Editing Kyle MacLachlan (section)

=== 2020s ===
In 2020, he reunited with his ''[[Hamlet (2000 film)|Hamlet]]'' co-star [[Ethan Hawke]], portraying [[Thomas Edison]] opposite Hawke's ''[[Tesla (2020 film)|Tesla]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Tesla' star Kyle MacLachlan on illuminating Thomas Edison and ice-cream-fighting Ethan Hawke |url=https://ew.com/movies/tesla-kyle-maclachlan-thomas-edison/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> Later that year, he made an uncredited cameo appearance in [[HBO]]'s ''[[How To with John Wilson]]'', which [[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] described as "a glorious 14 seconds".<ref>{{Cite web |last=VanArendonk |first=Kathryn |date=2020-10-28 |title=I Can’t Stop Thinking About These 14 Seconds in How to With John Wilson |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/how-to-with-john-wilson-kyle-maclachlan-cameo.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> He then portrayed [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in ''[[Atlantic Crossing (TV series)|Atlantic Crossing]]'', which aired on [[Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2021-01-08 |title=PBS’ Masterpiece Pivots To Find The Next ‘Downton Abbey’ Amid Streaming Competition As Venerable Drama Strand Celebrates 50th Anniversary |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/pbs-masterpiece-50th-anniversary-downton-abbey-1234665100/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, MacLachlan co-starred with [[Jon Hamm]] in ''[[Confess, Fletch]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=2022-08-26 |title=‘Confess, Fletch’ Trailer: Jon Hamm Takes The Case In Franchise Restart |url=https://deadline.com/video/confess-fletch-trailer-jon-hamm/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>  and was also cast as [[Earl Warren|Chief Justice Earl Warren]] in ''[[Miranda's Victim]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-06-02 |title=Ryan Phillippe, Mireille Enos, Kyle MacLachlan & Taryn Manning Join Michelle Danner’s Courtroom Drama ‘Miranda’s Victim’ |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/mirandas-victim-adds-ryan-phillippe-kyle-maclachlan-taryn-manning-more-1235037387/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> From 2023 to 2024, he returned to voiceover work with a guest-starring role on [[Hulu]]'s ''[[Futurama]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=2024-07-27 |title=‘Futurama’: Danny Trejo, Cara Delevingne & LeVar Burton Among Season 12 Guest Stars – Comic-Con |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/futurama-danny-trejo-cara-delevingne-levar-burton-season-12-guest-stars-comic-con-1236024683/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>'' and reprised his role as Riley's dad in [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Inside Out 2]]'' and [[Disney+]]'s ''[[Dream Productions]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title='Inside Out 2' cast and characters: See who voices each emotion in the Pixar sequel |url=https://ew.com/inside-out-2-cast-voices-behind-emotions-8657932 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>

MacLachlan also co-hosted and co-created [[PodcastOne]]'s ''Varnamtown'' podcast with [[Epic (magazine)|Epic Magazine]] co-founder [[Joshua Davis (writer)|Joshua Davis]]. The true crime series explores [[Varnamtown, North Carolina]]'s ties to [[Pablo Escobar]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wray |first=Daniel Dylan |date=2024-02-15 |title=‘Like a rural Scarface’: Hollywood star Kyle MacLachlan’s wild discovery of Pablo Escobar’s secret town |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/15/kyle-maclachlan-pablo-escobar-secret-town-varnamtown |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 

In 2024, he was honored with the [[Canal+ (streaming service)|Canal+]] Icon Award at [[Canneseries]] ahead of his role in [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon]]'s ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]'', the adaptation of the [[Fallout (franchise)|popular video game series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=2024-04-06 |title=Kyle MacLachlan Gives His View On Another ‘Twin Peaks’ Reboot & Says Today’s Hollywood Stars Are More “Aware Of The Business” Than In Days Gone By |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/kyle-maclachlan-twin-peaks-reboot-fallout-canneseries-1235877381/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> It was quickly renewed for a second season in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-04-18 |title=‘Fallout’ Officially Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/fallout-renewed-season-2-amazon-1235975879/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In August 2024, he played a supporting role in ''[[Blink Twice]]'', the directorial debut of [[Zoë Kravitz]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=2024-08-24 |title=‘Blink Twice’ Review: Zoë Kravitz’s Intriguing Horror-Thriller Promises More Than It Delivers |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/blink-twice-review-zoe-kravitz-channing-tatum-naomi-ackie-intriguing-horror-thriller-1236049521/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In September 2024, he was cast alongside [[Connie Britton]] and [[Kaia Gerber]] in ''[[Overcompensating (TV series)|Overcompensating]]'', a college-set comedy series created by and starring [[Benito Skinner]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2024-09-23 |title=Connie Britton, Kyle MacLachlan & Kaia Gerber Among 9 Cast In Prime Video’s ‘Overcompensating’ |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/connie-britton-kyle-maclachlan-kaia-gerber-cast-prime-video-overcompensating-1236097061/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2025, the [[Writers Guild of America West|WGAW]] announced that MacLachlan would [[Posthumous award|posthumously]] present the [[Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement]] to David Lynch,<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Lynch to Posthumously Receive WGAW’s 2025 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement |url=https://www.wga.org/news-events/news/press/david-lynch-to-posthumously-receive-wgaw-2025-laurel-award-for-screenwriting-achievement |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.wga.org |language=en}}</ref> who had died earlier that month.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoberman |first=J. |date=2025-01-16 |title=David Lynch, Maker of Florid and Unnerving Films, Dies at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/movies/david-lynch-dead.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> MacLachlan had previously honored his longtime friend and collaborator with tributes in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=MacLachlan |first=Kyle |date=2025-01-19 |title=Opinion {{!}} Kyle MacLachlan: How David Lynch Invented Me |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/opinion/kyle-maclachlan-david-lynch.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''[[GQ]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mejía |first=Paula |date=2025-01-21 |title=Kyle MacLachlan on Losing David Lynch, Their 40-Year Creative Partnership, and the Work They Never Got to Do |url=https://www.gq.com/story/kyle-maclachlan-on-losing-david-lynch |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}</ref> and on his personal Instagram account, where he wrote, "I was willing to follow him anywhere because joining him on the journey of discovery, searching and finding together, was the whole point. I stepped out into the unknown because I knew David was floating out there with me. It's like Agent Cooper says to Sheriff Truman in ''Twin Peaks'': 'I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.' I will miss my dear friend. He has made my world—all of our worlds—both wonderful and strange".<ref name="MacLachlan">{{Cite news |last=MacLachlan |first=Kyle |author-link=Kyle MacLachlan |date=2025-01-19 |title=Opinion {{!}} Kyle MacLachlan: How David Lynch Invented Me |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/opinion/kyle-maclachlan-david-lynch.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>