science fiction

While moviegoers await the latest installment in the Predator series, we're looking back at the hit sci-fi thriller that started it all.

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson star in 'The X-Files.'

Is the truth really out there? 'The X-Files' began its original nine-season run on September 10, 1993.

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On September 8, 1966, Gene Roddenberry's galaxy-spanning saga debuted and transformed sci-fi TV into a genre rich with multilayered drama, ethnic diversity, and real-world issues

It’s all leading up to Jodie Whittaker’s debut as the Thirteenth Doctor.

David Tennant, Catherine Tate, and Fenella Woolgar in "The Unicorn and the Wasp"

From Jack the Ripper's murderous rampage to Agatha Christie's mysterious disappearance, The Doctor has tangled with plenty of real-life characters.

The X-Files 25th Anniversary | Monday, September 10 | BBC America

The network is celebrating the sci-fi hit’s 25th anniversary with a five-day celebration.

‘The X-Files’ star Gillian Anderson was voted "Most Likely to Be Arrested" by her high school classmates.

The sci-fi series' theme song is familiar to pretty much anyone who lived in the free world (and probably elsewhere, too) in the late 20th century. Do you know the words?

He's been translated into more languages than William Shakespeare.

Jodie Whittaker is making her action figure debut.

A moment of spontaneity on the set helped turn the beloved actor into a meme machine.

What a difference a word makes.

Audiences weren't buying what the Seventh Doctor was selling. But they were actively wishing death upon his companion.

One of the legendary writer's short stories bears some striking similarities to the HBO series.

Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Creator Gene Roddenberry reportedly didn't like the idea of “a bald English guy taking over.” And that was just the beginning of the behind-the-scenes drama.