Chris Carter again at the helm.

Carter said he sees the break “as a 13-year commercial break.”

“The good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories,” he added.

The X-FILES follows the story of FBI investigators Mulder (Duchovny) and Scully (Anderson) investigating paranormal occurrences.

The show was originally aired in 1993 and ran for nine seasons, becoming one of the most fervently followed shows on TV during that time as it attracted a dedicated fanbase. The show came to an end in 2002, returning in 2008 with a feature film.

“The X-FILES was not only a seminal show for both the studio and the network, it was a worldwide phenomenon that shaped pop culture – yet remained a true gem for the legions of fans who embraced it from the beginning. Few shows on television have drawn such dedicated fans as THE X-FILES, and we’re ecstatic to give them the next thrilling chapter of Mulder and Scully they’ve been waiting for,” said Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs of Fox Television Group.