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{{short description|American television series}}
{{About|the American television series|the Swedish miniseries|Millennium (miniseries)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image              = Millennium (TV series) title card.svg
| genre              = {{Plainlist|
*[[Crime fiction|Crime drama]]
*[[Horror fiction|Horror]]
*[[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]
*[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
*[[Occult detective fiction]]
}}
| creator            = [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]]
| starring           = {{Plainlist|
*[[Lance Henriksen]]
*[[Megan Gallagher]]
*[[Klea Scott]]
}}
| composer           = [[Mark Snow]]
| country            = United States, Canada<ref>{{Cite web |title=Millennium (TV Series 1996–1999) - Reference view - IMDb |author= |work=IMDb |date= |access-date=2 August 2025 |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115270/reference/}}</ref>

| language           = English
| num_seasons        = 3
| num_episodes       = 67
| list_episodes      = List of Millennium episodes
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
*Chris Carter
*[[Michael Duggan]]
*[[Chip Johannessen]]
*[[Glen Morgan]]
*[[James Wong (producer)|James Wong]]
}}
| producer           = {{Plainlist|
*Thomas J. Wright
*Chip Johannessen
}}
| camera             =
| runtime            = 43–45 minutes
| company            = {{Plainlist|
*[[Ten Thirteen Productions]]
*[[20th Century Fox Television]]
}}
| network            = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| first_aired        = {{start date|1996|10|25}}
| last_aired         = {{end date|1999|5|21}}
| related            = {{Plainlist|
*''[[The X-Files]]''
*''[[The Lone Gunmen (TV series)|The Lone Gunmen]]''
}} 
}}

'''''Millennium'''''  is an American television series created by [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]] (creator of ''[[The X-Files]]''), which aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] from October 25, 1996 to May 21, 1999. The series follows the investigations of ex-[[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent [[Frank Black (character)|Frank Black]] ([[Lance Henriksen]]), now a consultant, with the ability to see inside the minds of criminals, working for a mysterious organization known as the [[Millennium Group]].

The series was filmed in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. The theme music was composed by [[Mark Snow]], who also created the distinctive theme music for ''The X-Files''. Although the series premiered with impressive ratings, viewership declined throughout its three-season run, and it was canceled by Fox in early 1999. A seventh-season episode of ''The X-Files'', titled "[[Millennium (The X-Files)|Millennium]]", featured the Millennium Group and Frank Black, as a way of giving the show some closure.

In 2018, ''Millennium'' was ranked #87 in [[Rotten Tomatoes]]'s 100 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows of All Time. That same year, ''Millennium After the Millennium'', a documentary based on the show, was released. It features interviews with Carter, Henriksen and other people who worked on the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-sci-fi-tv-shows/ |title=100 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows of All Time |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date=June 4, 2018}}</ref>

==Series overview==
{{Main article|List of Millennium episodes}}
{{:List of Millennium episodes}}
''Millennium'' featured [[Frank Black (character)|Frank Black]], a freelance [[Forensic profiling|forensic profiler]] and former [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent with a unique ability to see the world through the eyes of serial killers and murderers, though he says that he is not [[psychic]]. Black worked for the mysterious [[Millennium Group]], whose power and sinister agenda were explored throughout the series.

Black lives in [[Seattle]] with his wife Catherine and daughter Jordan. Jordan is revealed to have inherited some measure of her father's "gift", suggesting that Frank's abilities might be at least partly psychic, since Jordan's are clearly natural, not learned.

The first season deals primarily with Black pursuing various serial killers and other murderers, with only occasional references to the Group's true purpose. The second season introduces more supernatural occurrences into the show's mythology, with Frank often coming into conflict with forces that appear to be apocalyptic or [[demon]]ic in nature. The [[Millennium (season 3)|final season]] shows Frank returning to [[Washington, D.C.]], to work with the FBI following the death of his wife at the hands of the Group. He is joined by a new partner, [[Emma Hollis]]. Despite Frank's warnings and what she herself observes, Emma ultimately joins the Group. Frank is last seen escaping from Washington, having taken Jordan from school.

