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{{Short description|American drama television series (1990–91, 2017)}}
{{About|the TV series|other uses|Twin Peaks (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image              = TwinPeaks openingshotcredits.jpg
| caption            = The title for seasons 1–2
| genre              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/twin-peaks-tv-series-v216953|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|title=Twin Peaks [TV Series]|access-date=November 19, 2012|author=LeVasseur, Andrea|archive-date=December 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213163100/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/twin-peaks-tv-series-v216953|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]
* [[Horror fiction|Horror]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/25-best-horror-tv-shows-of-all-time-20151026 |title=25 Best Horror TV Shows of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Sean T. |last=Collins |date=October 26, 2015 |access-date=November 6, 2015 |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106235026/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/25-best-horror-tv-shows-of-all-time-20151026 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Surrealist cinema|Surrealism]]
}}
| cinematography     = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ronald Victor Garcia|Ron Garcia]] ("[[Pilot (Twin Peaks)|Pilot]]")
* Frank Byers (episodes 2–30)
* [[Peter Deming]] (episodes 31–48)
}}
| runtime            = {{Plainlist|
* 45–60 minutes
* 94 minutes ("Pilot" and "[[Episode 8 (Twin Peaks)|May the Giant Be With You]]")
}}
| creator            = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mark Frost]]
* [[David Lynch]]
}}
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Mark Frost
* David Lynch
* [[Sabrina S. Sutherland]] (season 3)
}}
| open_theme         = Instrumental version of "[[Falling (Julee Cruise song)|Falling]]" by [[Julee Cruise]]
| composer           = [[Angelo Badalamenti]]
| starring           = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kyle MacLachlan]]
* [[Michael Ontkean]]
* [[Mädchen Amick]]
* [[Dana Ashbrook]]
* [[Richard Beymer]]
* [[Lara Flynn Boyle]]
* [[Sherilyn Fenn]]
* [[Warren Frost]]
* [[Peggy Lipton]]
* [[James Marshall (actor)|James Marshall]]
* [[Everett McGill]]
* [[Jack Nance]]
* [[Ray Wise]]
* [[Joan Chen]]
* [[Piper Laurie]]
* [[Kimmy Robertson]]
* [[Eric Da Re]]
* [[Harry Goaz]]
* [[Michael Horse]]
* [[Sheryl Lee]]
* [[Russ Tamblyn]]
}}
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| company            = {{Plainlist|
* Lynch/Frost Productions
* [[Propaganda Films]]
* [[Spelling Television]]
* Twin Peaks Productions
* [[Showtime Networks]] (season 3)
* Rancho Rosa Partnership (season 3)
}}
| budget             = >$41 million (season&nbsp;3)<ref name="2017report">{{cite report|title=2017 Pilot Production Report|url=https://www.filmla.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_TV_Production_Study_v5_WEB.pdf|publisher=Film L.A., Inc.|page=14|access-date=May 11, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2019
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626185415/https://www.filmla.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_TV_Production_Study_v5_WEB.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|name=CAbudget|This amount represents the total qualified expenditures for the California Film & Television Tax Credit and excludes other non-qualifying costs.}}
| network            = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| network2           = [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
| first_aired        = {{Start date|1990|4|8}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|1991|6|10}}
| first_aired2       = {{Start date|2017|5|21}}
| last_aired2        = {{End date|2017|9|3}}
| num_seasons        = 3
| num_episodes       = 48
| list_episodes      = List of Twin Peaks episodes
| related            = ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]'' (1992)<br>''[[Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces]]'' (2014)
}}

'''''Twin Peaks''''' is an American [[Mystery fiction|mystery]]-[[Horror fiction|horror]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series created by [[Mark Frost]] and [[David Lynch]]. It [[Pilot (Twin Peaks)|premiered]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on April 8, 1990, and ran for two seasons until its cancellation in [[Episode 29 (Twin Peaks)|1991]]. The show [[Part 1 (Twin Peaks)|returned]] in 2017 for a [[Twin Peaks season 3|third season]] on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].

Set in the fictional [[Pacific Northwest]] town of [[Twin Peaks (fictional town)|Twin Peaks]], the series follows an investigation led by [[FBI]] special agent [[Dale Cooper]] ([[Kyle MacLachlan]]) into the murder of local teenager [[Laura Palmer]] ([[Sheryl Lee]]). The show's narrative draws on the characteristics of [[detective fiction]], but its [[uncanny]] tone, supernatural elements, and [[Camp (style)|campy]], [[melodrama]]tic portrayal of eccentric characters also draw from American [[horror film|horror]] and [[soap opera]] tropes.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=O'Connor|first1=Tom|date=December 1, 2004|title=Bourgeois Myth versus Media Poetry in Prime-time: Re-visiting Mark Frost and David Lynch's Twin Peaks|journal=Social Semiotics|volume=14|issue=3|pages=309–333|doi=10.1080/10350330408629682|s2cid=145369643|issn=1035-0330}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Lacey|first1=Stephen|date=June 3, 2016|title=Just Plain Odd: Some Thoughts on Performance Styles in Twin Peaks|journal=Cinema Journal|volume=55|issue=3|pages=126–131|doi=10.1353/cj.2016.0026|s2cid=147831181 |issn=1527-2087}}</ref><ref name="ny" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/10/twin-peaks-final-scene-anniversary-showtime|title=Twin Peaks' final scene: 25 years on, it's as disturbing as ever|last=Dean|first=Michelle|date=June 10, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=February 19, 2017|archive-date=February 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220014852/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/10/twin-peaks-final-scene-anniversary-showtime|url-status=live}}</ref> Like much of Lynch's work, it is distinguished by [[Surrealist cinema|surrealism]], distinctive [[cinematography]], and [[Surreal humour|offbeat humor]].<ref name="atl">{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/01/david-lynch-influence/425094/|title=The Remarkable Influence of David Lynch|last1=Mariani|first1=Mike|date=January 23, 2016|website=The Atlantic|access-date=March 15, 2017|archive-date=March 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316024244/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/01/david-lynch-influence/425094/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Music of Twin Peaks|musical score]] was composed by [[Angelo Badalamenti]] with Lynch.<ref name="g">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/mar/25/twin-peaks-soundtrack|title=Twin Peaks stills marks the summit of TV soundtracks &#124; Music|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=March 25, 2010|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=November 25, 2012|archive-date=December 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219190519/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/mar/25/twin-peaks-soundtrack|url-status=live}}</ref>

The original run was followed by the 1992 feature film ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]'', which serves as a prequel to the series. The success of the series sparked a [[media franchise]], leading to the release of several [[Twin Peaks books|tie-in books]], including ''[[The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer]]''. Under Lynch's direction, the show's 2017 revival included much of the original cast.

In the years following the first two seasons, the show has gained a devoted [[cult following]] and been referenced in a wide variety of media, earning widespread critical acclaim and [[List of awards and nominations received by Twin Peaks|various accolades]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Moldovan|first1=Raluca|title='That Show You Like Might Be Coming Back in Style': How Twin Peaks Changed the Face of Contemporary Television|journal=American, British and Canadian Studies Journal|date=June 1, 2015|volume=24|issue=1|pages=44–68|doi=10.1515/abcsj-2015-0003|doi-broken-date=November 1, 2024 |language=en|issn=1841-964X|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Williams|first1=Rebecca|title=Ontological Security, Authorship, and Resurrection: Exploring Twin Peaks' Social Media Afterlife|journal=Cinema Journal|date=June 3, 2016|volume=55|issue=3|pages=143–147|doi=10.1353/cj.2016.0029|s2cid=148453761 |issn=1527-2087}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Garner|first1=Ross P.|title="The Series That Changed Television"?: Twin Peaks, "Classic" Status, and Temporal Capital|journal=Cinema Journal|date=June 3, 2016|volume=55|issue=3|pages=137–142|doi=10.1353/cj.2016.0020|s2cid=147908744 |issn=1527-2087|url=http://orca.cf.ac.uk/91376/1/Garner%20v1.0%20Formatted%20%28002%29.pdf|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115030833/http://orca.cf.ac.uk/91376/1/Garner%20v1.0%20Formatted%20%28002%29.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ny">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/thoughts-announced-return-twin-peaks |title=Some Thoughts on the Planned Return of ''Twin Peaks'' |first=Ian |last=Crouch |date=October 7, 2014 |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220015625/http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/thoughts-announced-return-twin-peaks |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Twin Peaks'' is considered a landmark turning point in television drama and often listed among the [[List of television shows considered the best|greatest television series of all time]].{{efn|Attributed to multiple sources.<ref name="tvguide" /><ref name="Time 100" /><ref name="25 best">"25 Best Cult TV Shows from the Past 25 Years". ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. August 3, 2012, p.&nbsp;40.</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520/twin-peaks-w439623|title=100 Greatest Television Shows of All Time|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|date=September 21, 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 5, 2016|archive-date=November 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105225704/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520/twin-peaks-w439623|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jan/12/guardian-50-television-dramas|title=The Guardian's top 50 television dramas of all time|last=Lusher|first=Tim|date=January 11, 2010|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=November 5, 2016|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330075936/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jan/12/guardian-50-television-dramas|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |date=2022-09-26 |title=The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-tv-shows-of-all-time-1234598313/twin-peaks-7-1234598837/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |date=2024-09-02 |title=The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-tv-episodes-of-all-time-1235090945/twin-peaks-pilot-1235091422/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Daniel D'Addario,Kate Aurthur,Clayton Davis,Selome Hailu,Alison Herman,Emily Longeretta,Jennifer Maas,Joe Otterson,Michael Schneider,Jazz Tangcay,Aramide Tinubu,Adam B. |date=2023-12-20 |title=The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |url=https://variety.com/lists/greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time/twin-peaks-2/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-29 |title=The 100 Best TV Shows Of All Time — And Where To Watch Them |url=https://www.empireonline.com/tv/features/best-tv-shows/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Empire |language=en}}</ref>}} The 2017 revival also received widespread critical acclaim; film journal ''[[Cahiers du cinéma]]'' named it the [[Cahiers du cinéma's Annual Top 10 Lists|best film of the 2010s]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Matt |date=2019-12-06 |title=Cahiers du Cinema Says Twin Peaks Is the Decade's Best Movie |url=https://collider.com/twin-peaks-the-return-best-movie-2010s-cahiers-du-cinema/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 18, 2021 |title=The 100 greatest TV series of the 21st Century |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20211015-the-100-greatest-tv-series-of-the-21st-century |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019074309/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20211015-the-100-greatest-tv-series-of-the-21st-century |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/twin_peaks_the_return/s01 |title=Twin Peaks: The Return |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=November 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115202624/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/twin_peaks_the_return/s01 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Plot and series overview==
{{Main|List of Twin Peaks episodes}}
{{:List of Twin Peaks episodes}}

===Season 1===
[[File:Sheryl Lee.jpg|alt=|thumb|upright|Season one of ''Twin Peaks'' focuses on the mystery of who killed Laura Palmer, played by [[Sheryl Lee]], pictured in 1990.]]
In 1989, local logger [[Pete Martell]] discovers a naked corpse wrapped in plastic on the bank of a river outside the town of [[Twin Peaks, Washington]]. When [[Harry S. Truman (Twin Peaks)|Sheriff Harry S. Truman]], his deputies, and doctor [[List of Twin Peaks characters#Will Hayward|Will Hayward]] arrive, the body is identified as high school senior and [[homecoming queen]] [[Laura Palmer]]. A second girl, [[Ronette Pulaski]], is discovered as well, who is badly injured and [[fugue state|dissociative]] just across the state border.

FBI Special Agent [[Dale Cooper]] is called in to investigate. Cooper's initial examination of Laura's body reveals a tiny typed letter "R" inserted under her fingernail. At a town conference, Cooper informs the community that Laura's death matches the signature of a killer who murdered another girl in southwestern Washington the previous year, and that the evidence potentially indicates the killer being from Twin Peaks.

Through Laura's diaries, local law enforcement alongside Agent Cooper discover that she had been living a [[double life]]. She was cheating on her boyfriend, football captain [[Bobby Briggs]], with biker [[James Hurley (Twin Peaks)|James Hurley]], and prostituting herself with the help of truck driver [[Leo Johnson (Twin Peaks)|Leo Johnson]] and drug dealer [[Jacques Renault]]. Laura was also addicted to cocaine, which she obtained through coercing Bobby into doing business with Jacques.

Laura's father, attorney [[Leland Palmer]], suffers a [[nervous breakdown]] after her death. Her best friend [[Donna Hayward]] begins a relationship with James. With the help of Laura's cousin [[Maddy Ferguson]], Donna and James discover that Laura's psychiatrist, [[Dr. Lawrence Jacoby]], was obsessed with her, but he is proven innocent of the murder.

Hotelier [[Ben Horne]], the wealthiest man in Twin Peaks, plans to destroy the town's lumber mill along with its owner, [[Josie Packard]], and murder his lover, Josie's sister-in-law and Pete's wife [[Catherine Martell]], so he can purchase the land at a reduced price and complete a development project called Ghostwood. Horne's sultry, troubled daughter, [[Audrey Horne|Audrey]], becomes infatuated with Agent Cooper and spies on her father for clues in an effort to win Agent Cooper's affection.

Cooper has a dream in which he is approached by a one-armed otherworldly being who calls himself [[Mike (Twin Peaks)|MIKE]]. MIKE says that Laura's murderer is a similar entity, [[Killer BOB]], a feral, denim-clad man with long gray hair. Cooper finds himself decades older with Laura and [[The Man from Another Place|a dwarf in a red business suit]], who engages in coded dialogue with Cooper. The next morning, Cooper tells Truman that if they can decipher the dream, they can find out who murdered Laura.

