David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will be reunited at the special X-Files 20th anniversary event at Comic-Con, it has been confirmed

The Mulder and Scully duo will both appear alongside show creator Chris Carter and writers David Amann, Vince Gilligan, Howard Gordon, Darin Morgan, Glen Morgan, John Shiban and Jim Wong at the fan convention on Thursday, July 18.

Duchovny is the latest star from the series to confirm his attendance at the panel, which is expected to be one of the biggest draws at this year's Comic-Con.

The X-Files was a worldwide hit in the '90s and early '00s, running for nine seasons and 202 episodes on Fox.

Anderson and Duchovny became stars as the show's FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.

The TV series also spawned two movies, 1998's The X-Files and 2008's I Want to Believe.