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| "Darkness Falls" | |
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| Series The X-Files Season 1, Episode 20 | |
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| Air date | April 15th, 1994 |
| Writers | Chris Carter |
| Director | Joe Napolitano |
| Producers | Chris Carter; Joseph Patrick Finn; Alex Gansa; R.W. Goodwin; Howard Gordon; Glen Morgan; Paul Rabwin; James Wong |
| Starring | David Duchovny; Gillian Anderson |
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"Darkness Falls" is the twentieth episode of season one of the science fiction crime drama series The X-Files and the twentieth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Joe Napolitano and written by Chris Carter. It first aired on the FOX Network on Friday, April 15th, 1994. The series stars David Duchovny as F.B.I. agent Fox Mulder and Gillian Anderson as his partner, Agent Dana Scully.
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Duchovny | Fox Mulder |
| Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jason Beghe | Larry Moore |
| Tom O'Rourke | Steve Humphreys |
| Titus Welliver | Doug Spinney |
| David Hay | Clean-suited man |
| Barry Greene | Bob Perkins |
| Ken Tremblett | Dyer |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is included on The X-Files: The Complete Collection DVD boxset, The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition boxset and disc five of The X-Files: The Complete First Season.
- Production code number: 1x19.
- This episode aired in the United Kingdom on February 9th, 1995.
- Darkness Falls is also the name of a 2003 horror film directed by Jonathan Liebesman. It is also the title of an episode of the animated fantasy series The Legend of Korra.
- This is the second and final episode of The X-Files directed by Joe Napolitano.
- This is the eighth episode of The X-Files written by Chris Carter.
- The setting for this episode is the state of Washington.
- This episode was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Though many episodes of the series were shot here, this was one of the more difficult shoots due to extensive rain.
- Actor Jason Beghe, who plays Larry Moore in this episode, is a childhood friend of actor David Duchovny.
- The plot for "Darkness Falls" was also adapted as a novel for young adults in 1995 by Les Martin.
- Series creator Chris Carter Chris Carter was inspired to write this episode based on an interest in dendrochronology; a subject that involves analyzing annual growth rings found in non-tropical tree species.