Nearly 20 Years Later, Disney+ Is Adding a New Version of the Final X-Files Release

As a huge fan of The X-Files, I’m thrilled to hear that Disney+ is finally getting the Director’s Cut of I Want to Believe on June 11th, 2026! It’ll be available as an extra on the movie’s page, which is awesome. Now, we’ve had an extended cut on DVD and Blu-ray since 2008 – about four minutes longer than what we saw in theaters – but this Director’s Cut is different. Apparently, Chris Carter, the creator and director, had to cut some genuinely scary stuff to get the movie approved by the studio and the ratings board back in the day. This new version restores all of that lost content, so it’s essentially the film he originally intended us to see. I can’t wait!