Cooper and the sheriff's department find the one-armed man from Cooper's dream, a traveling shoe salesman named Phillip Gerard. Gerard knows a Bob, the veterinarian who treats Renault's pet bird. Cooper interprets these events to mean that Renault is the murderer, and with Truman's help, tracks Renault to One-Eyed Jack's, a brothel owned by Horne across the border in Canada. He lures Renault back onto U.S. soil to arrest him, but Renault is shot while trying to escape and is hospitalized.

Leland, learning that Renault has been arrested, sneaks into the hospital and smothers him to death. The same night, Horne orders Leo to burn down the lumber mill with Catherine trapped inside and has Leo gunned down by [[Hank Jennings]] to ensure Leo's silence. Cooper returns to his room following Renault's arrest and is shot by a masked gunman.

===Season 2===
[[File:Kyle MacLachlan.jpg|alt=|thumb|upright|After solving the murder of Laura Palmer, [[Kyle MacLachlan]]'s (pictured here in 1991) character of Dale Cooper stays in Twin Peaks to investigate further.]]
Lying hurt in his hotel room, Cooper has a vision in which a [[The Giant (Twin Peaks)|giant]] appears and reveals three clues: "There is a man in a smiling bag," "the owls are not what they seem," and "without chemicals, he points." He takes a gold ring off Cooper's finger and explains that when Cooper understands the three premonitions, his ring will be returned.

Leo Johnson survives his shooting but is left brain-damaged. Catherine Martell disappears, presumed killed in the mill fire. Leland Palmer, whose hair has turned white overnight, returns to work but behaves erratically. Cooper deduces that the "man in the smiling bag" is the corpse of Jacques Renault in a body bag.

MIKE is inhabiting the body of Phillip Gerard. His personality surfaces when Gerard forgoes the use of a certain drug. MIKE reveals that he and BOB once collaborated in killing humans and that BOB is similarly inhabiting a man in the town. Cooper and the sheriff's department use MIKE, in control of Gerard's body, to help find BOB ("without chemicals, he points").

Donna befriends an [[agoraphobia|agoraphobic]] orchid grower named Harold Smith whom Laura entrusted with her second, secret diary. Harold catches Donna and Maddy attempting to steal the diary from him and hangs himself in despair. Cooper and the sheriff's department take possession of Laura's secret diary and learn that BOB, a friend of her father's, had been sexually abusing her since childhood and she used drugs to cope. They initially suspect that the killer is Ben Horne and arrest him, but Leland Palmer is revealed to viewers to be BOB's host when he kills Maddy.

Cooper begins to doubt Horne's guilt, so he gathers all of his suspects in the belief that he will receive a sign to help him identify the killer. The Giant appears and confirms that Leland is BOB's host and Laura's and Maddy's killer, giving Cooper back his ring. Cooper and Truman take Leland into custody. In control of Leland's body, BOB admits to a string of murders, before forcing Leland to commit suicide. As Leland dies, he is freed of BOB's influence and begs for forgiveness. BOB's spirit disappears into the woods in the form of an owl and the lawmen wonder if he will reappear.

Cooper is set to leave Twin Peaks when he is framed for drug trafficking by [[Jean Renault]] and is suspended from the FBI. Renault holds Cooper responsible for the death of his brothers, Jacques and Bernard. Jean Renault is killed in a shootout with police, and Cooper is cleared of all charges.

[[Windom Earle]], Cooper's former mentor and FBI partner, escapes from a mental institution and comes to Twin Peaks. Cooper had previously been having an affair with Earle's wife, Caroline, while she was under his protection as a witness to a federal crime. Earle murdered Caroline and wounded Cooper. He now engages Cooper in a twisted game of [[chess]] during which Earle murders someone whenever a piece is captured.

Investigating BOB's origin and whereabouts with the help of Major Garland Briggs, Cooper learns of the existence of the White Lodge and the [[Black Lodge]], two extra-dimensional realms whose entrances are somewhere in the woods surrounding Twin Peaks.

Catherine returns to town disguised as a Japanese businessman, having survived the mill fire, and manipulates Ben Horne into signing the Ghostwood project over to her. Andrew Packard, Josie's husband, is revealed to be still alive while Josie Packard is revealed to be the person who shot Cooper at the end of the first season. Andrew forces Josie to confront his business rival and her tormentor from Hong Kong, the sinister Thomas Eckhardt. Josie kills Eckhardt, but she mysteriously dies when Truman and Cooper try to apprehend her.

Cooper falls in love with a new arrival in town, [[Annie Blackburn]]. Earle captures the brain-damaged Leo for use as a henchman and abandons his chess game with Cooper. When Annie wins the Miss Twin Peaks contest, Earle kidnaps her and takes her to the entrance to the Black Lodge, whose power he seeks to use for himself.

Through a series of clues Cooper discovers the entrance to the Black Lodge, which turns out to be the strange, red-curtained room from his dream. He is greeted by the Man From Another Place, the Giant, and Laura Palmer, who each give Cooper cryptic messages. Searching for Annie and Earle, Cooper encounters [[doppelgänger]]s of various people, including Maddy Ferguson and Leland Palmer. Cooper finds Earle, who demands Cooper's soul in exchange for Annie's life. Cooper agrees but BOB appears and takes Earle's soul for himself. BOB then turns to Cooper, who is chased through the lodge by a doppelgänger of himself.

Outside the lodge, Andrew Packard, Pete Martell and Audrey Horne are caught in an explosion at a bank vault, a trap laid by the dead Eckhardt.

Cooper and Annie reappear in the woods, both injured. Annie is taken to the hospital but Cooper recovers in his room at the Great Northern Hotel. It becomes clear that the "Cooper" who emerged from the Lodge is in fact his doppelgänger, under BOB's control. He smashes his head into a bathroom mirror and laughs maniacally.

===Season 3===
{{Main|Twin Peaks season 3}}
[[File:SDCC 2017 Twin Peaks 8.jpg|thumb|Kyle MacLachlan and [[Naomi Watts]] appear in the third season]]
25 years after the [[Episode 29 (Twin Peaks)|cliffhanger ending]] of season two,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Meslow |first1=Scott |title=How the Hell Did David Lynch Get Away With the Twin Peaks Finale? |url=https://www.gq.com/story/david-lynch-twin-peaks-finale |website=GQ |date=May 16, 2017 |access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref> Cooper remains trapped in the Black Lodge and prepares his return to the world. Cooper's doppelgänger lives in Cooper's place and works to prevent his own imminent return to the Black Lodge with the help of various associates. Meanwhile, the mysterious murder of a librarian in Buckhorn, [[South Dakota]] attracts the attention of Cole and his colleagues, while a message from the [[Log Lady]] ([[Catherine Coulson]]) leads members of the [[List of Twin Peaks characters#Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department|Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department]] to reopen investigations into the events surrounding the 1989 murder of Laura Palmer.

Season 3 of ''Twin Peaks'' was announced on October 6, 2014, as a [[Television show#Limited series|limited series]] that would air on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]. David Lynch and Mark Frost wrote all the episodes, and Lynch directed. Frost emphasized that the new episodes were not a remake or reboot, but a continuation of the series and film, and the passage of 25 years is an important element of the plot.<ref name="revival">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/twin-peaks-revival-to-air-on-showtime-in-2016-1201322329|title=Twin Peaks Revival to Air on Showtime in 2016|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|date=October 6, 2014|work=Variety|access-date=October 6, 2014|archive-date=December 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214070105/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/twin-peaks-revival-to-air-on-showtime-in-2016-1201322329/|url-status=live}}</ref> The third season is also known as ''Twin Peaks: The Return'' and ''Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series''.

Most of the original cast returns, including [[Kyle MacLachlan]], [[Mädchen Amick]], [[Sherilyn Fenn]], [[Sheryl Lee]], [[Ray Wise]], and several others. Additions include [[Jeremy Davies]], [[Laura Dern]], [[Robert Forster]], [[Tim Roth]], [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]], [[Amanda Seyfried]], [[Matthew Lillard]], and [[Naomi Watts]].<ref name="officialcast">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/twin-peaks-full-cast-david-lynch-showtime-series-1201743122/ |title='Twin Peaks': Here Is the Full Cast Of David Lynch's Showtime Reboot |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=April 25, 2016 |access-date=April 26, 2016 |archive-date=April 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425232427/http://deadline.com/2016/04/twin-peaks-full-cast-david-lynch-showtime-series-1201743122/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{Main|List of Twin Peaks characters}}

===Main cast===
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* [[Kyle MacLachlan]] as Special Agent [[Dale Cooper]], an FBI agent assigned to investigate the murder of Laura Palmer
* [[Michael Ontkean]] as Sheriff [[Harry S. Truman (Twin Peaks)|Harry S. Truman]], the local sheriff (seasons 1–2)
* [[Mädchen Amick]] as [[Shelly Johnson (Twin Peaks)|Shelly Johnson]], a young diner waitress in an abusive marriage
* [[Dana Ashbrook]] as Bobby Briggs, Laura's boyfriend
* [[Richard Beymer]] as [[Benjamin Horne]], a local businessman who owns the Great Northern Hotel
* [[Lara Flynn Boyle]] as [[Donna Hayward]], Laura's best friend (seasons 1–2)
* [[Sherilyn Fenn]] as [[Audrey Horne]], Benjamin's daughter and classmate of Laura
* [[Warren Frost]] as Dr. Will Hayward, Donna's father and the town physician
* [[Peggy Lipton]] as Norma Jennings, owner of the Double R diner
* [[James Marshall (actor)|James Marshall]] as James Hurley, a classmate and friend of Laura and Donna
* [[Everett McGill]] as Ed Hurley, James' uncle and friend of Sheriff Truman
* [[Jack Nance]] as Pete Martell, husband of Catherine Martell (seasons 1–2)
* [[Ray Wise]] as [[Leland Palmer]], Laura's father and Horne's lawyer
* [[Joan Chen]] as Jocelyn "Josie" Packard, Catherine's sister-in-law and owner of the lucrative Twin Peaks mill (seasons 1–2)
* [[Piper Laurie]] as Catherine Martell, Josie's sister-in-law and a businesswoman (seasons 1–2)
* [[Kimmy Robertson]] as Lucy Moran, the sheriff station secretary
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===Secondary cast===
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* [[Eric Da Re]] as Leo Johnson, Shelly's husband and a trucker who often has run-ins with the law. (seasons 1–2)
* [[Harry Goaz]] as Deputy Sheriff Andy Brennan, a naive deputy
* [[Michael Horse]] as Deputy Sheriff [[Tommy 'Hawk' Hill]], an expert tracker
* [[Sheryl Lee]] as [[Laura Palmer]] and [[Maddy Ferguson|Madeleine "Maddy" Ferguson]], two identical cousins. Laura, a popular and beloved Twin Peaks resident, is killed, and her death brings Maddy to town.
* [[Russ Tamblyn]] as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby, the town psychiatrist
* [[Kenneth Welsh]] as [[Windom Earle]], Agent Cooper's former partner at the Bureau (season 2)
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===Recurring cast===
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* [[Wendy Robie]] as Nadine Hurley, Big Ed's wife
* [[Don S. Davis|Don Davis]] as Major Garland Briggs, Bobby's father who is involved in classified Air Force experiments (seasons 1–2)
* [[Chris Mulkey]] as Hank Jennings, Norma's husband out on parole (seasons 1–2)
* [[Gary Hershberger]] as Mike Nelson, a friend of Bobby's
* [[Grace Zabriskie]] as Sarah Palmer, Laura's mother
* [[Catherine E. Coulson]] as [[Log Lady|Margaret Lanterman / "The Log Lady"]], a mysterious resident of the town who always carries a log around
* [[Ian Buchanan]] as Dick Tremayne, a menswear salesman wooing Lucy (season 2)
* [[Mary Jo Deschanel]] as Eileen Hayward, Donna's mother (seasons 1–2)
* [[Frank Silva]] as [[Killer BOB]], a suspect in Laura's murder
* [[Al Strobel]] as Phillip Michael Gerard / [[Mike (Twin Peaks)|MIKE]] / "The One-Armed Man", a shoe salesman
* [[David Patrick Kelly]] as Jerry Horne, Ben's brother and business partner
* [[Miguel Ferrer]] as Special Agent Albert Rosenfield, a Bureau agent who frequently assists Agent Cooper
* [[John Boylan (American actor)|John Boylan]] as Mayor Dwayne Milford, the town's mayor (seasons 1–2)
* [[Victoria Catlin]] as Blackie O'Reilly, the madam of One-Eyed Jacks (seasons 1–2)
* [[Charlotte Stewart]] as Betty Briggs, Bobby's mother
* [[David Lynch]] as Bureau Chief Gordon Cole, the local Bureau Chief who comes to Twin Peaks to assist in Laura's case
* [[Heather Graham]] as Annie Blackburn, Norma's sister (season 2)
* [[Robyn Lively]] as Lana Budding Milford, town vixen and later Dougie Milford's wife and the Mayor's girlfriend (season 2)
* [[Dan O'Herlihy]] as Andrew Packard, Josie's husband and Catherine's brother (season 2)
* [[Billy Zane]] as John Justice Wheeler, a young business partner of Benjamin Horne (season 2)
* [[Don Amendolia]] as Emory Battis, an employee of Benjamin Horne (seasons 1–2)
* [[James Booth]] as Ernie Niles, Norma's stepfather (season 2)
* [[Michael Parks]] as Jean Renault, a Canadian criminal involved with One-Eyed Jacks (season 2)
* [[Carel Struycken]] as [[The Giant (Twin Peaks)|The Giant]], a mysterious entity who gives Agent Cooper clues to find Laura's killer (seasons 2–3)
* [[Phoebe Augustine]] as Ronette Pulaski, Laura's classmate who survived the attack on them both
* Robert Davenport (pilot only) and [[Robert Bauer (actor)|Robert Bauer]] as Johnny Horne, Audrey's brother who has special needs
* [[Lenny Von Dohlen]] as Harold Smith, a local shut-in who was involved with Laura (season 2)
* [[Hank Worden]] as The Elderly Room Service Waiter, a Great Northern employee who unwittingly aids Cooper in his investigation (season 2)
* [[Michael J. Anderson]] as [[The Man from Another Place]], a mysterious entity who appears in Cooper's dreams in the Red Room, alongside Laura
* [[Jan D'Arcy]] as Sylvia Horne, Audrey's mother and Ben's wife
* [[David Duchovny]] as DEA Agent Denise Bryson, a transgender DEA agent who assists Cooper (seasons 2–3)
* [[Tony Jay]] as Dougie Milford, the Mayor's brother and Lana's husband (season 2)
* [[Walter Olkewicz]] as Jacques Renault, Jean Renault's brother who is a suspect in Laura's death
* [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]] as Thomas Eckhardt, a businessman involved with Josie and the mill (season 2)
* [[Annette McCarthy]] as Evelyn Marsh, a woman whom James meets while traveling out of town (season 2)
* [[Jessica Wallenfels]] as [[Harriet Hayward]], Donna's sister (seasons 1–2)
* [[Alicia Witt]] as [[Gersten Hayward]], Donna's sister (seasons 2–3)
* [[Andrea Hays]] as Heidi, waitress at the Double R Diner 
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==Production==