After the show's cancellation, the crossover episode "[[Millennium (The X-Files)|Millennium]]" was made for the television series ''[[The X-Files]]'', serving as a de facto [[series finale]] for Frank Black's story.<ref>{{cite web|author=Maçek III, J.C.|title=What Happens When Happy Shows Turn All X-Files on You?|date=12 January 2017|work=[[PopMatters]]|url=https://www.popmatters.com/column/what-happens-when-happy-shows-turn-all-x-files-on-you/}}</ref>

==Cast and characters==
{{main article|List of Millennium characters}}

===Main===
* [[Lance Henriksen]] as FBI Special Agent [[Frank Black (character)|Frank Black]] (also appeared in ''The X-Files'' season 7) <br /> Frank is an investigator with the unique ability to see through the eyes of a killer. Prior to the series premiere, Black leaves the FBI in order to join a group of private investigators known as the Millennium consortium. Following the death of his wife in season two, Black rejoins the FBI, departing Seattle with his daughter.
* [[Megan Gallagher]] as Catherine Black (seasons 1–2, guest season 3) <br /> Catherine was a clinical social worker who counseled crime victims and confronted challenging cases. Willing to sacrifice herself, she was infected with a deadly virus mysteriously associated with the Millennium Group. Catherine appears in "The Sound of Snow", as a figment of her husband's imagination. For this appearance, Gallagher was credited as a guest star.
* [[Klea Scott]] as FBI Special Agent [[Emma Hollis]] (season 3) <br /> Hollis is a young FBI special agent who becomes Frank's [[protégé]] in [[Virginia]]. She struggles to understand the criminal mind, and has to deal with her father's [[Alzheimer's]]-like disease. At the close of the series, she joins the Millennium group, much to the chagrin of Frank.

===Recurring===
* [[Terry O'Quinn]] as Peter Watts: A high-ranking member of the Millennium Group who often works with Frank on cases, though their friendship dissolves in season two and he takes on a more antagonistic role in season three.
* [[Brittany Tiplady]] as Jordan Black: Daughter of Frank and Catherine, she represents the light in the dark world where Frank works. There are suggestions throughout the series that Jordan has inherited Frank's particular gift, which troubles him greatly. Tiplady reprises her role as Jordan in the seventh-season episode of ''The X-Files'', titled "[[Millennium (The X-Files)|Millennium]]".
* [[Bill Smitrovich]] as Lt. Robert Bletcher (season 1): A homicide detective for the [[Seattle Police Department|Seattle police]], and Frank's best friend.
* [[Stephen J. Lang]] as Det. Bob Giebelhouse: Seattle detective with a cynical view of humanity and a penchant for gallows humor.
* [[CCH Pounder]] as Cheryl Andrews: A [[forensic pathologist]] who works for the Millennium Group.
* [[Sarah-Jane Redmond]] as Lucy Butler: A woman introduced as the [[Hybristophilia|hybristophilic]] wife of a serial killer pursued by Frank, later revealed to be a [[demon]] capable of changing her own appearance. 
* [[Kristen Cloke]] as Lara Means (season 2): A Millennium Group initiate like Frank, whose gift manifests itself as visions of [[angel]]s. Much of her character arc involves being slowly drawn into the Group and its secrets.
* [[Allan Zinyk]] as Brian Roedecker (season 2): A computer wizard who was a sarcastic wisecracker created to serve as an occasional foil for the humorless Frank.
* [[Stephen E. Miller]] as Andy McClaren (season 3): An assistant director at the FBI and old friend and colleague of Frank's from his FBI days and was instrumental in teaming up Emma Hollis with the expert profiler who had returned to the area in mid-1998. He dismissed their suspicions concerning the Millennium Group as paranoia. Miller previously appeared in the pilot episode of the series as (possibly) another character.
* [[Peter Outerbridge]] as Barry Baldwin (season 3): An "aloof and arrogant" FBI agent who works with Frank and Emma on several cases.

