It ran for only two seasons back in the early 90s, but cult TV series Twin Peaks left so many viewers totally devastated when it ended, that a new series is now actually happening.
The show – one of the weirdest to air on television during its runs in 1990 and 1991 – was a surreal, dream/nightmare-like murder mystery centered on the killing of beautiful prom queen Laura Palmer.
The new series will consist of nine episodes, and will be directed by David Lynch, who has teamed up with his Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost for the project. It will be set in current-day *Twin Peaks *and is not a remake; the series will pick up on plotlines from the final episode back in 1991, and the passing of time is a key part of the plot. It’s basically a ‘next chapter’ type thing.
‘For those followers of the show who felt bereft when the show ended where it did all those years ago are going to like where it goes from here,’ Frost told Variety. ‘And we hope that a lot of people who haven’t been to Twin Peaks yet are going to be equally interested in where the story goes from where we left off.’
The original series starred Lara Flynn Boyle and Kyle McLachlan as Agent Cooper, known for his ‘damn fine cup of coffee’ line, which has lasted the test of time to become a meme, hashtag and beyond. The pilot for the original series was shot in Washington State with most of the remaining episodes shot in California.
Both Lynch and Frost have admitted feeling a certain type of pressure to make the series as brilliant as they can, so they don’t let down the original Twin Peaks-obsessed fans. They’re also open to more than just one series, but it will depend on how the initial one is received.
If you haven't seen it yet, you still have a ton of time left to watch both series on Netflix before the new one airs. Meanwhile, here's a video of the creepy announcement:
Twin Peaks will air on Showtime in 2016. Set your reminders now.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.