The UFO Phenomenon

By T.K. Randall
July 25, 2026

Image: Mulder's office from 'The X Files'
Credit: Marcin Wichary / CC BY 2.0 (adapted)

The iconic 90s TV show has been immortalized in a new LEGO set that pays tribute to the characters and lore.

When The X-Files debuted back in 1993, nobody had ever seen anything quite like it.

Following FBI agents Fox Mulder (played by David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (played by Gillian Anderson), the show quickly became something of a pop culture sensation - popularizing the idea of government conspiracies and leading whole generations of people to declare "I want to believe".

The original show ran until 2002 and spawned two feature films before returning for a brief (though much less successful) two-season stint from 2016-2018.

While a reboot is reportedly still in the works, the essence of the original 90s show has now been revived in what is perhaps the most unexpected of ways - a LEGO set.

In a new trailer (see below), original star Gillian Anderson returns as Dana Scully to promote the release of the set which will arrive in August with 1478 pieces.

The model includes mini-figures of all the main characters and is made up of two dioramas - one showing Mulder and Scully investigating an alien beaming down from a UFO in a forest and the other being the X-Files office, complete with "I want to believe" poster (in LEGO form).

You can check out the trailer and the set in the video below.

Source: YouTube

Tags: X-Files, LEGO