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The Lone Gunmen

The Lone Gunmen

20016.71 Season13 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on  The X-Files, the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen are finally heading out on their own. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude.

Created by Vince Gilligan
Produced by Bryan Spicer, Kathy Gilroy
NetworksFOX

Top Cast

Bruce Harwood

Bruce Harwood

John Fitzgerald Byers

Tom Braidwood

Tom Braidwood

Melvin Frohike

Dean Haglund

Dean Haglund

Richard Langly

Stephen Snedden

Stephen Snedden

Jimmy Bond

Zuleikha Robinson

Zuleikha Robinson

Yves Adele Harlow

Themes & Keywords

conspiracygovernment conspiracy

About The Lone Gunmen

The Lone Gunmen is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2001 exploring themes of conspiracy, government conspiracy. Created by Vince Gilligan, it stars Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund. After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on  The X-Files, the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen are finally heading out on their own. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude.

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