===Development===
In the 1980s, [[Mark Frost]] worked for three years as a writer for the television police drama ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' (1981–1987), which featured a large cast and extended story lines.<ref name="woodward"/> Following his success with ''[[The Elephant Man (1980 film)|The Elephant Man]]'' (1980) and ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' (1986), [[David Lynch]] was hired by a [[Warner Bros.]] executive to direct a film about the life of [[Marilyn Monroe]] named ''Venus Descending'', based on the best-selling book ''Goddess''. Lynch recalls being "sort of interested. I loved the idea of this woman in trouble, but I didn't know if I liked it being a real story."<ref name="rodley">{{cite book |last=Rodley |first=Chris |title=Lynch on Lynch |publisher=[[Faber and Faber]] |isbn=0-571-19548-2 |year=1997}}</ref> 

Lynch and Frost first worked together on the ''Goddess'' screenplay, and although the project was dropped by Warner Bros., they became good friends. They went on to work as writer and director for ''One Saliva Bubble'', a film with [[Steve Martin]] attached to star, but it was never made either. Lynch's agent, Tony Krantz, encouraged him to do a television show. Lynch said: "Tony I don't want to do a TV show."<ref name="Origins">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGd6lnYTTY8 |title=David Lynch In Conversation |publisher=[[Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane|QAGOMA]] |date=June 15, 2015 |website=YouTube |time=27:30 |access-date=February 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228024600/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGd6lnYTTY8 |url-status=live}}</ref> 

He took Lynch to Nibblers restaurant in Los Angeles and said: "You should do a show about real life in America—your vision of America the same way you demonstrated it in ''Blue Velvet''." Lynch got an "idea of a small-town thing", and though he and Frost were not keen on it, they decided to humor Krantz. Frost wanted to tell "a sort of [[Dickensian]] story about multiple lives in a contained area that could sort of go perpetually". Originally, the show was to be titled ''North Dakota'' and set in the  [[Geography of North Dakota#Great Plains|Plains region]] of [[North Dakota]].<ref name="inside twin peaks">{{cite web |url=http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/news/inside-twin-peaks-mark-frost/ |title=Inside Twin Peaks: Mark Frost Interview Live After Episode 9 Aired In 1990 (Video) |publisher=WelcomeToTwinPeaks.com |date=October 11, 2014 |access-date=October 19, 2014 |archive-date=October 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019142347/http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/news/inside-twin-peaks-mark-frost/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

After Frost, Krantz, and Lynch rented a screening room in [[Beverly Hills]] and screened ''[[Peyton Place (film)|Peyton Place]]'', they decided to develop the town before its inhabitants.<ref name="woodward">{{cite news |last=Woodward |first=Richard B. |title=When ''Blue Velvet'' Meets ''Hill Street Blues'' |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 8, 1990 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/08/arts/television-when-blue-velvet-meets-hill-street-blues.html |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102025251/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/08/arts/television-when-blue-velvet-meets-hill-street-blues.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="patterson">{{cite magazine |last1=Patterson |first1=Troy |last2=Jensen |first2=Jeff |title=Our Town |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=Spring 2000 |url=http://www.twin-peaks.fr/articles/serie/ewspecial.html |access-date=January 16, 2011 |archive-date=December 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226033354/http://twin-peaks.fr/articles/serie/ewspecial.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the lack of forests and mountains in North Dakota, the title was changed from ''North Dakota'' to ''Northwest Passage'' (the title of the pilot episode), and the location to the [[Pacific Northwest]], specifically [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref name="inside twin peaks"/><ref name="patterson" /> They then drew a map and decided that there would be a lumber mill in the town.<ref name="woodward" /> Then they came up with an image of a body washing up on the shore of a lake.<ref name="woodward" /><ref name="chion">{{cite book |last=Chion |first=Michel |title=David Lynch |page=100 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |year=1995}}</ref> 

Lynch remembers: "We knew where everything was located and that helped us determine the prevailing atmosphere and what might happen there."<ref name="chion" /> Frost remembers that he and Lynch came up with the notion of the [[girl next door]] leading a "desperate double life" that would end in murder.<ref name="patterson" /> The idea was inspired, in part, by the unsolved 1908 murder of Hazel Irene Drew in [[Sand Lake, New York]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/hazels-brutal-murder-was-all-but-forgotten-until-she-inspired-twin-peaks/2017/05/10/b0d064a4-31dd-11e7-8674-437ddb6e813e_story.html |title=Hazel's brutal murder was all but forgotten. Until she inspired 'Twin Peaks' |first1=David |last1=Bushman |first2=Mark |last2=Givens |date=May 11, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 12, 2017 |archive-date=May 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512123836/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/hazels-brutal-murder-was-all-but-forgotten-until-she-inspired-twin-peaks/2017/05/10/b0d064a4-31dd-11e7-8674-437ddb6e813e_story.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Lynch and Frost pitched the idea to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] during the [[1988 Writers Guild of America strike]]<ref name="fuller">{{cite news |last=Fuller |first=Graham |title=A Town Like Malice: Maverick Director David Lynch had made a bizarre soap opera for American television |work=[[The Independent]] |date=November 24, 1989}}</ref> in a ten-minute meeting with the network's drama head, Chad Hoffman, with nothing more than this image and a concept.<ref name="chion" /> According to the director, the mystery of who killed Laura Palmer was initially going to be in the foreground, but would recede gradually as viewers got to know the other townsfolk and the problems they were having.<ref name="chion" /> Lynch and Frost wanted to mix a police investigation with a soap opera.<ref name="chion" /> ABC liked the idea and asked Lynch and Frost to write a screenplay for the pilot episode. They had been talking about the project for three months and wrote the screenplay in 10 days.<ref name="woodward2">{{cite news |last=Woodward |first=Richard B. |title=A Dark Lens on America |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 14, 1990 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/14/magazine/a-dark-lens-on-america.html |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=June 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604135046/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/14/magazine/a-dark-lens-on-america.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Frost wrote more verbal characters, like Benjamin Horne, while Lynch was responsible for Agent Cooper. According to Lynch, "He says a lot of the things I say."<ref name="woodward" />

ABC Entertainment President [[Brandon Stoddard]] ordered the two-hour pilot for a possible [[1989–90 United States network television schedule|fall 1989 series]]. He left the position in March 1989 as Lynch went into production.<ref name="jerome2">{{cite magazine |last=Jerome |first=Jim |title=The Triumph of ''Twin Peaks'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 6, 1990 |url=http://www.thecityofabsurdity.com/twinpeaks/tparticle9.html |access-date=January 16, 2011 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716230129/http://www.thecityofabsurdity.com/twinpeaks/tparticle9.html |url-status=live}}</ref> They filmed the pilot for $4&nbsp;million with an agreement with ABC that they would shoot an additional "ending" to it so that it could be sold directly to video in Europe as a [[feature film]] if the TV show was not picked up.<ref name="patterson" /> ABC's [[Bob Iger]] and his creative team took over, saw the [[dailies]], and met with Frost and Lynch to get the [[Story arc|arc]] of the stories and characters.<ref name="jerome2" /> 

Although Iger liked the pilot, he had difficulty persuading the rest of the network executives. Iger suggested showing it to a more diverse, younger group, who liked it, and the executive subsequently convinced ABC to buy seven episodes at $1.1&nbsp;million apiece.<ref name="fuller" /> Some executives figured that the show would never get on the air or that it might run as a seven-hour mini-series,<ref name="Ferris">{{cite web |last=Ferris |first=Glen |title=20 Years of ''Twin Peaks'': Mark Frost Interview |work=Screenrush |date=February 26, 2010 |url=http://www.screenrush.co.uk/news/films/news-18495321/ |access-date=July 23, 2010 |archive-date=November 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130132831/http://www.screenrush.co.uk/news/films/news-18495321 |url-status=live}}</ref> but Iger planned to schedule it for the spring. The final showdown occurred during a bi-coastal conference call between Iger and a room full of New York executives; Iger won, and ''Twin Peaks'' was on the air.<ref name="chion" />

Each episode took a week to shoot, and after directing the second episode, Lynch went off to complete ''[[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild at Heart]]'', while Frost wrote the remaining segments.<ref name="jerome2" /> [[Standards and Practices]] had an issue with a scene from the first season: an extreme close-up in the pilot of Cooper's hand as he slid tweezers under Laura's fingernail and removed a tiny "R". They wanted the scene to be shorter because it made them uncomfortable, but Frost and Lynch refused, and the scene remained.<ref name="jerome2" />

===Casting===
[[File:Piper Laurie 1990.jpg|alt=|thumb|upright|Veteran film actress [[Piper Laurie]] (pictured here in 1990) helped cement the ''Twin Peaks'' cast.]]
''Twin Peaks'' features members of a loose ensemble of Lynch's favorite character actors, including [[Jack Nance]], [[Kyle MacLachlan]], [[Grace Zabriskie]], and [[Everett McGill]]. [[Isabella Rossellini]], who had worked with Lynch on ''Blue Velvet'', was originally cast as Giovanna Packard, but she dropped out of the production before shooting began on the pilot episode.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/844979/25-facts-about-twin-peaks-that-might-surprise-you |title=25 Facts About Twin Peaks That Might Surprise You |website=E! News |first=Tierney |last=Bricker |date=April 21, 2017 |access-date=April 1, 2020 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809183500/https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/844979/25-facts-about-twin-peaks-that-might-surprise-you |url-status=live}}</ref> The character was then reconceived as [[Josie Packard]], of [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] ethnicity, and the role given to actress [[Joan Chen]].<ref name="secrets from another place">{{cite video |date=October 30, 2007 |title=Twin Peaks&nbsp;– The Definitive Gold Box Edition, "Secrets from Another Place" featurette |medium=DVD |publisher=Paramount Home Video}}</ref> The cast includes several actors who rose to fame in the 1950s and 1960s, including 1950s film stars [[Richard Beymer]], [[Piper Laurie]], and [[Russ Tamblyn]]. Other veteran actors included British actor [[James Booth]] (''[[Zulu (1964 film)|Zulu]]''), former ''[[The Mod Squad]]'' star [[Peggy Lipton]], and [[Michael Ontkean]], who co-starred in the 1970s crime drama ''[[The Rookies]]''. Kyle MacLachlan was cast as Agent [[Dale Cooper]]. Stage actor [[Warren Frost]] was cast as Dr.&nbsp;Will Hayward.

Due to budget constraints, Lynch intended to cast a local girl from [[Seattle]] as Laura Palmer, reportedly "just to play a dead girl".<ref name="rodley" /> The local girl ended up being [[Sheryl Lee]]. Lynch stated: "But no one—not Mark, me, anyone—had any idea that she could act, or that she was going to be so powerful just being dead."<ref name="rodley" /> And then, while Lynch shot the home movie that James takes of Donna and Laura, he realized that Lee had something special. "She did do another scene—the video with Donna on the picnic—and it was that scene that did it."<ref name="rodley" /> As a result, Sheryl Lee became a semi-regular addition to the cast, appearing in [[Flashback (narrative)|flashbacks]] as Laura, and portraying another, recurring character: Maddy Ferguson, Laura's similar-looking cousin.

The character of Phillip Gerard's appearance in the pilot episode was originally intended to be only a "kind of homage to ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]''. The only thing he was gonna do was be in this elevator and walk out", according to David Lynch.<ref name="rodley" /> However, when Lynch wrote the "Fire walk with me" speech, he imagined [[Al Strobel]], who played Gerard, reciting it in the basement of the Twin Peaks hospital—a scene that appeared in the European version of the pilot episode, and surfaced later in Agent Cooper's dream sequence. Gerard's full name, Phillip Michael Gerard, is also a reference to Lieutenant Phillip Gerard, a character in ''The Fugitive''.

