Fans of David Lynch's seminal series Twin Peaks are rejoicing in the wake of a strong shot of damn fine news — that not only will the iconic psychological/supernatural thriller/mystery be returning to the small screen next year, but original series star Kyle MacLachlan will be returning to the role of Special Agent Dale Cooper as part of it.
The news was confirmed by none other than MacLachlan and series creator Lynch themselves — MacLachlan at a Television Critics' Association event, and Lynch (handily) on Twitter:
Welcome back to #TwinPeaks Special Agent Dale Cooper! @Kyle_MacLachlan returns in '16 on @SHO_Network #damnfinecoffee pic.twitter.com/vTphDLvR0y
— David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) January 12, 2015
In case you're too young for Twin Peaks — or too socially well adjusted to have spent your early adolescence watching reruns on TV1 — the surrealist show was set in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, where Special Agent Dale Cooper finds himself in the wake of a homecoming queen's murder, drawn into an increasingly bizarre mosaic of surrealism, mystery, whodunit and the eventual appearance of doppelgangers and demons. Yeah, it got kind of weird.
MacLachlan, if you're not familiar with his extensive body of work, spent his post-Twin Peaks years popping up for variably timed stints on different shows and movies, including The Flintstones, Tales From The Crypt, How I Met Your Mother, Desperate Housewives, Portlandia and, most recently, Agents Of SHIELD.
The new series of Twin Peaks will run for nine episodes on US cable channel Showtime, with Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost writing and producing the entire run. The revival will be set in the present day, more than 20 years after the events of the original series and its terrible movie (Fire Walk With Me, 1992). It's aiming for a 2016 airdate to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the original show.
