LEGO Unveils Long-Awaited X-Files Set, 12 Years After Fan Pitch

LEGO's X-Files Ideas set, 12 years in the making, is now on sale with a Scully's Lab gift-with-purchase and a Gillian Anderson mini-film.

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LEGO has finally released its X-Files Ideas set, a project that took over a decade to become reality. The set, numbered 21369, includes 1,478 pieces and recreates iconic scenes from the cult TV series, such as Mulder's office, a forest encounter, and a hovering UFO.

The set retails for $199.99 in the US, £179.99 in the UK, and €199.99 in Europe. It comes with eight minifigures: Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, Walter Skinner, Mr. X, Alex Krycek, Carl Busch, The Flukeman, and a grey alien. Scully's minifigure features a new hairpiece styled after her early short bob.

The design originated from Brent Waller, a Brisbane-based 3D artist known on LEGO Ideas as wetwired. Waller first pitched the concept in 2014, but LEGO initially rejected it as too mature. After winning the LEGO Ideas '90s Nostalgia Challenge in 2025, he resubmitted it, and the set finally got the green light. Waller, who previously designed the LEGO Ideas Ghostbusters Ecto-1 and Seinfeld sets, saw his vision evolve from a simple office recreation to a more comprehensive tribute. "I was obsessed with The X-Files from the moment I first saw it in the '90s," he said. The final set is about two-thirds the size of his original design, as LEGO redesigned it to better capture the show's essence.

The set is packed with Easter eggs, including the "I Want to Believe" poster, a "The Truth is Out There" tile, an X-Files dossier, pencils in the ceiling, sunflower seeds, a Lone Brickman newsletter, black oil, killer bees, and a map of Antarctica. The UFO is triangular, built entirely from black elements, and can rotate on a transparent column.

LEGO partnered with Disney Entertainment for the set, which is available at LEGO Stores, LEGO Online, and LEGO retailers. It became available to LEGO Insiders on 1 August 2026, with general sale starting 4 August 2026. Following the general release, the set is on backorder in many regions.

To promote the launch, Gillian Anderson, who played Dana Scully, stars in a cinematic mini-film. "I didn't expect to be stepping back into Scully's heels to investigate a LEGO set… it has been so much fun revisiting that world all these years later," she said.

As an added incentive, LEGO is offering a gift with purchase: the LEGO 40896 Scully's Lab set, available with any purchase of 21369 from 1 to 10 August 2026, while stocks last.

The X-Files TV series originally aired from 1993 to 2002, with a two-season revival starting in 2016, keeping the franchise alive for a new generation.