Lynch met [[Michael J. Anderson]] in 1987. After seeing him in a short film, Lynch wanted to cast the actor in the title role in ''[[Ronnie Rocket]]'', but that project failed to get made.

Richard Beymer was cast as [[Ben Horne]] because he had known [[Johanna Ray]], Lynch's casting director. Lynch was familiar with Beymer's work in the 1961 film ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'' and was surprised that Beymer was available for the role.<ref>This was also the first project to reunite Beymer and Russ Tamblyn since ''West Side Story'', in which Tamblyn played the character of Riff. "Secrets from Another Place", a featurette in the ''Twin Peaks Definitive Gold Box Edition'' DVD release of October 2007.</ref>

[[Set dresser]] [[Frank Silva]] was cast as the mysterious "Bob". Lynch himself recalls that the idea originated when he overheard Silva moving furniture around in the bedroom set, and then heard a woman warning Silva not to block himself in by moving furniture in front of the door. Lynch was struck with an image of Silva in the room. When he learned that Silva was an actor, he filmed two panning shots, one with Silva at the base of the bed, and one without; he did not yet know how he would use this material.<ref>{{cite book |first=David |last=Lynch |title=Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity |url=https://archive.org/details/catchingbigfishm00lync |url-access=registration |publisher=[[Tarcher]] |date=December 28, 2006 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/catchingbigfishm00lync/page/77 77–78] |isbn=9781585425402}}</ref>

Later that day, during the filming of Sarah Palmer having a vision, the camera operator told Lynch that the shot was ruined because "Frank [Silva] was reflected in the mirror." Lynch comments: "Things like this happen and make you start dreaming. And one thing leads to another, and if you let it, a whole other thing opens up."<ref>{{cite book |first=David |last=Lynch |title=Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity |url=https://archive.org/details/catchingbigfishm00lync |url-access=registration |publisher=[[Tarcher]] |date=December 28, 2006 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/catchingbigfishm00lync/page/77 77–78] |isbn=9781585425402}}</ref> Lynch used the panning shot of Silva in the bedroom, and the shot featuring Silva's reflection, in the closing scenes of the European version of the pilot episode. Silva's reflection in the mirror can also be glimpsed during the scene of Sarah's vision at the end of the original pilot, but it is less clear. A close-up of Silva in the bedroom later became a significant image in episodes of the TV series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-29-greatest-twin-peaks-moments/there-s-bob |title=The 29 Greatest Twin Peaks Moments |work=Total Film |first=Nathan |last=Ditum |date=March 22, 2010 |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-date=October 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017105622/http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-29-greatest-twin-peaks-moments/there-s-bob |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Music===
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{{Listen|filename=Twin Peaks Theme.ogg|title="Twin Peaks Theme"|format=[[Ogg]]|description=A 30 second sample of [[Angelo Badalamenti]]'s ''Twin Peaks'' theme}}
The score for ''Twin Peaks'' has received acclaim; ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that it "still marks the summit of TV soundtracks".<ref name=g/> In fall 1989, composer [[Angelo Badalamenti]] and Lynch created the score for the show. In 20&nbsp;minutes they produced the signature theme for the series. Badalamenti called it the "Love Theme from ''Twin Peaks''". Lynch told him: "You just wrote 75% of the score. It's the mood of the whole piece. It is ''Twin Peaks''."<ref name="givens">{{cite magazine |last=Givens |first=Ron |title=Creative Contrasts: Making Moody Music |url=https://ew.com/article/1990/04/06/music-twin-peaks/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 6, 1990 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831215023/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317090,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> 

While creating the score, Lynch often described the moods or emotions he wanted the music to evoke, and Badalamenti began to play the piano. In the scenes dominated by young men, they are accompanied by music that Badalamenti called [[Cool Jazz]]. The characters' masculinity was enhanced by finger-snapping, "cocktail-lounge [[electric piano]], pulsing [[Bass instrument|bass]], and lightly brushed [[percussion]]."<ref name="givens" /> A handful of the motifs were borrowed from [[Julee Cruise]]'s 1989 album ''[[Floating into the Night]]'', which was written in large part by Badalamenti and Lynch and was released in 1989. This album also serves as the soundtrack to another Lynch project, ''[[Industrial Symphony No. 1]]'', a live Cruise performance also featuring Michael J. Anderson.

An instrumental version of the song "[[Falling (Julee Cruise song)|Falling]]" became the theme to the show, and the songs "[[Rockin' Back Inside My Heart]]", "The Nightingale", "The World Spins", and "Into the Night" (found in their full versions on the album) were all, except the last, used as Cruise's roadhouse performances during the show's run. The lyrics for all five songs were written by Lynch.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r4879 |title=Floating into the Night – Julee Cruise |website=AllMusic |access-date=January 16, 2011 |archive-date=December 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228024601/https://www.allmusic.com/album/floating-into-the-night-mw0000205932 |url-status=live}}</ref> A second volume of the soundtrack was released on October 30, 2007, to coincide with the Definitive Gold Box DVD set.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GD3ILI/ |title=Twin Peaks: Season Two Music And More |website=Amazon |access-date=January 16, 2011 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319174555/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GD3ILI/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2011, Lynch began releasing ''[[The Twin Peaks Archive]]'' – a collection of previously unavailable tracks from the series and the film via his website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/music/new-songs-photos-davidlynch-com/ |title=New Twin Peaks Songs & Photos At DavidLynch.com |publisher=WelcomeToTwinPeaks.com |date=April 6, 2011 |access-date=June 10, 2011 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325133458/http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/music/new-songs-photos-davidlynch-com/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://davidlynch.com/ |title=David Lynch Music Company |publisher=DavidLynch.com |access-date=June 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304011109/http://davidlynch.com/ |archive-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref> As of February 8, 2024, the site is no longer active and it appears there is no way to legally obtain the bundle of all files previously offered for sale.

===Filming locations===
[[File:Snoqualmie Falls in June 2008.JPG|thumb|[[Snoqualmie Falls]], June 2008]]
Agent Cooper states, in the pilot episode, that Twin Peaks is "five miles south of the [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]], and twelve miles west of the state line." This places it in the [[Salmo-Priest Wilderness]]. Lynch and Frost started their location search in [[Snoqualmie, Washington]], on the recommendation of a friend of Frost. They found all of the locations that they had written into the pilot episode.<ref name="patterson" /> 

The towns of Snoqualmie, [[North Bend, Washington|North Bend]] and [[Fall City, Washington|Fall City]] – which became the primary filming locations for stock ''Twin Peaks'' exterior footage – are about an hour's drive from the town of [[Roslyn, Washington]], the town used for the series ''[[Northern Exposure]]''. Many exterior scenes were filmed in wooded areas of [[Malibu, California]].<ref name="secrets from another place"/> Most of the interior scenes were shot on standing sets in a [[San Fernando Valley]] warehouse.

The soap opera [[Film-within-a-film|show-within-the-show]] ''Invitation to Love'' was not shot on a studio set, but in the [[Ennis House]], an architectural landmark designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]] in the [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] area of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kcet.org/shows/classic_cool_theater/web-extras/a-short-history-of-the-ennis-house-in-geek-culture.html |title=A Short History of the Ennis House in Geek Culture |publisher=KCET |first=Drew |last=Mackie |date=October 29, 2012 |access-date=October 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015093358/http://www.kcet.org/shows/classic_cool_theater/web-extras/a-short-history-of-the-ennis-house-in-geek-culture.html |archive-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref>

===Filming===
Mark Frost and David Lynch made use of repeating and sometimes mysterious motifs such as trees, especially fir and pines, [[coffee and doughnuts]], cherry pie, owls, logs, ducks, water, fire — and numerous embedded references to other films and TV shows.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ott |first=Brian L. |title=The Small Screen: How Television Equips Us to Live in the Information Age |publisher=[[Wiley-Blackwell]] |year=2007 |page=68}}</ref>

During the filming of the scene in which Cooper first examines Laura's body, a malfunctioning fluorescent lamp above the table flickered constantly, but Lynch decided not to replace it, since he liked the disconcerting effect that it created.<ref name="secrets from another place"/>

Cooper's dream at the end of the third episode, which became a driving plot point in the series's first season and ultimately held the key to the identity of Laura's murderer, was never scripted. The idea came to Lynch one afternoon after touching the side of a hot car left out in the sun: "I was leaning against a car—the front of me was leaning against this very warm car. My hands were on the roof and the metal was very hot. The [[Black Lodge|Red Room]] scene leapt into my mind. 'Little Mike' was there, and he was speaking backwards... For the rest of the night I thought only about the Red Room."<ref name="rodley" /> 

The footage was originally shot along with the pilot, to be used as the conclusion were it to be released as a feature film. When the series was picked up, Lynch decided to incorporate some of the footage; in the fourth episode, Cooper, narrating the dream, outlines the shot footage which Lynch did not incorporate, such as Mike shooting Bob and the fact that he is 25 years older when he meets Laura Palmer's spirit.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

==Response==
Before the one-and-a-half-hour pilot premiered on TV, a screening was held at the Museum of Broadcasting in Hollywood.<ref name="roush">{{cite journal |last=Roush |first=Matt |title=High Hopes for ''Twin Peaks'' |journal=[[USA Today]] |date=April 6, 1990}}</ref> Media analyst and advertising executive Paul Schulman said: "I don't think it has a chance of succeeding. It is not commercial, it is radically different from what we as viewers are accustomed to seeing, there's no one in the show to root for."<ref name="roush" /> The show's Thursday night time slot had not been a good one for soap operas, as both ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' and its short-lived spin-off ''[[The Colbys]]'' did poorly.<ref name="roush" /> ''Twin Peaks'' was also up against the hugely successful sitcom ''[[Cheers]]''.

Initially, the show received a positive response from TV critics. [[Tom Shales]], in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', wrote: "''Twin Peaks'' disorients you in ways that small-screen productions seldom attempt. It's a pleasurable sensation, the floor dropping out and leaving one dangling."<ref name="shale">{{cite news |last=Shale |first=Tom |title=Troubling, Transcendent ''Twin Peaks'' |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=April 8, 1990}}</ref> In ''[[The New York Times]]'', John J.&nbsp;O'Connor wrote: "''Twin Peaks'' is not a send-up of the form. Mr.&nbsp;Lynch clearly savors the standard ingredients&nbsp;... but then the director adds his own peculiar touches, small passing details that suddenly, and often hilariously, thrust the commonplace out of kilter."<ref name="oconnor">{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=John J. |title=A Skewed Vision of a Small Town in ''Twin Peaks'' |journal=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 6, 1990 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/06/arts/tv-weekend-a-skewed-vision-of-a-small-town-in-twin-peaks.html?scp=32&sq=%22Twin+Peaks%22&st=nyt |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515112716/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/06/arts/tv-weekend-a-skewed-vision-of-a-small-town-in-twin-peaks.html?scp=32&sq=%22Twin+Peaks%22&st=nyt |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the show an "A+" rating, and Ken Tucker wrote: "Plot is irrelevant; moments are everything. Lynch and Frost have mastered a way to make a weekly series endlessly interesting."<ref name="tucker">{{cite magazine |last=Tucker |first=Ken |title=''Twin Peaks'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 26, 1990 |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20196441,00.html |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114000132/https://ew.com/article/1990/10/26/twin-peaks/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Richard Zoglin]] in ''Time'' magazine said that it "may be the most hauntingly original work ever done for American TV".<ref name="worrell">{{cite magazine |title=Like Nothing On Earth |magazine=Time |date=April 9, 1990 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,154191,00.html |access-date=May 7, 2017 |archive-date=June 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621043821/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,154191,00.html |url-status=dead|author-last1=Zoglin|author-first1=Richard}}</ref>

The two-hour pilot was the highest-rated movie for the 1989–90 season with a 22 rating and was viewed by 33% of the audience.<ref name="bickelhaupt">{{cite journal |last=Bickelhaupt |first=Susan |title=''Twin Peaks'' vs. ''Cheers'' |journal=[[Boston Globe]] |date=April 12, 1990}}</ref> In its first broadcast as a regular one-hour drama series, ''Twin Peaks'' scored ABC's highest ratings in four years in its 9:00&nbsp;pm Thursday time slot.<ref name="carter">{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |title=''Twin Peaks'' May Provide a Ratings Edge for ABC |journal=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 16, 1990 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/16/business/the-media-business-twin-peaks-may-provide-a-ratings-edge-for-abc.html?scp=36&sq=%22Twin+Peaks%22&st=nyt |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515111535/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/16/business/the-media-business-twin-peaks-may-provide-a-ratings-edge-for-abc.html?scp=36&sq=%22Twin+Peaks%22&st=nyt |url-status=live}}</ref> The show also reduced NBC's ''Cheers''{{'}}s ratings. ''Twin Peaks'' had a 16.2 rating, with each point equaling 921,000 homes with TVs.<ref name="carter" /> The episode added new viewers because of what ABC's senior vice-president of research, Alan Wurtzel, called "the water cooler syndrome", in which people talk about the series the next day at work.<ref name="carter" />

