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Gillian Anderson Would Only Even Consider “X-Files” Return With Entirely New Approach
Gillian Anderson, who just signed a first-look deal with Netflix this week, has made no secret of the fact that she’s done playing Dana Scully, returning for the eleventh and final season of “The X-Files” back in 2018 but making it clear it would be the last time we see her on screen as the iconic character we first met, alongside David Duchovny’s Fox Mulder, in the 90s.
Last we heard, the “X-Files” franchise is next going to take the form of a spinoff project titled “The X-Files: Albuquerque,” which has been described as an animated comedy series.
Now a few years removed from the eleventh season of “The X-Files,” how is Gillian Anderson feeling about things? Well, mostly the same, the actress tells Variety this week.
“It just feels like such an old idea. I’ve done it, I did it for so many years, and it also ended on such an unfortunate note,” Anderson explains. “In order to even begin to have that conversation [about another season] there would need to be a whole new set of writers and the baton would need to be handed on for it to feel like it was new and progressive.”
She adds, “So yeah, it’s very much in the past.”
Anderson has made it clear that she wasn’t happy with the ending of Season 11, which revealed that Scully is pregnant with Mulder’s child – and that William was not their son. It sounds like in all likelihood we won’t be getting a continuation of that storyline, so don’t hold your breath. As for what Anderson is up to over at Netflix, we’ll be sure to keep you posted!
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Netflix announced today that the fan-favorite series “Devil May Cry” has been renewed for a third and final season following the recent debut of season two.
Created by “Castlevania” showrunner Adi Shankar, the animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game introduces a world where sinister forces seek to open a portal between the human and demon realms.
Caught in the middle is orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire Dante, unaware that the fate of the balance falls to him.
Across its two seasons, the series has appeared on the Netflix Global Top 10 for four weeks, with season one accumulating 21.7M views in 2025, and season two already off to a strong start, accumulating 6.4M views in just two weeks. All of which to say that the rapid renewal for the third and final season doesn’t come as a surprise.
“For those of you who have been paying attention to the episode names, I have been showing you the structure the entire time. This was always Dante’s Divine Comedy with guns and a red coat. Season 1 was Inferno. Season 2 was Purgatorio. Season 3 will be Paradiso. These three seasons make up ‘The Force Edge Saga.‘ Since its inception, ‘The Force Edge Saga‘ was designed as a movie trilogy disguised as a television series,” Shankar said of the announcement.
The voice cast for “Devil May Cry” Season 2 is led by Johnny Yong Bosch (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) as Dante, Robbie Daymond (“Critical Role”) as Vergil, and Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween) as Lady.
Daniel Kurland wrote in his second season review for BD, “Winning chemistry between Dante and Vergil, as well as a narrative that isn’t afraid to put other characters in the spotlight, helps this season overcome some of the past season’s hurdles. This is a tight, economical season that doesn’t overstay its welcome, but part of the charm and impact is weakened the second time around. “
Created by Hideki Kamiya, the first Devil May Cry game was released in 2001. There are now five main games in addition to several reboots, spin-offs, special editions, and mobile games.
Catch up on the first two seasons now streaming on Netflix.
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