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Twin Peaks is an American mystery serial drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and ran for two seasons until its cancellation in 1991. The show returned in 2017 for a third season on Showtime.
An FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks, uncovering a web of mystery and surrealism. IMDb provides cast and crew information, episode guide, user and critic reviews, trivia, and more for this top-rated TV series.
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- 1990-04-08
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A crime drama horror mystery that picks up 25 years after the original series, with Kyle MacLachlan returning as FBI Agent Dale Cooper. IMDb provides cast and crew information, episode guide, user and critic reviews, trivia, and more for this surreal and ambiguous show.
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- 2017-05-21
- Crime, Drama, Horror
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David Lynch, who had experienced previous success with the acclaimed films The Elephant Man (1980) and Blue Velvet (1986), was hired by a Warner Bros. executive to direct a film about the life of Marilyn Monroe, based on the best-selling book The Goddess. Lynch recalls being "sort of interested. I loved the idea of this woman in trouble, but I didn't know if I liked it being a real story". Mark Frost worked on The Goddess screenplay with Lynch. Even though this project was dropped by Warner B...
The episodes of Twin Peakshave a distinct structure: following a recap of events relevant to the upcoming narrative, the series begins with the music piece "Falling". This is accompanied by a shot of a Varied Thrush, and then of the Packard Sawmill. The opening credits generally appear alphabetically, with the exceptions of Kyle MacLachlan and Mich...
Before the two-hour pilot premiered on TV, a screening was held at the Museum of Broadcasting in Hollywood. Media analyst and advertising executive Paul Schulman said, "I don't think it has a chance of succeeding. It is not commercial, it is radically different from what we as viewers are accustomed to seeing, there's no one in the show to root for...
As with much of Lynch's other work (notably Blue Velvet), Twin Peaksexplores the gulf between the veneer of small-town respectability and the seedier layers of life lurking beneath it. Each character from the town leads a double life that is slowly uncovered as the series progresses. It attempts to expose the dark side of seemingly innocent lives. ...
The popularity of Twin Peaksled to a merchandising industry; ranging from books and audio tapes of the series. In addition, there have been DVD and VHS releases of the series.
The third season of Twin Peaks, also known as Twin Peaks: The Return and Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series, consists of 18 episodes and premiered on Showtime on May 21, 2017.
Widely considered one of the most groundbreaking and influential broadcast series of all time, Twin Peaks followed the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town who were stunned after their...
A crime drama with surreal elements, Twin Peaks follows FBI Agent Dale Cooper's investigation of the murder of Laura Palmer in a small town. The show has high ratings and reviews from critics and fans, and is available on Paramount+ and other platforms.