The show's third episode lost 14% of the audience that had tuned in a week before.<ref name="carter2">{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |title=''Twin Peaks'' Clouded By Decline in Viewers |journal=The New York Times |date=April 28, 1990 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/28/business/twin-peaks-clouded-by-decline-in-viewers.html?scp=43&sq=%22Twin+Peaks%22&st=nyt |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515105938/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/28/business/twin-peaks-clouded-by-decline-in-viewers.html?scp=43&sq=%22Twin+Peaks%22&st=nyt |url-status=live}}</ref> That audience had dropped 30% from the show's first appearance on Thursday night. This was a result of competing against ''Cheers'', which appealed to the same demographic that watched ''Twin Peaks''. A production executive from the show spoke of being frustrated with the network's scheduling of the show. "The show is being banged around on Thursday night. If ABC had put it on Wednesday night it could have built on its initial success. ABC has put the show at risk."<ref name="carter2" />

In response, the network aired the first-season finale on a Wednesday night at 10:00&nbsp;pm instead of its usual 9:00&nbsp;pm Thursday slot.<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news |title=''Twin Peaks'' Finale To Be on a New Night |journal=The New York Times |date=May 2, 1990 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/02/arts/twin-peaks-finale-to-be-on-a-new-night.html? |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515094611/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/02/arts/twin-peaks-finale-to-be-on-a-new-night.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The show achieved its best ratings since its third week on the air with a 12.6 and a 22 share of the audience.<ref name="carter4">{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |title=ABC Last in "Sweep" Rating Despite ''Twin Peaks'' Finale |journal=The New York Times |date=May 25, 1990 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/25/arts/abc-last-in-sweep-rating-despite-twin-peaks-finale.html? |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515084451/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/25/arts/abc-last-in-sweep-rating-despite-twin-peaks-finale.html |url-status=live}}</ref> On May 22, 1990, it was announced that ''Twin Peaks'' would be renewed for a second season.<ref name="carter3">{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |title=''Twin Peaks'' Is Renewed on ABC |journal=The New York Times |date=May 22, 1990 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/22/arts/twin-peaks-is-renewed-on-abc.html? |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515100631/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/22/arts/twin-peaks-is-renewed-on-abc.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In the first and second season, the search for Laura Palmer's killer served as the engine for the plot and captured the public's imagination, although the creators admitted that this was largely a [[MacGuffin]]. Each episode was really about the interactions between the townsfolk.<ref name="fuller" /> The unique and often bizarre personalities of each citizen formed a web of minutiae that ran contrary to the town's quaint appearance. Adding to the surreal atmosphere was the recurrence of Dale Cooper's dreams, in which the FBI agent is given clues to Laura's murder in a supernatural realm that may or may not be of his imagination. The first season contained only eight episodes, including the two-hour pilot episode. It was considered technically and artistically revolutionary for television at the time and geared toward reaching the standards of film.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lyons |first1=Siobhan |title=Between Two Worlds: Twin Peaks and the Film/Television Divide |journal=Open Library of Humanities |date=April 5, 2017 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.16995/olh.89 |issn=2056-6700 |doi-access=free|hdl=10453/125726 |hdl-access=free}}</ref>

Critics have noted that ''Twin Peaks'' began the trend of accomplished [[cinematography]] now commonplace in today's television dramas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/return-to-twin-peaks-a-tv-landmark-20-years-later/ |title='Twin Peaks' revisited: 'Maybe we shouldn't have solved the mystery' |work=Los Angeles Times |first=Michael |last=Giltz |date=August 23, 2010 |access-date=February 8, 2013 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615124426/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/return-to-twin-peaks-a-tv-landmark-20-years-later/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Lynch and Frost maintained tight control over the first season and served as [[showrunner]]s, handpicking all of the directors, including some whom Lynch had known from his days at the [[American Film Institute]] (e.g., [[Caleb Deschanel]] and [[Tim Hunter (director)|Tim Hunter]]) and some referred to him by those he knew personally. Lynch and Frost's control lessened in the second season as the two became less involved with the series, corresponding with what is generally regarded as a decrease in the show's quality once the identity of Laura Palmer's murderer was revealed. 

While Frost and Lynch technically remained showrunners after "[[Episode 14 (Twin Peaks)|Episode 14]]", the episode in which the killer's identity was revealed, Lynch had little creative control over the direction of the series from that point forward other than [[Episode 29 (Twin Peaks)|the season finale]]. Frost became less involved after "[[Episode 16 (Twin Peaks)|Episode 16]]" and became more involved again with "Episode 26" onwards. After "Episode 14", series producers [[Harley Peyton]] and [[Robert Engels]] served as additional showrunners along with Frost and Lynch.

The aforementioned "water cooler effect" put pressure on the show's creators to solve the mystery. Although they claimed to have known from the series' inception the identity of Laura's murderer,<ref name="secrets from another place"/> Lynch never wanted to solve the murder, while Frost felt that they had an obligation to the audience to solve it. This created tension between the two men.<ref name="patterson" />

Its ambitious style, paranormal undertones, and engaging murder mystery made ''Twin Peaks'' an unexpected hit. Its characters, particularly MacLachlan's Dale Cooper, were unorthodox for a supposed crime drama, as was Cooper's method of interpreting his dreams to solve the crime. During its first season, the show's popularity reached its zenith, and elements of the program seeped into mainstream popular culture, prompting parodies, including one in the [[Saturday Night Live (season 16)|16th-season]] premiere of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', hosted by MacLachlan.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Leerhsen |first=Charles |title=The Cult of 'Twin Peaks' |journal=[[Newsweek]] |date=May 7, 1990 |url=http://www.lynchnet.com/tp/articles/newsweekmay7.html |access-date=January 16, 2011 |archive-date=December 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220080231/http://lynchnet.com/tp/articles/newsweekmay7.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Critical acclaim===
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Twin Peaks}}
[[File:David Lynch at the 1990 Emmy Awards.jpg|thumb|right|upright|David Lynch at the [[42nd Primetime Emmy Awards]] on September 16, 1990, where ''Twin Peaks'' was nominated for fourteen awards. He was nominated for directing and co-writing the [[Pilot (Twin Peaks)|pilot episode]].]]

{{Television critical response
| rotten_tomatoes1 = 91% (118 reviews)
| metacritic1      = 96 (17 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes2 = 65% (175 reviews)
| metacritic2      = 95 (2 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes3 = 94% (460 reviews)
| metacritic3      = 83 (45 reviews)
}}
For its first season, ''Twin Peaks'' received fourteen nominations at the [[42nd Primetime Emmy Awards]], for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]], [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] (Kyle MacLachlan), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] (Piper Laurie), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] ([[Sherilyn Fenn]]), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]] (David Lynch), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series]] (David Lynch and Mark Frost), Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Harley Peyton), 
[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series|Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series]] ([[Patricia Norris]] and Leslie Morales), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music|Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]] (Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)]] (Angelo Badalamenti), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics|Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics]] (Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch), and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series]].<ref name="emmys"/>

Out of its fourteen nominations, it won for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series|Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama or Comedy Series]] (Patricia Norris) and Outstanding Editing for a Series – [[Single-camera setup|Single Camera]] Production.<ref name="emmys">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/twin-peaks |title=Twin Peaks |website=Emmys.com |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015105555/http://www.emmys.com/shows/twin-peaks |url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the first season received a 91 percent approval rating with an average score of 8.95 out of 10 based on 118 reviews, with a critics consensus of: "''Twin Peaks'' plays with TV conventions to deliver a beguiling – and unsettling – blend of seemingly disparate genres, adding up to an offbeat drama with a distinctly unique appeal."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/twin_peaks/s01 |title=Twin Peaks: Season 1 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006160051/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/twin_peaks/s01 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]] scored the season 96 out of 100 based on 17 reviews.<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/twin-peaks/season-1 |title=Twin Peaks: Season 1 |website=Metacritic |access-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006160434/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/twin-peaks/season-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

For its second season, it received four nominations at the [[43rd Primetime Emmy Awards]], for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Kyle MacLachlan), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Piper Laurie), Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series]].<ref name="emmys"/> On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season received a 65 percent approval rating with an average score of 7.65 out of 10 based on 175 reviews, with a critics consensus of: "''Twin Peaks'' answers its central question with diminishing returns while struggling to establish worthy new mysteries, but there are enough mesmeric flourishes to keep devotees dreaming of what lies in the Red Room."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/twin_peaks/s02 |title=Twin Peaks: Season 2 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007122353/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/twin_peaks/s02 |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the [[48th Golden Globe Awards]], it won for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama|Best Television Series – Drama]], Kyle MacLachlan won for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Drama]], Piper Laurie won for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV]]; while Sherilyn Fenn was nominated in the same category as Laurie.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://goldenglobes.com/tv-show/twin-peaks/ |title=Twin Peaks |website=Golden Globes |access-date=January 15, 2025 |archive-date=January 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117124052/https://goldenglobes.com/tv-show/twin-peaks/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The pilot episode was ranked 25th on ''[[TV Guide]]''{{'}}s 1997 [[100 Greatest Episodes of All Time]].<ref>{{cite journal |year=1997 |title=Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time |journal=[[TV Guide]] |issue=June 28 – July 4}}</ref> It placed 49th on ''Entertainment Weekly''{{'s}} "New TV Classics" list.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The New Classics: TV|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/06/18/new-classics-tv/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=February 21, 2012|date=June 18, 2007|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020093840/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20207339%2C00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 and 2007, ''Twin Peaks'' was ranked 20th and 24th on ''TV Guide''{{'}}s Top Cult Shows Ever,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/twin-peaks-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-tvs-strangest-series-30645855.html|title=Twin Peaks: 10 things you didn't know about TV's strangest series|work=Irish Independent|first=Darragh|last=McManus|date=July 10, 2014|access-date=October 9, 2014|archive-date=October 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008043846/http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/twin-peaks-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-tvs-strangest-series-30645855.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/top-cult-shows-40239.aspx|title=TV Guide Names the Top Cult Shows Ever|work=TV Guide|date=June 29, 2007|access-date=July 11, 2011|archive-date=August 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812080754/http://www.tvguide.com/news/top-cult-shows-40239.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 2002, it was ranked 45th of the "[[TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time|Top 50 Television Programs of All Time]]" by the same guide.<ref name="tvguide">{{cite news |last=Cosgrove-Mather |first=Bootie |title=''TV Guide'' Names Top 50 Shows |work=[[CBS News]] |date=April 26, 2002 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tv-guide-names-top-50-shows/ |access-date=October 30, 2007 |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904061715/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/26/entertainment/main507388.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, UK broadcaster [[Channel 4]] ranked ''Twin Peaks'' 9th on their list of the "50 Greatest TV Dramas".<ref name="Matthewman">{{cite web |last=Matthewman |first=Scott |date=March 6, 2007 |url=http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/2007/03/the-50-greatest-tv-dramas/ |title=The 50 greatest TV dramas |work=The Stage |access-date=October 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611060852/http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/2007/03/the-50-greatest-tv-dramas/ |archive-date=June 11, 2008}}</ref> In 2007, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' included the show on their list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All-Time".<ref name="Time 100">{{cite magazine |url=http://entertainment.time.com/2007/09/06/the-100-best-tv-shows-of-all-time/slide/twin-peaks-2/ |title=The 100 Best TV Shows of All-''TIME'' |first=James |last=Poniewozik |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=March 4, 2010 |date=September 6, 2007 |archive-date=October 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022130316/http://entertainment.time.com/2007/09/06/the-100-best-tv-shows-of-all-time/slide/twin-peaks-2/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' listed ''Twin Peaks'' as the 24th best TV show in their list of "The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/50greatesttv/default.asp?tv=24 |title=Empire Features |work=Empire |access-date=November 1, 2010 |archive-date=November 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105061606/http://www.empireonline.com/50greatesttv/default.asp?tv=24 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, ''Entertainment Weekly'' listed the show at no.&nbsp;12 in the "25 Best Cult TV Shows from the Past 25 Years", saying: "The show itself was only fitfully brilliant and ultimately unfulfilling, but the cult lives, fueled by nostalgia for the extraordinary pop phenomenon it inspired, for its significance to the medium (behold the big bang of auteur TV!), and for a sensuous strangeness that possesses you and never lets you go."<ref name="25 best"/> The series has been nominated for the [[TCA Heritage Award]] six consecutive years since 2010, winning the award in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/empire-and-transparent-top-2015-tca-award-nominations-31st-annual-awards-twin-peaks-up-for-heritage-award-20150604 |title='Empire' and 'Transparent' Top 2015 TCA Award Nominations, 'Twin Peaks' Up for Heritage Award |first=Ben |last=Travers |work=Indiewire |date=June 4, 2015 |access-date=June 5, 2015 |archive-date=June 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608033946/http://www.indiewire.com/article/empire-and-transparent-top-2015-tca-award-nominations-31st-annual-awards-twin-peaks-up-for-heritage-award-20150604 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Longeretta |first=Emily |date=2024-07-13 |title='Shogun' and 'Hacks' Dominate TCA Awards, Andre Braugher and 'Twin Peaks' Receive Top Honors: Full Winners List |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/tca-awards-winners-2024-full-list-1236066776/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713023427/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/tca-awards-winners-2024-full-list-1236066776/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was ranked 20th on ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'}}s list of Hollywood's 100 Favorite TV Shows.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-tv-shows-ever-top-819499 |title=Hollywood's 100 Favorite TV Shows |date=September 16, 2015 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=September 29, 2016 |archive-date=September 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919022923/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-tv-shows-ever-top-819499 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Declining ratings===
[[File:HeatherGrahamByDimitriSarantis2011.jpg|thumb|upright|As the series' ratings started to decline, the producers added [[Heather Graham]] (seen here in 2011) to the cast.]]

