Archive 81 Showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine Reveals Her Dream Cast Member

We asked Rebecca Sonnenshine what shows influence "Archive 81" and "The X-Files" immediately emerged as an answer. "'X-Files,' for me, is ephemeral,' Sonnenshien said. "I loved it so much. I really loved the way it told stories and visually, it was pretty groundbreaking at the time ... There's a lot of creeping through dark places [in our show] — which was very X-File — [and] flashlights, which is, it was a fun sort of throwback to that. I loved 'X-Files.'"

Given her love for the series, we asked if she wants to work with "X-Files" star Gillian Anderson. Unsurprisingly, she said yes.

"Yeah. Absolutely. I went to an 'X-Files' convention and got my poster signed by Gillian Anderson, which I still have."

The good news for Sonnenshine is that Anderson is already currently in two Netflix series, "The Crown" and "Sex Education." So, for all we know, Anderson could turn up in a future season of "Archive 81."

The first season of "Archive 81" is now streaming on Netflix.