Twin Peaks Revival Will Debut At Cannes

04/14/2017 03:31 pm EDT

Days before it comes to television, the first two episodes of Showtime's Twin Peaks revival will debut at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, a prequel film released after the original series was cancelled in 1992, debuted at Cannes to a pretty rough reception back then, so while this isn't the first time Lynch has brought the characters who inhabit his most famous work to the screen there, this will hopefully be a redemption story and a triumphant return for the filmmaker.

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 homecoming queen Laura Palmer was shockingly murdered. The town's sheriff welcomed the help of FBI Special 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…

Twin Peaks is written and produced by series creators and executive producers David Lynch and Mark Frost and is directed entirely by David Lynch.

Twin Peaks returns with 18 new episodes to Showtime on May 21.

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