With the resolution of ''Twin Peaks''{{'}} main drawing point (Laura Palmer's murder) in the middle of the second season, and with subsequent story lines becoming more obscure and drawn out, public interest began to wane. This discontent, coupled with ABC changing its timeslot on a number of occasions, led to a huge drop in the show's [[Nielsen ratings|ratings]] after being one of the most watched television programs in the United States in 1990. Due to the [[Gulf War]], ''Twin Peaks'' was moved from its usual time slot "for six weeks out of eight" in early 1991, according to Frost, preventing the show from maintaining audience interest.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWQ76qthtwE |title=TMRS: Mark Frost (Twin Peaks) Interview on WFDU (part 1 of 3) |publisher=YouTube |date=January 21, 2012 |access-date=January 9, 2013 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114000153/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWQ76qthtwE |url-status=live}}</ref> A week after the season's 15th episode placed 85th in the ratings out of 89 shows, ABC put ''Twin Peaks'' on indefinite [[hiatus (television)|hiatus]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/16/arts/twin-peaks-canceled-as-a-saturday-regular.html |title=''Twin Peaks'' Canceled As a Saturday Regular |work=The New York Times |date=February 16, 1991 |access-date=January 30, 2011 |archive-date=December 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209030810/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/16/arts/twin-peaks-canceled-as-a-saturday-regular.html |url-status=live}}</ref> a move that usually leads to cancellation.<ref name="lavery">{{cite book |title=Full of Secrets: Critical Approaches to ''Twin Peaks'' |editor-first=David |editor-last=Lavery |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1995 |isbn=978-0-8143-2506-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m6mjuWXrqb8C |access-date=January 30, 2011 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032847/http://books.google.com/books?id=m6mjuWXrqb8C |url-status=live}}</ref>

An organized letter-writing campaign, dubbed COOP (Citizens Opposed to the Offing of ''Peaks''), attempted to save the show from cancellation.<ref name="lynchnet">{{cite magazine |last=Harris |first=Mark |title=Saturday Night Dead |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 8, 1991 |url=http://www.lynchnet.com/tp/articles/ewmar1991.html |access-date=April 13, 2008 |archive-date=March 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310041447/http://www.lynchnet.com/tp/articles/ewmar1991.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The campaign was partly successful, as the season returned to airing on Thursday nights for four weeks from late March. The series then went on another hiatus, before the final two episodes of the season aired back-to-back on June&nbsp;10.

According to Frost, the main storyline after the resolution of Laura Palmer's murder was planned to be the second strongest element from the first season that audiences responded to: the relationship between Agent Cooper and Audrey Horne. Frost explained that Lara Flynn Boyle, who was romantically involved with Kyle MacLachlan at the time, had effectively vetoed the Audrey–Cooper relationship, forcing the writers to come up with alternative storylines to fill the gap.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lSMjfK6hNU |title=TMRS: Mark Frost (Twin Peaks) Interview on WFDU (part 2 of 3) |publisher=YouTube |date=January 21, 2012 |access-date=January 9, 2013 |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724210730/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lSMjfK6hNU |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCz1U1VGK8o |title=TMRS: Mark Frost (Twin Peaks) Interview on WFDU (part 3 of 3) |publisher=YouTube |date=January 21, 2012 |access-date=January 9, 2013 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114000157/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCz1U1VGK8o |url-status=live}}</ref> Sherilyn Fenn corroborated this claim in a 2014 interview, stating: "[Boyle] was mad that my character was getting more attention, so then Kyle started saying that his character shouldn't be with my character because it doesn't look good, 'cause I'm too young... I was not happy about it. It was stupid."<ref name="Sherilyn Fenn AV Club Interview">{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/sherilyn-fenn-talks-david-lynch-and-how-twin-peaks-200898 |title=Sherilyn Fenn talks David Lynch and how Twin Peaks should have ended |work=The A.V. Club |first=Will |last=Harris |date=January 22, 2014 |access-date=January 22, 2014 |archive-date=January 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122074412/http://www.avclub.com/article/sherilyn-fenn-talks-david-lynch-and-how-twin-peaks-200898 |url-status=live}}</ref> 

This meant the artificial extension of secondary storylines, such as James Hurley and Evelyn Marsh, to fill in the space. After ratings began to decline, Agent Cooper was given a new love interest, Annie Blackburn ([[Heather Graham]]), to replace the writers' intended romance between him and Audrey Horne.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/twin-peaks-donna-hayward-lara-flynn-boyle/ |title='Twin Peaks': Where's Donna? Lara Flynn Boyle's Odd History With the Show |website=The Wrap |first=Carli |last=Velocci |date=May 21, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627002858/https://www.thewrap.com/twin-peaks-donna-hayward-lara-flynn-boyle/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/01/twin-peaks-star-sherilyn-fenn-talks-the-shows-ending-her-character-audreys-ties-to-mulholland-drive-89880/ |title='Twin Peaks' Star Sherilyn Fenn Talks The Show's Ending & Her Character Audrey's Ties To 'Mulholland Drive' |website=IndieWire |first=Charlie |last=Schmidlin |date=January 23, 2014 |access-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627220415/https://www.indiewire.com/2014/01/twin-peaks-star-sherilyn-fenn-talks-the-shows-ending-her-character-audreys-ties-to-mulholland-drive-89880/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Despite ending on a deliberate audience-baiting cliffhanger, the series finale did not sufficiently boost interest, and the show was not renewed for a [[Twin Peaks season 3|third season]], leaving the cliffhanger unresolved.

Lynch expressed his regret at having resolved the Laura Palmer murder, saying that he and Frost had never intended for the series to answer the question until the very end of the series, after many seasons, and that doing so "killed [[The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs|the goose that laid the golden egg]]." Lynch blamed network pressure for the decision to resolve the Palmer storyline prematurely.<ref name="jensen">{{cite magazine |last=Jensen |first=Jeff |title=David Lynch: Climbing the ''Peaks'' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 26, 2007 |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/10/26/david-lynch-talks-twin-peaks/ |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=November 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130082324/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20154190,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Frost agreed, noting that people at the network had wanted the killer to be revealed by the end of season one.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCz1U1VGK8o |title=Mark Frost Interview on WFDU |work=Part 3 |date=January 21, 2012 |access-date=January 9, 2013 |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724151544/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCz1U1VGK8o |url-status=live}}</ref> Their statements were corroborated by former ABC executive [[Bob Iger]] in his 2019 memoir, ''[[The Ride of a Lifetime]]'', where he wrote that after ABC pushed for the killer to be revealed prematurely, there was an immediate decrease in the show's quality.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Aidan |date=July 16, 2023 |title=When Bob Iger Ruined Season 2 of 'Twin Peaks' |url=https://collider.com/twin-peaks-season-2-bad-bob-iger/ |access-date=April 30, 2024 |website=Collider |language=en |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430022453/https://collider.com/twin-peaks-season-2-bad-bob-iger/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Twin-Peaks-The-Definitive-Gold-Box-Edition-2700.html |title=Twin Peaks: The Definitive Gold Box Edition DVD Review |last=Rich |first=Katey |work=Cinema Blend |access-date=January 16, 2011 |archive-date=January 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108012841/http://cinemablend.com/dvds/Twin-Peaks-The-Definitive-Gold-Box-Edition-2700.html |url-status=dead|date=November 9, 2007}}</ref>

Looking back, Frost has admitted that he wished he and Lynch had "worked out a smoother transition" between storylines and that the Laura Palmer story was a "tough act to follow".<ref name="Ferris" /> Regarding the second season, Frost felt that "perhaps the storytelling wasn't quite as taut or as fraught with emotion."<ref name="Ferris" />

===Prequel film===
{{Main|Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me|Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces}}
The 1992 film ''Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', serves as a [[prequel]] to the television series. It tells of the investigation into the murder of [[Teresa Banks]], and the last seven days in the life of Laura Palmer. David Lynch and most of the television cast returned for the film, with the notable exceptions of Lara Flynn Boyle, who declined to return as Donna Hayward and was replaced by [[Moira Kelly]], and Sherilyn Fenn due to scheduling conflicts. Kyle MacLachlan returned reluctantly as he wanted to avoid typecasting at the time. As a result, his presence in the film is smaller than originally planned. Lynch shot about five hours of footage that was cut down to two hours and fourteen minutes. The cut footage, which included scenes with characters from the show's original run who were not in the film, was arranged into a 2014 compilation film, ''Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces''.<ref name="blu-ray">{{cite magazine |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/05/15/twin-peaks-blu-ray-box-set/ |title='Twin Peaks': Watch 'Fire Walk With Me' lost scenes before entire series hits Blu-ray – EXCLUSIVE |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 15, 2014 |archive-date=May 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516015919/http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/05/15/twin-peaks-blu-ray-box-set/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 15, 2014}}</ref>

''Fire Walk with Me'' polarized critics upon its release, especially in comparison to the widespread acclaim of the series. The film was nominated for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[1992 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philipcoppens.com/twinpeaks.html|title=''Twin Peaks''|website=philipcoppens.com|author-link=Philip Coppens (author)|first=Philip|last=Coppens|access-date=May 9, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907224831/http://www.philipcoppens.com/twinpeaks.html|archive-date=September 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me/ |title=Twin Peaks – Fire Walk with Me (1992) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=January 16, 2011 |archive-date=April 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426191740/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It grossed US$1.8&nbsp;million in 691 theaters on its opening weekend, and went on to gross a total of $4.2&nbsp;million in North America.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' |work=Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=twinpeaksfirewalkwithme.htm |access-date=April 3, 2007 |archive-date=March 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310173424/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=twinpeaksfirewalkwithme.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The film has developed a [[cult following]] over time and been positively reevaluated in the 21st century,<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me/ |title=Twin Peaks – Fire Walk with Me (1992) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-date=April 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426191740/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Kermode, Mark">{{cite web |last=Kermode |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Kermode |date=February 8, 2007 |title=David Lynch |work=[[The Guardian|guardian.co.uk]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/feb/08/davidlynch |access-date=August 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyshootpictures.com/lynchdavid.php |title=David Lynch's Acclaimed Films |publisher=They Shoot Pictures, Don't They |access-date=November 6, 2016 |archive-date=January 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115104548/http://www.theyshootpictures.com/lynchdavid.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> and it is now widely regarded as one of Lynch's major works and one of the greatest films of the 1990s.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/11153925/Fire-Walk-With-Me-the-film-that-almost-killed-Twin-Peaks.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/11153925/Fire-Walk-With-Me-the-film-that-almost-killed-Twin-Peaks.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Fire Walk With Me: the film that almost killed Twin Peaks |last=Collin |first=Robbie |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=October 13, 2014 |access-date=November 6, 2016}}{{cbignore}} "''Fire Walk With Me'' was ''Twin Peaks''{{'}} missing head, and perhaps the cinemagoers of 1992 weren't quite prepared to find it in the fridge, beside the fruit juice. But time has passed, and its brilliance is gradually coming into focus, just as Lynch hoped it would."</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me-is-david-lynchs-masterpiece-6438367 |title=Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Is David Lynch's Masterpiece |last=Marsh |first=Calum |newspaper=The Village Voice |date=May 17, 2013 |access-date=December 2, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The release of the third season in 2017, which made many references to the film, led to additional renewed critical and scholarly interest.

==Influence==
{{Main|Cultural impact of David Lynch}}
While the series is not usually described as [[science fiction]], it has been noted to have been influential on that genre.<ref>{{cite book |last=Telotte |first=J. P. |author-link=Jay Telotte |chapter-url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-55695-0_9 |title=Return to Twin Peaks: New Approaches to Materiality, Theory, and Genre on Television |date=2016 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan US |isbn=978-1-137-55695-0 |editor-last=Weinstock |editor-first=Jeffrey Andrew |place=New York |pages=161–174 |language=en |chapter=Complementary Verses: The Science Fiction of Twin Peaks |doi=10.1007/978-1-137-55695-0_9 |access-date=July 22, 2021 |editor2-last=Spooner |editor2-first=Catherine}}</ref>

In 2018, the mayors of Snoqualmie and North Bend, which were both used for filming the series, declared Twin Peaks Day to be held on February 24. That was in recognition of the date mentioned in the first episode of the series.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Yang |first=Rachel |date=February 24, 2020 |title=Kyle MacLachlan celebrates Twin Peaks Day by joining TikTok and recreating Agent Cooper's first scene |url=https://ew.com/tv/2020/02/24/kyle-maclachlan-twin-peaks-day-tiktok/ |access-date=May 29, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530112241/https://ew.com/tv/2020/02/24/kyle-maclachlan-twin-peaks-day-tiktok/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Craighead |first=Callie |date=February 24, 2021 |title=Feb. 24 is 'Twin Peaks' Day. Celebrate with coffee, cherry pie, road trip to Snoqualmie, Washington |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/travel/article/Twin-Peaks-day-Snoqualmie-filming-sites-road-trip-15973265.php |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522185149/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/travel/article/Twin-Peaks-day-Snoqualmie-filming-sites-road-trip-15973265.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Television industry ===
Writing for ''[[The Atlantic]]'' in 2016, Mike Mariani wrote that "It would be tough to look at the roster of television shows any given season without finding several that owe a creative debt to ''Twin Peaks''," stating that "Lynch's manipulation of the [[uncanny]], his surreal non-sequiturs, his [[black humor]], and his trademark ominous tracking shots can be felt in a variety of contemporary hit shows."<ref name="atl3">{{cite web |last1=Mariani |first1=Mike |date=January 23, 2016 |title=The Remarkable Influence of David Lynch |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/01/david-lynch-influence/425094/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316024244/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/01/david-lynch-influence/425094/ |archive-date=March 16, 2017 |access-date=March 15, 2017 |website=The Atlantic}}</ref> 

