Directed entirely byDavid Lynch, the new Showtime 18-part limited event series picks up twenty-five years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town were stunned when their homecoming queen Laura Palmer was shockingly murdered.Twin Peaksis written and executive produced by series creatorsDavid LynchandMark Frost, and is executive produced bySabrina S. Sutherland.Kyle MacLachlanwas the first cast member confirmed for this newTwin Peaksseason, with the rest of the cast shrouded in mystery until a massive cast list was revealed, and now that a premiere date has been set, perhapsShowtimewill start rolling out more of these brief teaser videos showcasing new and returning cast members.
OriginalTwin PeaksstarsMadchen Amick,Dana Ashbrook,David Duchovny,Sherilyn Fenn,Miguel Ferrer,Sheryl Lee,Peggy Lipton,Harry Dean Stanton,Russ Tamblyn,Ray WiseandAlicia Witt, among many others, were confirmed after production wrapped. Most of the whopping 217 cast members are newcomers to the series, such asAmanda Seyfried,Jennifer Jason Leigh,Monica Belluci,Jim Belushi,Michael Cera,David Dastmalchian,Laura Dern,Sky Ferreira,Balthazar Getty,Ernie Hudson,Ashley Judd,Robert Knepper,David Koechner,Matthew Lillard,Josh McDermitt,Sara Paxton,Trent Reznor,Tom Sizemore,Ethan Suplee,Jessica Szhor,Eddie VedderandNaomi Watts. The last teaser also confirmed that writer-directorDavid Lynchis also returning in front of the camera as well, reprising his role as the donut-loving Agent Cole.
Widely considered one of the most groundbreaking andinfluential broadcast seriesof all time,Twin Peaksfollowed the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town who were stunned after their homecoming queen Laura Palmer was shockingly murdered. The town’s sheriff welcomed the help of FBI agent Dale Cooper, who came to town to investigate the case. As Cooper conducted his search for Laura’s killer, the town’s secrets were gradually exposed. The mystery that ensued set off an eerie chain of events that plunged the inhabitants of Twin Peaks into a darker examination of their very existence. Twenty-five years later, the story continues…
The show was originally set to debut sometime this year, 25 years after the show went off the air, which would have tied into a line from the show’s series finale back in 1991, where Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) told Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), “I’ll see you again in 25 years.” The show was initially slated to span nine episodes, and rumors began to spread that the show was given an expanded 18-episode order. At the time, Showtime shot down those reports, confirming thatDavid LynchandMark Frostwrote one massive script with plans to shoot it like one enormous movie, with the producers then cutting all of the footage into individual episodes after production wrapped. Showtime recently confirmed that the newTwin Peaksseason will in fact be 18 episodes. Take a look at this new trailer for the highly-anticipated season ofTwin Peaksbelow.
