Ten Thirteen Productions is a production company founded by Chris Carter in 1993, which produced four television series and two films (''

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'' and '' The X-Files: I Want to Believe''). The company was named after Carter's birthday, October 13. The Ten Thirteen offices are located in

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History

The company was founded when Carter began his series ''The X-Files'' in 1993. With the success of ''The X-Files'' continuously growing, in 1996 the company embarked on a new series; ''

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''. The series lasted for three seasons. In 1998, they released a film simply titled ''

'', which grossed $189,198,313. In 1999, as ''Millennium'' was canceled, a third series was put into production, ''

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''. Despite critical praise, it was canceled after only nine episodes. In 2001 they decided to create a direct spin-off from ''The X-Files'' and the result was '' The Lone Gunmen''. This was canceled after one season.

Produced material

Television series (1993–2018)

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'' (1993–2002, 2016–2018) *''

'' (1996–1999) *''

'' (1999–2000) *'' The Lone Gunmen'' (2001)

Films

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'' (1998) *'' The X-Files: I Want to Believe'' (2008)

Notes and references

{{Authority control Television production companies of the United States Mass media companies established in 1993