The truth is out there, and David Duchovny is going to find it. The actor, filmmaker and podcaster is now moving into documentary series — hosting and producing new History Channel series Secrets Declassified.
Now this 10-part project, one of a dizzying number of programming announcements at Wednesday’s A+E Global Media upfront, isn’t specifically described as a real-life X-Files. But let’s call them like we see them. The show promises to reveal the latest evidence behind “the government’s most secretive, strange and mind-blowing activities that have been declassified throughout history.”
“I’ve always been drawn to explorations of the more complicated aspects of our lives, leaning into conversations that dig below the surface and unlock a more interesting story,” Duchovny said in a statement. “I’m thrilled to be executive producing and hosting a new History Channel series that’s not afraid to go there. We’re telling the incredible stories of government secrets that have only recently come to light. This series proves that secrets can be uncovered, and mysteries can still be unraveled.”
Each episode will find Duchovny focusing on a different topic, speaking with different experts. Subjects include the real-life story behind Argo and the mystery of the Area 51 conspiracy. Mulder would approve.
The commission, which follows on from Nutopia’s landmark 20-part History Channel World War II doc with Tom Hanks, was part of A+E Networks’ upcoming programming slate, unveiled at a US upfront today.
Nutopia is also prepping recently ordered Sky History docudrama Jack the Ripper: Written in Blood (w/t), which looks at how the Whitechapel Murders fuelled the rise of tabloid journalism in Britain.
Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny is exec produced by Peter Lovering, Jane Root and Simon Willgoss for Nutopia. Tom Latter is showrunner. Duchovny also exec produces alongside History Channel’s Eli Lehrer, Mary E. Donahue and Max Micallef.
Willgoss told Broadcast: “Some of history’s best stories are the ones we were never supposed to know. It’s been fantastic working with David and The History Channel to bring them to life – some for the first time.”
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