'Twin Peaks' is returning to the small screen
- Publish date
- Wednesday, 8 Oct 2014, 12:00AM
It's almost 25 years since Twin Peaks, the American drama series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch in 1990, was first broadcast.
After 25 years of rumours and a series of cryptic tweets and a YouTube teaser video, a revival of the series will be broadcast on Showtime in 2016, with both original creators working on the scripts and Lynch directing all nine episodes.
Lynch tweeted a link to a video, confirming rumours that had been circulating online over the weekend.
It is claimed that as many of the original cast will be involved as possible, with Kyle MacLachlan reprising his lead role as Special Agent Dale Cooper.
Fans of the show had been speculating that a return or reboot might be planned after tweets from Lynch and Frost.
Twin Peaks was set in a strange town in which a girl named Laura Palmer had been murdered. The hashtag, #damngoodcoffee, is a reference to Dale Cooper's catchphrase.
Cooper also memorably said: "When two separate events occur simultaneously pertaining to the same object of inquiry we must always pay strict attention."
Among the fan rumours circulating online and on social media were that a new, third series of the show might come to Netflix. But the new YouTube video's reference to Showtime confirms that the new series will be broadcast on the network in 2016. Both existing seasons are already available for streaming on Netflix and Hulu.
Rumours had been fuelled by an interview in the Chico Movie Examiner given by Twin Peaks star Ray Wise (who played Leland Palmer). In January 2014, Wise said: "They wouldn't remake it. If anything was done, it would be 25 years later. It would never be a remake of anything we already did ... it would be something new and fresh. David always said the town of Twin Peaks is still there; it's still going on whether we watch it or not."
In the original Twin Peaks finale, the ghost of Laura Palmer said she would see us again in 25 years. In 2016, when the new series will be broadcast, it will be 25 years since the second season ended.
Twin Peaks was remarkable for its surreal and abstract dream sequences.
- Daily Telegraph UK
After 25 years of rumours and a series of cryptic tweets and a YouTube teaser video, a revival of the series will be broadcast on Showtime in 2016, with both original creators working on the scripts and Lynch directing all nine episodes.
Lynch tweeted a link to a video, confirming rumours that had been circulating online over the weekend.
It is claimed that as many of the original cast will be involved as possible, with Kyle MacLachlan reprising his lead role as Special Agent Dale Cooper.
Fans of the show had been speculating that a return or reboot might be planned after tweets from Lynch and Frost.
Twin Peaks was set in a strange town in which a girl named Laura Palmer had been murdered. The hashtag, #damngoodcoffee, is a reference to Dale Cooper's catchphrase.
Cooper also memorably said: "When two separate events occur simultaneously pertaining to the same object of inquiry we must always pay strict attention."
Among the fan rumours circulating online and on social media were that a new, third series of the show might come to Netflix. But the new YouTube video's reference to Showtime confirms that the new series will be broadcast on the network in 2016. Both existing seasons are already available for streaming on Netflix and Hulu.
Rumours had been fuelled by an interview in the Chico Movie Examiner given by Twin Peaks star Ray Wise (who played Leland Palmer). In January 2014, Wise said: "They wouldn't remake it. If anything was done, it would be 25 years later. It would never be a remake of anything we already did ... it would be something new and fresh. David always said the town of Twin Peaks is still there; it's still going on whether we watch it or not."
In the original Twin Peaks finale, the ghost of Laura Palmer said she would see us again in 25 years. In 2016, when the new series will be broadcast, it will be 25 years since the second season ended.
Twin Peaks was remarkable for its surreal and abstract dream sequences.
- Daily Telegraph UK
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