When The X-Files: I Want to Believe opened in 2008, it arrived as a PG-13 thriller. The upcoming director's cut, officially titled The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn, restores the version Carter originally made before the studio stepped in. The truth of these crimes is out there somewhere … and it will take Mulder and Scully to find it.” The X-Files: I Want to Believe Director’s Cut arrives on Disney+ and Hulu on August 14, 2026. Check out The X-Files: I Want to Believe Director’s Cut trailer below and let us know if you'll be watching this long-awaited version of the film.