The X-Files to Celebrate 20th Anniversary With Panel at Comic-Con 2013

Creator Chris Carter, star Gillian Anderson and several writers are confirmed to attend the panel on Thursday, July 18

By Tierney Bricker Jun 27, 2013 4:51 PMTags
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The truth is out there...that this is some seriously epic news: The X-Files is heading to San Diego Comic-Con 2013!

The iconic series will be celebrating its 20th anniversary at the convention with a panel on Thursday, July 18, TV Guide magazine reports in its latest print issue.

Heading to San Diego to commemorate the series? Creator Chris Carter and writer-producers David Amann, Breaking Bad's Vince Gilligan, Howard Gordon, Darin Morgan, Glen Morgan, John Shiban and Jim Wong. But wait, what about beloved stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny?!

While the mag's report didn't include a mention of either star, Anderson's official website says she is scheduled to attend the Con, including The X-Files panel.

"She will attend the XF 20th Anniversary Panel on Thursday (July 18), a XF Comic Book Panel, and will also be signing at the Lightspeed Fine Art Booth," the site says of the Hannibal star's schedule. "As always, appearances are tentative and subject to filming schedules."

No word yet on whether or not Duchovny, who currently stars on Showtime's hit series Californication, will be making the trip to San Diego.

The X-Files is just the latest TV series to announce they will be hosting a panel at Comic-Con.

Warner Bros. TV is bringing talent and showrunners from fan favorite series such as The Vampire Diaries, The Big Bang Theory, Nikita, Supernatural and more, while How I Met Your Mother's will be attending crew will be attending for the first time to promote their ninth and final season. 20th Century Fox is also sending Bones, Sons of Anarchy and new series Sleepy Hollow to the geekfest, while ABC will host panels for Once Upon a Time and its highly-anticipated new series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

MTV's hit series Teen Wolf will appear at The Con for the fourth year in a row, with stars Tyler Posey, Dylan O'Brien and Tyler Hoechlin all confirmed to attend, while The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Falling Skies and more series will also host panels during the weekend.

Comic-Con 2013 kicks off on Wednesday, July 16, with pilot screenings of new series The 100, The Tomorrow People, The Originals and Almost Human.