Twin Peaks To Premiere In Second Quarter Of 2017

David Lynch and Mark Frost will bring Twin Peaks back to television during the second quarter of 2017, Showtime boss David Nevins told Variety.

Production on the series has been completed, and David Lynch is now in the editing room.

The series almost didn’t happen: after years of waiting for the right time to revive Twin Peaks, Lynch left the series early in the process over a budgetary disagreement with the network. Showtime said at the time that they hoped to work it out but implied that the series could go forward without Lynch if needed. Eventually the disagreement was ironed out, and Showtime committed to producing more than the nine episodes originally ordered.

“This damn fine cup of coffee from Mark and David tastes more delicious than ever,” Nevins announced shortly thereafter. “Totally worth the extra brewing time and the cup is even bigger than we expected. David will direct the whole thing which will total more than the originally-announced nine hours. Pre-production starts now!!”

The series will bring back Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. villain Kyle Maclachlan as Special Agent Dale Cooper, an eccentric FBI agent who followed a baffling case out to a strange small town and found more mystery than he bargained for. It’s been off the air for two decades now, having lasted only two seasons in spite of being generally regarded as one of the best TV shows ever made.

A final cast list was released following the end of production which included hundreds (literally) of names, including stars from all around entertainment like David Duchovny, Eddie Vedder, and Ernie Hudson.

Lynch will direct all of the episodes, which he co-wrote with Frost.