Lego Unveils Fan-Designed X-Files Set Targeting Adult Collectors
The 1,500-piece set recreates Mulder's office and includes iconic characters like Scully, Skinner, and the Cigarette-Smoking Man.
Lego is set to release a highly detailed, fan-designed building set based on the iconic 1990s science-fiction drama The X-Files. The 1,500-piece collection, scheduled for release in early August, marks a significant addition to the toy manufacturer’s growing portfolio of products aimed directly at adult collectors and pop-culture enthusiasts.
Retailing at $200, the set will be available early to Lego Insiders on August 1, followed by a general public release on August 4. The main build meticulously recreates FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder’s cluttered basement office—complete with the famous “I Want to Believe” poster motifs and pencils stuck in the ceiling—alongside a separate, detachable forest scene featuring a hovering UFO.
The set features eight custom minifigures representing the show’s core cast and recurring characters: Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner, the mysterious informant Mr. X, double-agent Alex Krycek, the Cigarette-Smoking Man, the monstrous “Flukeman” from the season two episode “The Host,” and a classic grey alien.
To celebrate the launch, Lego released a promotional unboxing video featuring actress Gillian Anderson, who portrayed Dana Scully in the original series. Additionally, customers who purchase the set during its first week of release will receive a smaller, companion set depicting Scully’s forensics laboratory, complete with a lab-coat-clad Scully minifigure, as a free gift-with-purchase.
This release stems from the Lego Ideas platform, a crowdsourcing initiative where fan designers submit concepts that can become official commercial products if they gather 10,000 votes from the community and pass a rigorous review by Lego’s design board. Over the years, this program has allowed Lego to capture niche markets by producing sets based on beloved sitcoms and cult classics like The Office, Seinfeld, and Doctor Who. By focusing on these intellectual properties, the Danish toy giant continues to expand its “Adults Welcome” campaign, catering to the lucrative Adult Fans of Lego (AFOL) demographic.
The X-Files, created by Chris Carter, premiered on the Fox network in 1993 and ran for nine original seasons, followed by a brief revival in 2016. The show became a cornerstone of 1990s television, blending monster-of-the-week horror with a complex government conspiracy mythology. Its enduring legacy continues to influence modern television drama and science fiction.