''[[The X-Files]]'' notably takes major inspiration from ''Twin Peaks'', especially in execution of atmosphere and attempts to blend comedic moments and horror. [[David Duchovny]] appeared as Denise Bryson in ''Twin Peaks'' prior to his role as [[Fox Mulder]] on ''The X-Files''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/19/arts/television-radio-the-x-files-finds-the-truth-its-time-is-past.html |title=Television/Radio; 'The X-Files' Finds the Truth: Its Time Is Past |first=Joyce |last=Millman |date=May 19, 2002 |access-date=July 9, 2009 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928072631/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/19/arts/television-radio-the-x-files-finds-the-truth-its-time-is-past.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In an interview celebrating the third season, [[David Chase]], the creator of ''[[The Sopranos]],'' stated that "Anybody making one-hour drama[s] today who says he wasn't influenced by David Lynch is lying."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dockterman |first=Eliana |date=May 11, 2017 |title=Creators of Lost, Fargo, The Sopranos and Other Shows on How Twin Peaks Influenced Them |url=https://time.com/4769270/twin-peaks-lost-fargo-sopranos/ |access-date=April 23, 2024 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424014844/https://time.com/4769270/twin-peaks-lost-fargo-sopranos/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, the television series ''[[Psych]]'' paid tribute to the series by reuniting some of the cast in the fifth-season episode "[[Dual Spires]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Moorhouse |first=Drusilla |date=December 1, 2010 |title=Psych's Delicious Tribute to Twin Peaks: This Must Be Where Pies Go When They Die |url=http://eonline.com/news/213650/psych-s-delicious-tribute-to-twin-peaks-this-must-be-where-pies-go-when-they-die |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018102136/http://www.eonline.com/news/213650/psych-s-delicious-tribute-to-twin-peaks-this-must-be-where-pies-go-when-they-die |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |access-date=October 10, 2014 |publisher=E! Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hale |first=Mike |date=November 30, 2010 |title=A Series Homage Lovingly Wrapped in Plastic |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/arts/television/01psych.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018091208/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/arts/television/01psych.html |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |access-date=October 10, 2014 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> 

[[Carlton Cuse]], the co-creator of ''[[Bates Motel (TV series)|Bates Motel]]'', cited ''Twin Peaks'' as a key inspiration for his series, stating, "We pretty much ripped off ''Twin Peaks.''" Cuse and [[Damon Lindelof]], who both co-produced ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', cited both ''Twin Peaks'' and David Lynch as a major influence on their work. Lindelof stated "There is no show in television history that had more impact on me than ''Twin Peaks.''"<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dockterman |first=Eliana |date=May 11, 2017 |title=Creators of Lost, Fargo, The Sopranos and Other Shows on How Twin Peaks Influenced Them |url=https://time.com/4769270/twin-peaks-lost-fargo-sopranos/ |access-date=April 23, 2024 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424014844/https://time.com/4769270/twin-peaks-lost-fargo-sopranos/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Noah Hawley]], creator of ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' and ''[[Legion (TV series)|Legion]]'', cited ''Twin Peaks'' as a major inspiration on his work, particularly ''Fargo''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawley |first=Noah |date=August 24, 2017 |title=Noah Hawley: How 'Twin Peaks' Influenced My Work |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/347321/noah-hawley-guest-column-fargo-legion-twin-peaks-david-lynch/ |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112084435/https://www.tvinsider.com/347321/noah-hawley-guest-column-fargo-legion-twin-peaks-david-lynch/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]], the creator of ''[[Riverdale (American TV series)|Riverdale]]'', remarked that "all roads on ''Riverdale'' lead back to ''Twin Peaks''" given its thematic similarities.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moylan |first=Brian |date=May 11, 2017 |title=Riverdale's Showrunner Talks Final Cliffhangers, Incest, and His Plans for Season Two |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/05/riverdale-finale-season-one-roberto-aguirre-sacasa-interview.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809223356/https://www.vulture.com/2017/05/riverdale-finale-season-one-roberto-aguirre-sacasa-interview.html |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |access-date=May 19, 2020 |website=Vulture}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Haithman |first=Diane |date=May 10, 2013 |title=Carlton Cuse On 'Bates Motel's Twin Peaks' & 'Psycho' Heritage |url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/carlton-cuse-at-bates-motel-panel-we-pretty-much-ripped-off-twin-peaks-496320/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607065706/http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/carlton-cuse-at-bates-motel-panel-we-pretty-much-ripped-off-twin-peaks/ |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |access-date=May 11, 2013 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> 

The TV series ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' has been cited by its creator, [[Donald Glover]], as being inspired by the show, labeling it as "''Twin Peaks'' with rappers."<ref>{{cite web |last=Cwik |first=Greg |date=January 16, 2024 |title=Donald Glover Wants Atlanta to Be 'Twin Peaks With Rappers' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/01/donald-glover-on-doing-twin-peaks-with-rappers.html |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Vulture |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330143247/https://www.vulture.com/2016/01/donald-glover-on-doing-twin-peaks-with-rappers.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, the animated series ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' repeatedly referenced the Black Lodge along with other elements of ''Twin Peaks'' throughout its run.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Weinstock, Spooner |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vnb-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA218 |title=Return To Twin Peaks |date=November 17, 2015 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1-137-56384-2 |pages=216–218 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114000131/https://books.google.com/books?id=vnb-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA218 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Critics have also noted similarities and borrowed elements from Lynch's ''Fire Walk with Me'' and ''Twin Peaks'' in [[Veena Sud]]'s American adaptation of ''[[The Killing (American TV series)|The Killing]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lyons |first=Margaret |date=April 25, 2011 |title=How The Killing Channeled Twin Peaks Last Night |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/04/the_killing_channeled_twin_pea.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200514/http://www.vulture.com/2011/04/the_killing_channeled_twin_pea.html |archive-date=January 2, 2014 |access-date=July 24, 2013 |journal=Vulture}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Patterson |first=Troy |date=April 1, 2011 |title=The Killing: A new crime show has some of that Twin Peaks flair |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2011/04/the_killing.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726110616/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2011/04/the_killing.html |archive-date=July 26, 2013 |access-date=July 24, 2013 |journal=Slate}}</ref>

=== Music ===
The show's score, helmed by Angelo Badalamenti, Julee Cruise, and David Lynch, was a notable influence for many genres of music, specifically [[dream pop]]. Cruise's compositions inspired the likes of [[Lana Del Rey]] and the score of the show was a direct inspiration for dream pop duo [[Beach House]], who have a history of paying homage to the show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2017 |title=The 'Twin Peaks' Sound Has Influenced Everyone From Kanye West to Beach House |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a55077/twin-peaks-music-influence/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |first=Michael |last=Tedder |website=Esquire |language=en-US |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203182702/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a55077/twin-peaks-music-influence/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=December 12, 2022 |title=Angelo Badalamenti, 'Twin Peaks' Composer Who Helped Popularize Dream Pop, Dead at 85 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/angelo-badalamenti-obituary-1234646151/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=June 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605170842/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/angelo-badalamenti-obituary-1234646151/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The show's legacy of honoring dream pop and [[indie rock]] compositions is observed in the third season, with its inclusion of performances from contemporaries such as [[Sharon Van Etten]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], and [[the Veils]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ivie |first=Devon |date=September 5, 2017 |title=Your Guide to All of the Bands in Twin Peaks |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/09/twin-peaks-band-guide.html |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref>

Bands like [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]] have penned songs in honor of the show like "[[Laura Palmer (song)|Laura Palmer]]", which was influenced by the "slightly weird, eerie" atmosphere of the show.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 18, 2013 |title=Bastille, 'Laura Palmer' – Song Stories |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Ypo1KIpTA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301045409/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Ypo1KIpTA |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=August 23, 2018 |work=[[NME]] |via=YouTube}}</ref> [[Xiu Xiu]] completed and released a 2017 tribute album titled ''[[Plays the Music of Twin Peaks]]'', where they performed several tracks from the show's main soundtrack and leaned into a more [[Experimental music|experimental]] sound.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/64014-xiu-xiu-announce-twin-peaks-covers-album-share-falling/ |title=Xiu Xiu Announce "Twin Peaks" Covers Album, Share "Falling" |website=Pitchfork |last=Pearce |first=Sheldon |date=March 9, 2016 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203094857/https://pitchfork.com/news/64014-xiu-xiu-announce-twin-peaks-covers-album-share-falling/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Video games ===
Twin Peaks has influenced a number of [[survival horror]] and [[psychological thriller]] video games, most notably games produced by [[Sam Lake]] at [[Remedy Entertainment]], such as the "''Remedy Connected Universe''" of games,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Derek |date=July 23, 2021 |title=Why Twin Peaks Inspires So Many Video Games |url=https://screenrant.com/twin-peaks-easter-eggs-secrets-ideas-video-games/ |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221082009/https://screenrant.com/twin-peaks-easter-eggs-secrets-ideas-video-games/ |url-status=live }}</Ref> which includes the ''[[Alan Wake]]'' series, and the game ''[[Control (video game)|Control]].''<ref name="AlanWake2">{{cite web |author=Reed, Kristan |date=May 31, 2005 |title=Alan Wake |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/i_alanwake_nextgen_may2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914215650/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/i_alanwake_nextgen_may2005 |archive-date=September 14, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2014 |work=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref> For ''[[Alan Wake II]]'', the developers took heavy inspiration specifically from the [[Twin Peaks season 3|third season]] of ''Twin Peaks.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2023 |title=Alan Wake 2 takes bold notes from Twin Peaks: The Return |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/alan-wake-2-hands-on-impressions/ |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=Digital Trends |language=en |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112075540/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/alan-wake-2-hands-on-impressions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Remedy-produced ''[[Max Payne]]'' series also takes inspiration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iwaniuk |first=Phil |date=October 11, 2017 |title=One of Max Payne's greatest moments is its own weird version of Twin Peaks. Did you watch Address Unknown? |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/one-of-max-paynes-greatest-moments-is-its-own-weird-version-of-twin-peaks-did-you-watch-address-unknown/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012203133/http://www.gamesradar.com/one-of-max-paynes-greatest-moments-is-its-own-weird-version-of-twin-peaks-did-you-watch-address-unknown/ |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |access-date=October 12, 2017 |website=[[GamesRadar]]}}</ref> Other games of the genre that take heavy inspiration include ''[[Deadly Premonition]]'',<ref name="Deadly2">{{cite web |author=Schilling, Chris |date=July 7, 2011 |title=The Cult of Deadly Premonition |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-07-the-cult-of-deadly-premonition-article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503221804/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-07-the-cult-of-deadly-premonition-article |archive-date=May 3, 2014 |access-date=November 13, 2014 |work=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref> and the ''[[Silent Hill (video game)|Silent Hill]]'' series.<ref name="SilentHill2">{{cite web |author=Kelly, Andy |date=April 29, 2014 |title=On The Level: Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2 |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/on-the-level-silent-hill-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113143316/http://www.pcgamer.com/on-the-level-silent-hill-2/ |archive-date=November 13, 2014 |access-date=November 13, 2014 |work=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref> 

''Twin Peaks'' served as an inspiration for the 1993 video game ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', with director [[Takashi Tezuka]] citing the series as the main factor for the creation of the "suspicious" characters that populate the game, as well as the mystery elements of the story.<ref name="suspicious2">{{cite web |date=January 2010 |title=Iwata Asks: The History of Handheld The Legend of Zelda Games – Make All the Characters Suspicious Types |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Spirit-Tracks/Iwata-Asks-Zelda-Handheld-History-/3-Make-All-Characters-Suspicious-Types/3-Make-All-Characters-Suspicious-Types-233845.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505041203/http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Spirit-Tracks/Iwata-Asks-Zelda-Handheld-History-/3-Make-All-Characters-Suspicious-Types/3-Make-All-Characters-Suspicious-Types-233845.html |archive-date=May 5, 2013 |access-date=January 13, 2011 |publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America Inc]]}}</ref> The 1998 [[open world]] [[adventure video game]] ''[[Mizzurna Falls]]'' was highly reminiscent and an homage to ''Twin Peaks''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haske |first=Steve |date=September 1, 2017 |title=What Made This Fan Translate an Obscure 1998 'Twin Peaks'-Inspired PS1 Game |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-made-this-fan-translate-an-obscure-1998-twin-peaks-inspired-ps1-game/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218142054/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ywwj5k/what-made-this-fan-translate-an-obscure-1998-twin-peaks-inspired-ps1-game |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |access-date=December 18, 2019 |website=Vice}}</ref> 

