Ten Thirteen Productions
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Ten Thirteen Productions is a production company founded by Chris Carter{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/exec/chris-carter/|title=Chris Carter|language=en|website=Variety|date=17 December 2013 }} in 1993, which produced four television series and two films (The X-Files 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 Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California.
History
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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 - Millennium. The series lasted for three seasons. In 1998, they released a film simply titled The X-Files, which grossed $189,198,313. In 1999, as Millennium was cancelled,{{Cite web |date=2022-12-30 |title=Have Yourself a Very X-Files New Year, With a Side of Zombies |url=https://gizmodo.com/x-files-millennium-crossover-new-years-eve-y2k-zombies-1849935030 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Gizmodo |language=en}} a third series was put into production, Harsh Realm. 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.{{Cite web |date=2015-07-22 |title=The Lone Gunmen Back From The Dead For 'X-Files' Revival |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lone-gunmen-back-dead-x-190556807.html |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}} This was canceled after one season.
Produced material
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=Television series (1993–2018)=
- The X-Files (1993–2002, 2016–2018)
- Millennium (1996–1999)
- Harsh Realm (1999–2000)
- The Lone Gunmen (2001)
=Films=
- The X-Files (1998)
- The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)