<Tr> <Td> Best Actress on Television </Td> <Td> Gillian Anderson </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <P> In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Duchovny stated that if the season were successful, he would be interested in another renewal, stating, "I would be open to doing another cycle . I don't know that I could do a 20 - episode version of this show at this point in my life, and I don't know that Gillian could . But I think everybody is open ended on what happens after this . Certainly, we didn't bring it back with the idea of ending it ." At the 2016 Television Critics Association panel for the series, Carter stated, "If we do well in the ratings, I can't imagine we wouldn't be asked to do more ." Fox Television Group chairman and CEO Gary Newman stated that he and fellow executive Dana Walden would be open to another renewal, stating, "We would love to do this again, so we'd be on board if schedules can be worked out ." In an interview with Variety prior to the premiere, Anderson, Duchovny, and Walden stated their willingness for another renewal . In an interview with TV Guide, Carter reaffirmed plans for more episodes, but stressed that everyone involved is waiting on the success of the season . </P> <P> On April 20, 2017, Fox officially announced that The X-Files would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which would air in the 2017--18 television season after filming in mid-2017 . </P> <P> The season was released on Blu - ray and DVD in region 1 on June 14, 2016 . Special features include deleted and extended scenes; a gag reel; several featurettes--"The Makings of a Struggle", "Season X: An In - Depth Behind - the - Scenes Look at The Event Series", "Monsters of the Week: A Recap from the Wildest and Scariest from the Original Series", "The X-Files--Green Production PSA" and "Short Film--Grace by Karen Nielsen"; and three audio commentaries--"Founder's Mutation" with Chris Carter and James Wong, "Mulder & Scully Meet the Were - Monster" with David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Kumail Nanjiani and Darin Morgan and "My Struggle II" with Chris Carter and Gabe Rotter . </P>

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