==Production==

===Development===
After [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]]'s success with ''[[The X-Files]]'', the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]] asked him if he would produce another series for them. He already had an idea for creating a show based around the coming millennium of the year 2000, and it was this idea that he followed up. The Fox executives gave Carter a budget of nearly $1.5&nbsp;million per episode, and allowed him to create his own "look" for the show.<ref name="OrderChaoes"/> Carter has said he was influenced by the [[Holy Bible]], [[Dostoyevsky]] and [[Mary Shelley]] in planning the series.<ref name="NYT"/> Carter pitched ''Millennium'' to Fox as "''[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]'' in [[Seattle]]." The setting of a dark, rain-soaked city and a world-weary detective's hunt for a religiously inspired [[serial killer]] have clear parallels with the pilot episode. One of the show's working titles was ''2000'', though ''Millennium'' was chosen.<ref name="OrderChaoes">{{cite video |people=[[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Carter, Chris]], Horton, Ken, [[Frank Spotnitz|Spotnitz, Frank]], [[Lance Henriksen|Henriksen, Lance]], [[Megan Gallagher|Gallagher, Megan]], [[David Nutter|Nutter, David]], [[Mark Snow|Snow, Mark]], Peter Kousakis, John, Freeborn, Mark, [[Robert McLachlan (cinematographer)|McLachlan, Robert]], [[Chip Johannessen|Johannessen, Chip]] and [[Thomas J. Wright|J. Wright, Thomas]] |year=2004 |title= Order in Chaos, Making Millennium Season One |medium= DVD |publisher=[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|Fox Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>

For the [[Millennium (season 2)|second season]], [[Glen Morgan]] and [[James Wong (producer)|James Wong]] took on its management, while Carter focused on the fifth season of ''The X-Files'' and ''The X-Files'' motion picture. Morgan and Wong were consulting producers for the first season, but took over production, implementing several changes Fox wanted to try to boost ratings, which had declined during the first season.<ref name="AudioCom"/> Morgan said that:<ref>{{cite news |url=http://millennium-thisiswhoweare.net/cmeacg/crew_interview.php?name=Glen%20Morgan&id=17 |title= TV's Best Kept Secret Improves In Its Sophomore Season |access-date=July 12, 2009 |work=Millennium This Is Who We Are}}</ref>

{{blockquote|There was too much gore in the first season, and it was for shock's sake. There was no humor. Everybody wanted to know more about the Millennium Group. What was Frank's role with them? We needed to develop Frank. We had a good actress, Megan Gallagher, playing his wife, and what could we do with their relationship? Where can this go?}}

For [[Millennium (season 3)|season three]], which aired in 1998, Carter took back control of the series; Morgan and Wong left to pursue their own careers. Carter, who had disapproved of the show's shift in tone, said he changed direction and tried to connect with the "roots" of  the first season. The show's production team hoped to make "the stories a little more accessible", and moved the action from Seattle to Washington D.C.<ref name="EndGame">{{cite video |people=[[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Carter, Chris]], [[Klea Scott|Scott, Klea]], [[Brittany Tiplady|Tiplady, Brittany]] and [[Lance Henriksen|Henriksen, Lance]] |year=2004 |title=End Game: Making Millennium Season 3 |medium= DVD |publisher=[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|Fox Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>

===Casting===
Not convinced that [[Lance Henriksen]] was right for the main role, Fox execs considered [[William Hurt]], until learning that he had no interest in acting for television. [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]] sent the screenplay for the "[[Pilot (Millennium)|Pilot episode]]" to Henriksen, who thought it was "great". When his manager told him that it was a television script, he backed out for a while until he talked to Carter directly.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ugo.com/channels/dvd/features/millennium_season3/lancehenriksen.asp |title=Lance Henriksen Talks Millennium |author1=Rogers, Troy |author2=Seeton, Reg |name-list-style=amp |access-date=July 12, 2009 |publisher=UGO.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616003308/http://www.ugo.com/channels/dvd/features/millennium_season3/lancehenriksen.asp |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Carter said about casting Henriksen:

{{blockquote|I had tried to cast Lance Henriksen on ''The X-Files'' several times, he had always been either unavailable or uninterested. Anyway I remained a fan of his, I was in bed working in Vancouver and I realized he was working there too. So I found out where he was staying and wrote a personal note, had a fan slip it under his door, and said that I'd tried to get him on the show and hoped to work with him in the future. Little did he know when I was then writing ''Millennium'' I was writing with only him in mind, with no idea whether or not he'd actually do the project. So I wrote the project, approached him, he was very excited about it, we made a deal and the rest is now history.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://millennium-thisiswhoweare.net/cmeacg/millennium_episode_article.php?article=10&mlm_code=100 |title= Chris Carter Introduces Us To Millennium |access-date=July 12, 2009 |work=Millennium This Is Who We Are}}</ref>}}

