X-Files: I Want to Believe director's cut delayed on Disney Plus

Disney had announced on June 11 that a new director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe would debut on Disney Plus, but as of June 16 the film is no longer listed on that press release and has not appeared on the streamer. It is still coming, just later than originally advertised.

The film was first released six years after the finale of the show’s original run. Set in West Virginia, it reunites Agent Mulder and Agent Scully to investigate a case involving body mutilation and a psychic connection to a killer. Creator Chris Carter has long said his original vision would have warranted an R rating, but Fox insisted on a PG-13 final cut.

Carter mentioned the director’s cut on David Duchovny’s podcast in June 2025, saying, “I made it too scary. Now I have a chance to go back and make the scary movie that I always intended.” A source says the Disney Plus delay is due to last-minute adjustments being made to the film, and that those final edits shouldn’t take too long; the release is expected later this summer.

United States, West Virginia

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