Who directed the episode 'Home'?

Kim Manners directed the X-Files episode “Home.” The episode is the second installment of season 4 and originally aired on Fox on October 11, 1996.

“Home” was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, making it easy to confuse the writers with the director. Manners was one of The X-Files’ most important directors, known for shaping the series’ tense, atmospheric visual style. His direction emphasizes isolation, stark rural landscapes, and the unsettling Peacock family at the center of the story.

The plot begins when Mulder and Scully investigate the death of a severely deformed infant near the town of Home, Pennsylvania. Their investigation leads to the Peacock family and a disturbing history of incest and violence. The story is a “monster-of-the-week” episode, separate from the show’s alien mythology.

“Home” became particularly notorious because it was the first X-Files episode to carry a viewer-discretion warning for graphic content. It attracted 18.85 million viewers and was later pulled from regular rotation for a period because of its controversial material.