[[Glen Morgan]]'s and [[James Wong (producer)|James Wong]]'s changes reduced the emphasis on serial killers and explored [[conspiracy theory|government conspiracies]] and the machinations of the [[Millennium Group]]. In an interview with ''[[Fangoria]]'', Wong stated that, "Our problem with the first season was that the shows felt the same, because the storytelling dealt with serial killers a lot. We wanted [the second] season to have the rotation ''X-Files'' does, where there are monster shows, there are conspiracy shows, there are weird science shows and then there are more personal shows. Not to copy ''X-Files'', but for ''Millennium'', we want to do the kind of thing where each week when you turn it on, you're not going to be sure what you're going to be watching."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Bernstein|first=Abbie|date=January 1998|title=Toward a New Millennium|magazine=[[Fangoria]]|publisher=Starlog Group, Inc.|issue=169|page=15|issn=0164-2111}}</ref> They tried to provide a "narrative drive" for [[Frank Black (character)|Frank Black]] by breaking up his relationship with his wife. Morgan and Wong introduced new characters, such as Lara Means and computer hacker Brian Roedecker, who was introduced for comic effect; some fans were negative about the effects.<ref name="AudioCom">{{cite video |people=[[Glen Morgan|Morgan, Glen]], [[James Wong (producer)|Wong, James]], [[Lance Henriksen|Henriksen, Lance]] and [[Megan Gallagher|Gallagher, Megan]] |year=2004 |title=The Turn of the Tide: The Making of Season 2 |medium= DVD |publisher=[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|Fox Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>

==Broadcast and release==

===Syndication and cancellation===
''Millennium'''s [[Pilot (Millennium)|pilot episode]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/millennium.htm |title=''Millennium'' |access-date=July 12, 2009 |publisher=Television Heaven |archive-date=May 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509232523/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/millennium.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> was watched by 17.72&nbsp;million viewers in the United States.<ref name="Variety"/> The [[Millennium (season 2)|second season]] premiere, "[[The Beginning and the End (Millennium)|The Beginning and the End]]", gathered a total viewership of 7.75&nbsp;million in the United States.<ref name="Variety">{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/high-profile-dramas-skid-on-fox-abc-1117756490/ |title= High-profile dramas skid on Fox, ABC|first=Josef |last=Adalian |date=October 11, 1998 |access-date=July 12, 2009 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Fox decided to rebuild their primetime schedules in 1997 during the second season, airing ''Millennium'' at 9:00&nbsp;pm [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] on Fridays.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/fox-lineup-reshaping-thursdays-1116678216/ |title= Fox lineup reshaping Thursdays |first=Jenny |last=Hontz |date=May 20, 1997 |access-date=July 12, 2009 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

Fox renewed ''Millennium'' for a [[Millennium (season 3)|third season]] on May 20, 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/1998/tv/news/fox-reups-20th-pair-mulls-shifting-hill-1117471043/ |title= Fox reups 20th pair, mulls shifting 'Hill' |first=Jenny |last=Hontz |date=May 20, 1998 |access-date=July 12, 2009 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> During that season, the series faced problems with a declining viewership and pessimistic forecasts from industry insiders.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/337699.stm |title=Chris Carter's ''Millennium'' a flop |date=May 7, 1999 |access-date=July 12, 2009 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Fox benched ''Millennium'' during its summer run, airing reruns of ''[[Mad TV]]'' in its time slot, without giving any official word on whether it would be renewed for a fourth season.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/fox-s-millennium-on-hold-1117500045/ |title= Fox's ''Millennium'' on hold |first=Cynthia |last=Littleton |date=May 5, 1999 |access-date=July 12, 2009 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Though Fox was willing to renew the show for a fourth season, the series was ultimately canceled due to Chris Carter having decided to focus his efforts on his new show ''[[Harsh Realm]]''.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JsP84Kzz3k |title=Chris Carter and David Duchovny Reflect on The X-Files and More |last=Duchovny |first=David |author-link=Fail Better with David Duchovny |via=YouTube |date=June 3, 2025 |access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref> 

Frank Black returned in ''[[The X-Files]]'' [[The X-Files (season 7)|season seven]] episode "[[Millennium (The X-Files)|Millennium]]", which featured the final onscreen appearances of both Frank Black and his daughter, Jordan.

