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Ten Thirteen Productions

American production company

Ten Thirteen Productions is a production company founded by Chris Carter 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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Ten Thirteen Productions is a production company founded by Chris Carter 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.2

The story

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 - Millennium. The series lasted for three seasons. In 1998, they released a film simply titled The X-Files, which grossed $189,176,423 worldwide. In 1999, as Millennium was cancelled, 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. This was canceled after one season.

Television series (1993–2018)

The X-Files (1993–2002, 2016–2018)

Millennium (1996–1999)

Harsh Realm (1999–2000)

The Lone Gunmen (2001)

The After (2014), a pilot created by Chris Carter for Amazon Studios

From Wikipedia’s article on Ten Thirteen Productions, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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