Name: Episode 1 — The Sixth Extinction (2)
Released: 1999-11-07
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi

The X-Files (1993 – 2018)

1993 • 11 seasons • Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • TV-14

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Episode 1 — The Sixth Extinction (2)

Released: 1999-11-07 • Mystery/Sci-Fi & Fantasy/Crime

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While Scully travels to Africa to piece together the meaning of the symbols on the spaceship beached on the Ivory Coast, Mulder is imprisoned by his own frenetic brain activity. He manages to get a message to Skinner who finds Kritschgau, and together they try to understand what is happening to Mulder before it is too late.

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Season 7 · Episode 1 · Streaming in USA

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Creator	Chris Carter
Episode air date	07.11.1999
Episode runtime	45 min
Episode rating	7.39
Genres	Mystery / Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Crime
TMDB series rating	8.4
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	14+
Country	US

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