The [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] [[cable network]] picked up the off-network rights for ''Millennium'' after its cancellation for $20–$25&nbsp;million dollars.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/fx-clocks-in-millennium-1117503048/ |title= FX clocks in ''Millennium''|first=Cynthia |last=Littleton |date=June 14, 1999 |access-date=July 12, 2009 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> [[NBC Universal]]'s horror channel, [[Chiller (TV channel)|Chiller]], began airing ''Millennium'' weeknights at 7&nbsp;pm Eastern (and again at 3&nbsp;am Eastern the following morning) on Monday, February 4, 2008.<ref name="chiller_lineup">{{cite web | title = Chiller First quarter 2008 Lineup | publisher = NBC Universal | url = https://www.nbcunetworks.com/Assets/HTMLFiles/chiller/schedules/Quarterly/Grid2008_1Q.pdf | access-date = January 19, 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090320184339/https://www.nbcunetworks.com/Assets/HTMLFiles/chiller/schedules/Quarterly/Grid2008_1Q.pdf | archive-date = March 20, 2009 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref name = "chiller_web">{{cite web | title = Chiller website | url = http://www.chillertv.com/ | access-date =January 19, 2009}}</ref>

===Home media===
{{Main article|1=List of Millennium episodes#Series overview and home release|l1=Series overview and home release}}
[[Millennium (season 1)|''Millennium'' season one]] was released on DVD in the United States (Region 1) on July 20, 2004, [[Millennium (season 2)|season two]] on January 4, 2005, and [[Millennium (season 3)|season three]] on September 6, 2005.  ''Millennium: The Complete Series'' was released on DVD on October 28, 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Millennium/2798 |title=Millennium (1996) |access-date=July 12, 2009 |publisher=TV Shows On DVD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108015551/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Millennium/2798 |archive-date=November 8, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On October 4, 2006, the first, second, and third seasons were released in Region 4.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/790013 |title=Millennium – Complete Season 1 Collection (6 Disc Set) (790013) |access-date=July 12, 2009 |publisher=Ezy DVD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019230143/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/790013 |archive-date=October 19, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/790014 |title=Millennium – Complete Season 2 Collection (6 Disc Set) (790014) |access-date=July 12, 2009 |publisher=Ezy DVD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019230448/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/790014 |archive-date=October 19, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/790015 |title=Millennium – Complete Season 3 Collection (6 Disc Set) (790015) |access-date=July 12, 2009 |publisher=Ezy DVD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019230035/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/790015 |archive-date=October 19, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''The Complete Series'' was released on October 24, 2006, in Region 4.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/790013 |title=Millennium – The Complete DVD Collection: Seasons 1–3 (18 Disc Box Set) (785869) |access-date=July 12, 2009 |publisher=Ezy DVD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019230143/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/790013 |archive-date=October 19, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The [[The Best of Millennium|show's complete soundtrack]] was released on [[iTunes]] in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best of Millennium Soundtrack (2002) |url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/the-best-of-millennium/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=www.soundtrack.net}}</ref>

===Future===
The release of ''Millennium'' on DVD prompted Lance Henriksen to propose a continuation of the series. Henriksen speculated that the sales numbers behind the boxed set might be the key to reviving Frank Black. "I wonder if the sales of these will tell us how many people loved the show and whether or not the movie ought to be made," Henriksen told the [[Sci-Fi Wire]]. "I mean, [Frank Black] still is alive. Maybe it's a good thing there was no closure for ''Millennium'' because now, if we did a movie, it would be good closure for me."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?id=32550 |title=Star Angles for Millennium Film |date=September 2005 |access-date=October 1, 2005 |publisher=Sci-Fi Wire |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051203233322/http://scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?id=32550 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = December 3, 2005}}</ref> Henriksen has gone on to support the Back to Frank Black campaign, a movement dedicated to the return of the character, explaining, "I really think it is a possibility."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bringbackfrankblack.blogspot.com/2008/12/exclusive-backtofrankblack-interviews.html | title=Back to Frank Black Interviews Lance Henriksen |date=December 13, 2008 |access-date=September 25, 2010 |publisher=Back to Frank Black}}</ref>

