X-Files LEGO Unveiled
Official X-Files LEGO Set Unveiled, Featuring Mulder, Scully, and More for August 2026 Release
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The X-Files LEGO Ideas set 21369 was selected as the winner of the Build Your Nostalgia – 90s Throwback building contest, turning Brent Waller's fan concept into an official release.
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Scully’s Lab is a separate gift-with-purchase set (40896) of 221 pieces, featuring an exclusive Scully minifigure in a lab setting and a classroom lab at the FBA National Academy.
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Among the eight minifigures, there is no Tooms figure included in the set; The Flukeman is included, reinforcing the roster of characters beyond Mulder and Scully.
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Gillian Anderson appears in a cinematic promo film for the launch, in which she is drawn into the brick-built X-Files world—boxing bricks and a beam of light carrying the set away.
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The original LEGO Ideas submission that inspired the set was titled The X-Files: The Truth Is Out There by Brent Waller (LEGO Ideas name: wetwired), and Waller had previously built Mulder’s office in 2014 as part of his personal project.
LEGO has officially unveiled The X-Files Ideas set (21369), a 1,478-piece build that brings the iconic 1990s sci-fi series back in brick form. The set goes on sale for LEGO Insiders members on August 1, 2026, with a general release on August 4, priced at $199.99, according to Stone Wars.
Gillian Anderson, who played Agent Scully on the original show, called the honor of being made into a minifigure "delicious." She told Yahoo News it ranks among her career highlights, alongside appearances on The Simpsons and Mad Magazine.
Eight Minifigures and a Hovering UFO Included
The set packs eight minifigures into the box. You get Mulder, Scully, Skinner, Mr. X, Krycek, Carl Busch, The Flukeman, and a grey alien. Notably absent is fan-favorite Eugene Tooms, Stone Wars noted. The build includes three scenes: a forest alien-abduction area, Mulder's office, and a hovering UFO.
A separate gift-with-purchase set, Scully's Lab (40896), adds 221 pieces and an exclusive Scully minifigure in a lab setting. It is available only from August 1 through August 10, so buyers have a narrow window to grab it alongside the main set, according to Screen Rant.
A Decade-Old Fan Idea Becomes an Official Set
The set traces its roots to a LEGO Ideas submission by Australian fan designer Brent Waller, whose online handle is WetWired. He first built Mulder's office in 2014 as a personal project. His entry, titled "The X-Files: The Truth Is Out There," was later selected as the winner of LEGO's Build Your Nostalgia — 90s Throwback contest, Yahoo News reported.
LEGO Ideas is a program where fans submit original designs. If a submission gets 10,000 votes, LEGO reviews it for a potential official release. Waller's concept cleared that bar and made it all the way to store shelves — a process that took roughly a decade from first sketch to final product.
Gillian Anderson Enters the Brick-Built X-Files World
To mark the launch, LEGO produced a cinematic promo film starring Anderson herself. In it, she is drawn into the brick-built X-Files universe. The short features her boxing up bricks and a beam of light carrying the set away, Dread Central reported. It plays like a mini episode of the show.
Anderson said becoming a LEGO minifigure puts her in rare company. She compared it to her Simpsons cameo and her Mad Magazine cover. "It's delicious," she said, per Yahoo News. The promo is designed to pull in longtime 1990s fans and introduce the series to new audiences through the world of LEGO.
How to Buy and What the Set Costs
The $199.99 set opens for LEGO Insiders Early Access on August 1, 2026. General sale begins August 4. LEGO Insiders is the brand's free membership program, which gives members early access to new releases. The gift-with-purchase Scully's Lab set (40896) is only available from August 1 through August 10, according to Stone Wars.
Real Hacker News noted the set is LEGO's first-ever official X-Files release. For fans who grew up watching Mulder and Scully chase aliens in the 1990s, it is a long-awaited brick-built tribute to one of TV's most beloved mystery shows.
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