Creator Chris Carter has joined Henriksen in expressing an interest in a film based on ''Millennium''. While promoting ''[[The X-Files: I Want to Believe]]'', Carter commented that he and Henriksen have "talked about that over the years" and that the cast and crew who would need to be involved are interested, adding, "I have ideas about how to do it."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.horror-asylum.com/news/article.asp?item=6555 | title=Chris Carter Discusses Millennium Movie |date=March 28, 2008 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |publisher=Horror Asylum}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Chris-Carter-Reveals-X-Files-Movie-Secrets-8312.html |title=Chris Carter Reveals X-Files Movie Secrets |first=Rafe|last=Telsch|date=March 27, 2008 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |publisher=Cinema Blend}}</ref>  To date, 20th Century Fox has expressed no interest in such a project, even to the extent of publicly commenting on it.

Publishing house Fourth Horseman Press released ''Back to Frank Black'' (2012), a book offering in-depth insight into the production of the series. The book includes [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]], [[Frank Spotnitz]], [[Lance Henriksen]], [[Brittany Tiplady]] and [[John Kenneth Muir]] among its contributors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fourth Horseman Press To Publish Book About Fox's 1990's TV Series 'Millennium'|url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/05/fourth-horseman-press-millennium-book/|first=Patrick|last=Munn|work=TVWise|date=May 18, 2012|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Millennium' Book Adds Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz To List Of Contributors|url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/08/millennium-book-chris-carter-frank-spotnitz/|first=Patrick|last=Munn|work=TVWise|date=August 7, 2012|access-date=August 7, 2012}}</ref>

==Impact==

===Critical reception===
Keith Uhlich from ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' was positive to both [[Millennium (season 1)|season one]] and [[Millennium (season 3)|three]] of ''Millennium'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/review/millennium-the-complete-third-season |title= Millennium: The Complete Third Season |first=Keith |last=Uhlich|date=September 9, 2005 |access-date=August 18, 2015 |publisher=Slant Magazine}}</ref> giving them both four out of five stars and saying of season one: "We are racing toward an apocalypse of our own creation. This is who we are."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/dvd_review.asp?ID=408|title=Millennium: The Complete First Season|first=Keith|last=Uhlich|date=July 20, 2004|access-date=July 13, 2009|publisher=Slant Magazine|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612031120/http://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/dvd_review.asp?ID=408|archive-date=June 12, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Mike Drucker from ''[[IGN]]'' called the [[Millennium (season 2)|second season]] a combination of the "''X-Files'' and the violent paranoia of ''Se7en''."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/585/585120p1.html |title= Millennium: The Complete Second Season |first=Mike |last=Drucker|date=February 3, 2005 |access-date=July 13, 2009 |publisher=IGN}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reviewer Jeremy Gerard compared the show to ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' and was overall positive to the series, but said "I just wish it were a little more fun, that I didn't have this nagging feeling that it wants to hurt me the next time I come around."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117911386.html? | title= Millennium |first=Jeremy |last=Gerard|date=October 21, 1996 |access-date=July 13, 2009 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Ken Tucker from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the show a B and said it had "great visuals and a commanding performance by Henriksen."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/11/08/tv-show-review-millennium/ |title=Scare Giver |first=Ken |last=Tucker |date=November 8, 1996 |access-date=July 13, 2009 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=April 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427103910/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,294919,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Justine Elias from ''[[The New York Times]]'' was mostly positive to the series and said "If ''The X-Files'', with its offbeat humor and conspiracy theories, wonders about those things that go bump in the night, ''Millennium'' explores the darkness – and embraces it."<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/20/tv/staring-into-the-heart-of-darkness.html | title= Staring Into the Heart of Darkness |first=Justine |last=Elias |date=October 20, 1996 |access-date=July 12, 2009|work=The New York Times}}</ref> ''[[Daily Nebraskan]]'' said in their review that the show had "a lot of potential: a good lead actor, a solid premise and a feel that will keep audiences glued to their televisions."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/2.3976/grim-scenes-give-millennium-hope-1.301760 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731155230/http://www.dailynebraskan.com/2.3976/grim-scenes-give-millennium-hope-1.301760 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 31, 2012 |title=Grim scenes give 'Millennium' hope |first=Liza |last=Holtmeier |date=June 16, 2006 |access-date=July 12, 2009 |publisher=Daily Nebraskan }}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
{{Main article|List of accolades received by Millennium}}
''Millennium'' was nominated for a variety of different awards including two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]],<ref name="Emmy">{{cite news |url=http://www.emmys.tv/awards/awardsearch.php?action=search_db&selectYearFrom=1949&selectYearTo=2004&textPerson=alan+alda |title=Advanced Primetime Awards Search |access-date=July 10, 2009 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Science}}</ref> four [[American Society of Cinematographers|American Society of Cinematographers Awards]], 1 [[Bram Stoker Award]]s, three Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards (three wins),<ref>Speier, Michael. (August 1, 1997). "[http://digitalcontentproducer.com/mag/video_cinematographer_robert_mclachlan/ Cinematographer Robert Mclachlan]." ''Digital Content Magazine''. September 13, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.csc.ca/news/default.asp?aID=761 |title=An Interview with Rob McLachlan csc: Life on ''Millennium'' |first=Don |last=Angus |date=October 1998 |access-date=September 13, 2009 |publisher=Canadian Society of Cinematographers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706174559/http://www.csc.ca/news/default.asp?aID=761 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref> three [[Golden Globe Awards]],<ref name="GGTXF">{{cite news |url=http://www1.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25657 |title=''Millennium'' |access-date=July 10, 2009 |publisher=HFPA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715042428/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25657 |archive-date=July 15, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> one [[People's Choice Awards]]<ref>"People's Choice Awards." ''Washington Post''. January 12, 1997. September 13, 2009.</ref> and five [[Young Artist Awards]] (one win).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brittany_tiplady/biography.php |title=Brittany Tiplady |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/years.htm |title=Annual Young Artist Awards – Past Years |access-date=September 13, 2009 |publisher=Young Artist Award}}</ref> The most nominated episode is ''Matryoshka'', [[Robert McLachlan (cinematographer)|Robert McLachlan]] became the most nominated crew member and [[Brittany Tiplady]] became the most nominated actor in the show's history. While [[Lance Henriksen]] became the only actor from the show to be nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]].<ref name="GGTXF"/>

==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book |last1=Chamberlain |first1=Adam |last2=Dixon |first2=Brian |title=Back to Frank Black |publisher=Fourth Horseman Press |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |year=2012 |isbn=9780988392298}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Shearman |first1=Robert|last2=Pearson|first2=Lars|title=Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium and The Lone Gunnmen |publisher=[[Mad Norwegian Press]] |location= |year=2009 |isbn=9780975944691}}
* {{Cite book |last=Genge|first=N.E.|title=The Unofficial Millennium Companion |publisher=[[Random House]] |location= [[New York City]]|year=1997 |isbn=9780712678339}}
* {{Cite book |last=Genge|first=N.E.|title=The Unofficial Millennium Companion 2: The Covert Casebook of the Millennium Group|publisher=[[Random House]] |location= New York City|year=1997 |isbn=9780712678698}}
===Novelizations===
Novelizations of five episodes from the first season of Millennium were published by [[HarperCollins]] between 1997 and 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/series/millennium/|title=Millennium|publisher=Fantastic Fiction|access-date=October 7, 2014}}</ref>
# ''The Frenchman'' (1997) by [[Elizabeth Hand]]
# ''Gehenna'' (1997) by [[Lewis Gannett]]
# ''Weeds'' (1998) by [[Victor Koman]]
# ''Force Majeure'' (1998) by Lewis Gannett
# ''The Wild and the Innocent'' (1998) by [[Elizabeth Massie]]

===Comic books===
{{Main article|Millennium (2015 comic book)}}
In October 2014 it was announced that official series of comic books would be released by [[IDW Publishing]].<ref name="Keily 2014">{{cite web | last=Keily | first=Karl | title=NYCC EXCLUSIVE: Harris & Carter Resurrect "Millennium" at IDW | website=[[Comic Book Resources]] | date=2014-10-10 | url=https://www.cbr.com/nycc-exclusive-harris-carter-resurrect-millennium-at-idw/ | access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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