The Velvet Room featured in the ''[[Persona (video game series)|Persona]]'' video game series is inspired by the [[Black and White Lodges|Black Lodge]], and is also a reference to a previous Lynch film, ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]].''<ref name="PersonaDVD">{{cite book |title=Megami Ibunroku Persona Digital Collection: Persona World |publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]] |isbn=978-4-7572-0014-2 |pages=6–11 |date=1993 |language=ja}}</ref> Other games and video game series influenced by ''Twin Peaks'' include the ''[[Life Is Strange (video game)|Life Is Strange]]'' series,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Andy |date=April 12, 2016 |title=How Life is Strange channels Twin Peaks |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/how-life-is-strange-channels-twin-peaks/ |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=PC Gamer |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926181634/https://www.pcgamer.com/how-life-is-strange-channels-twin-peaks/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the indie games ''[[Disco Elysium]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Amato |first=Lee |date=2023-11-08 |title=Alan Wake 2 Isn't A Horror Game, It's A Twin Peaks Game |url=https://screenrant.com/alan-wake-2-twin-peaks-game-influence-references/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=November 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241128040301/https://screenrant.com/alan-wake-2-twin-peaks-game-influence-references/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Virginia (video game)|Virginia]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Adam |date=July 8, 2014 |title=A Mysterious State Of Mind: Virginia Interview |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-mysterious-state-of-mind-virginia-interview |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |language=en |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112082512/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-mysterious-state-of-mind-virginia-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Kentucky Route Zero]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gameological.com/2013/01/jake-elliott-writer-and-designer-of-kentucky-route-zero/ |title=Jake Elliott, writer and designer of Kentucky Route Zero |last=Smith |first=Ryan |work=The Gameological Society |publisher=[[The Onion|Onion Inc.]] |date=January 22, 2013|access-date=July 26, 2016 |quote=Tamas and I are always talking about David Lynch, and he's a huge influence on us as far as tone.|archive-date=September 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915215327/http://gameological.com/2013/01/jake-elliott-writer-and-designer-of-kentucky-route-zero/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Thimbleweed Park]]'',<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://grumpygamer.com/kickstarter |title=Please Join Us On Kickstarter |last=Gilbert |first=Ron |date=November 18, 2014 |website=Grumpy Gamer|access-date=May 26, 2016|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410072904/http://grumpygamer.com/kickstarter |archivedate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Puzzle Agent]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cubed3.com/news/15796 |title=Nelson Tethers Puzzle Agent on Wii No More |publisher=Cubed³ |date=June 23, 2011 |accessdate=August 15, 2011 | archive-date = June 29, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110629135108/http://www.cubed3.com/news/15796 | url-status = live}}</ref>

== Representation ==

Denise Bryson (David Duchovny) is a [[transgender]] FBI agent who is introduced in season two. When she is reintroduced to audiences in the third season, she has a conversation where Gordon Cole (David Lynch) informs Bryson that he told her [[transphobic]] colleagues to "fix their hearts or die."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vasquez |first=Zach |date=September 25, 2017 |title=Fix Your Heart or Die: The Startling Empathy of David Lynch |url=https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2017/09/25/fix-heart-die-startling-empathy-david-lynch/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=Bright Wall/Dark Room |language=en-US |archive-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504221307/https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2017/09/25/fix-heart-die-startling-empathy-david-lynch/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Over the years, this quote has been adopted by the [[LGBTQ+ community]], particularly those in the trans community, with Bryson becoming a cult icon for [[transgender women]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Samantha |date=May 5, 2017 |title=What Made Twin Peaks' Denise Such a Radical Trans Character on TV |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-made-twin-peaks-denise-such-a-radical-trans-character-on-tv |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=The Daily Beast |archive-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504221317/https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-made-twin-peaks-denise-such-a-radical-trans-character-on-tv |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coates |first=Lauren |date=August 17, 2020 |title=How Twin Peaks' Denise Bryson Was (and Wasn't) Ahead of Her Time |url=https://www.themarysue.com/twin-peaks-denise-bryson/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=The Mary Sue |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126173855/https://www.themarysue.com/twin-peaks-denise-bryson/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Through the run of ''Twin Peaks'', there is a limited cast of characters of color. Frank Guan of ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' stated that "Lynch's focus on archetypes and myths necessarily ties him to stereotype," specifically referring to the treatment of Black and Asian characters within Lynch's collected work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guan |first=Frank |date=September 12, 2017 |title=What Does David Lynch Have to Say About Race? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/09/david-lynch-racial-politics.html |access-date=April 25, 2024 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=November 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115152428/http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/david-lynch-racial-politics.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Yellowface]] is also present in season two with Catherine Martell (Piper Laurie) masquerading as a Japanese businessman named Mr. Tojamura for several episodes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Hanh |date=June 21, 2017 |title='Twin Peaks': Diane's Style Continues the Problematic Orientalism From the Original Series |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/twin-peaks-diane-asian-orientalism-stereotype-exoticism-1201844974/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US |archive-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504232721/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/twin-peaks-diane-asian-orientalism-stereotype-exoticism-1201844974/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The secret of Laurie's true "identity" of being Mr. Tojamura was a closely kept secret between her and Lynch on set.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Why Piper Laurie and Joan Chen weren't asked back to 'Twin Peaks' |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/03/piper-laurie-joan-chen-twin-peaks-revival/ |date=May 3, 2016 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Joey |last=Nolfi |archive-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504221904/https://ew.com/article/2016/05/03/piper-laurie-joan-chen-twin-peaks-revival/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Deputy Hawk ([[Michael Horse]]) is a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] deputy who functioned to be a "[[Stereotypes of Indigenous peoples of Canada and the United States|generic Native American]] tasked with ameliorating [[White guilt|settler guilt]]" through cryptic dialogue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bil |first=Geoff |date=December 20, 2010 |title=Tensions in the World of Moon: Twin Peaks, Indigeneity and Territoriality |website=Senses of Cinema |url=https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2016/twin-peaks/twin-peaks-indigeneity-territoriality/ |access-date=April 25, 2024 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425204126/https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2016/twin-peaks/twin-peaks-indigeneity-territoriality/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Merchandise==

===Home media===
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The series was released on [[VHS]] in a six-tape collection in April 1995. It did not include the original pilot episode.<ref>{{cite book |title=Twin Peaks: Episodes 1–29 [VHS] |asin = 6302914191}}</ref> The series was released on [[LaserDisc]] in a sixteen-disc set in 1991 in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/15665/ASLF-1029/Twin-Peaks:-Complete-Box|title=Twin Peaks Complete Box|date=December 25, 2001|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=February 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208084122/http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/15665/ASLF-1029/Twin-Peaks:-Complete-Box|url-status=live}}</ref> The same set was released in the United States across four different volumes from 1993 to 1994. Neither release contained the original pilot or ''Fire Walk with Me''.

In December 2001, the first season (episodes 1–7, minus the pilot) of ''Twin Peaks'' was released on [[DVD]] in [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] by [[Artisan Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Twin-Peaks/86 |title=Twin Peaks – Slight Delay & Press Release |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |first=Gord |last=Lacey |date=November 16, 2001 |access-date=October 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017005922/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Twin-Peaks/86 |archive-date=October 17, 2014}}</ref> The [[box set]] featured digitally remastered video and was noted for being the first TV series to have its audio track redone in [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/reviews/Twin-Peaks-1st-Season/580 |title=Twin Peaks – The 1st Season Review |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |first=Gord |last=Lacey |date=December 16, 2001 |access-date=October 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017010024/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/reviews/Twin-Peaks-1st-Season/580 |archive-date=October 17, 2014}}</ref>

The second-season release was postponed several times. The release was originally canceled in 2003 by Artisan due to low sales figures for the season&nbsp;1 DVD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Twin-Peaks/815 |title=Twin Peaks – Where is Twin Peaks Season 2? |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |first=Gord |last=Lacey |date=November 8, 2003 |access-date=October 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017005920/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Twin-Peaks/815 |archive-date=October 17, 2014}}</ref> In April 2007, the second season was released in the United States and Canada, via [[Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment]]/[[CBS DVD]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000M3439E |title=Twin Peaks: Season 2 |website=Amazon |date=April 3, 2007 |access-date=October 10, 2014 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114000159/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000M3439E |url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2007, the broadcast version of the pilot received a legitimate U.S. release as part of the ''Twin Peaks'' "Definitive Gold Box Edition". This set includes both U.S. original network broadcast and international versions of the pilot. The set includes all episodes from both seasons, deleted scenes for both seasons, and a feature-length retrospective documentary. ''Entertainment Weekly'' gave the box set a "B+" rating and wrote: "There are numerous fascinatingly frank mini-docs here, including interviews with many ''Peaks'' participants; together, they offer one of the best available portraits of how a TV hit can go off the rails."<ref name="tucker2">{{cite magazine |last=Tucker |first=Ken |title=Twin Peaks: The Definitive Gold Box Edition |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 26, 2007 |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/10/26/twin-peaks-definitive-gold-box-edition/ |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=January 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116061356/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20154221,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2014, it was announced that the [[Blu-ray]] box set containing the complete series of ''Twin Peaks'', the film ''Fire Walk With Me'', and ''The Missing Pieces'', 90 minutes of deleted scenes from the film, would be released in July 2014.<ref name="blu-ray" /> In December 2019, ''Twin Peaks: From Z to A'', a 21-disc limited edition Blu-ray box set was released, which includes all the television episodes, ''Fire Walk with Me'', ''The Missing Pieces'', previously released special features, six hours of new behind-the-scenes content, and [[4K resolution|4K]] versions of the original pilot and "[[Part 8 (Twin Peaks)|Part 8]]" of season 3. In October 2019, ''Twin Peaks: The Television Collection'' was released, a Blu-ray and DVD collection of every season, and all previously released special features.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/twin-peaks-box-set-release-date-details-artwork/ |title=Giant 'Twin Peaks' Limited Edition Box Set Announced; Includes All Three Seasons |website=Collider |first=Adam |last=Chitwood |date=August 21, 2019 |access-date=August 21, 2019 |archive-date=August 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821220818/http://collider.com/twin-peaks-box-set-release-date-details-artwork/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Books, audio and virtual reality===
{{Main|Twin Peaks books}}

During the show's second season, [[Pocket Books]] released three official tie-in books, each authored by the show's creators (or their family), which offer a wealth of backstory. ''[[The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer]]'', written by Lynch's daughter [[Jennifer Lynch]], is the diary as seen in the series and written by Laura, chronicling her thoughts from her twelfth birthday to the days leading up to her death. Frost's brother [[Scott Frost (writer)|Scott]] wrote ''The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes''. Kyle MacLachlan also recorded ''Diane: The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper'', which combined audio tracks from various episodes of the series with newly recorded monologues.<ref name="carter5">{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |title=Twin P's of ''Twin Peaks'': Production and Promotion |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 24, 1990 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/24/arts/twin-p-s-of-twin-peaks-production-and-promotion.html |access-date=March 10, 2010 |archive-date=November 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130070103/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/24/arts/twin-p-s-of-twin-peaks-production-and-promotion.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

''Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack'' is a [[LaserDisc]] that plays like an elaborate music video. The show's entire soundtrack album is played over silent video footage shot by a Japanese TV crew visiting the [[Snoqualmie, Washington]], locations where the series was shot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/11522/WPLP-9083/Twin-Peaks:-Visual-Soundtrack|title=Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack|date=October 7, 2002|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809170815/https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/11522/WPLP-9083/Twin-Peaks:-Visual-Soundtrack|url-status=live}}</ref>

Published in October 2016, ''[[The Secret History of Twin Peaks]]'', a novel by series co-creator Mark Frost, "places the unexplained phenomena that unfolded in Twin Peaks in a layered, wide-ranging history, beginning with the journals of [[Lewis and Clark]] and ending with the shocking events that closed the finale".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/news/the-secret-history-of-twin-peaks-book/ |title='"The Secret History of Twin Peaks" Book By Mark Frost Out October 18, 2016: Pre-Order Audio & Book |publisher=Welcome to Twin Peaks |date=February 18, 2016 |access-date=June 17, 2016 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114000132/https://welcometotwinpeaks.com/news/the-secret-history-of-twin-peaks-book/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/twin-peaks-book-to-reveal-tv-show-characters-fates/ |title='Twin Peaks' Book to Reveal TV Show Characters' Fates |publisher=The Wrap |first=Tim |last=Kenneally |date=October 16, 2014 |access-date=October 16, 2014 |archive-date=October 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017144257/http://www.thewrap.com/twin-peaks-book-to-reveal-tv-show-characters-fates/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2017, ''[[Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier]]'' was released. A follow-up to ''The Secret History of Twin Peaks'', it was also written by Frost. The novel fills in details of the 25 years between the second and third seasons, and expands on some of the mysteries raised in the new episodes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier – A Deep Dive Review and Analysis (Part 1) |url=https://25yearslatersite.com/2018/04/02/twin-peaks-the-final-dossier-a-deep-dive-review-and-analysis-part-1/ |website=25 Years Later Site |first=John |last=Bernardy |date=April 2, 2018 |access-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629155746/https://25yearslatersite.com/2018/04/02/twin-peaks-the-final-dossier-a-deep-dive-review-and-analysis-part-1/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2019, ''Twin Peaks VR'' was released, a [[virtual reality]] game developed by Collider Games and [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] in collaboration with David Lynch . Players can explore familiar locations while solving puzzles to help Special Agent Cooper and Gordon Cole. The game is available on [[Oculus Rift]], [[HTC Vive|Vive]] and [[Valve Index]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour The Black Lodge And Meet Bob In The TWIN PEAKS VR Experience |url=https://nerdist.com/article/twin-peaks-vr-experience-david-lynch-showtime-collider/ |website=Nerdist |first=Eric |last=Diaz |date=December 10, 2019 |access-date=June 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715070531/https://nerdist.com/article/twin-peaks-vr-experience-david-lynch-showtime-collider/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Future==
Since the third season ended in 2017, Lynch and Frost had expressed interest in making another season of ''Twin Peaks''.<ref name="lynchseason4">{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/if-we-see-twin-peaks-again-it-wont-be-for-at-least-fou-1811120952 |title=If we see Twin Peaks again, it won't be for at least four-and-a-half years |last=Hughes |first=William |work=The A.V. Club |date=September 14, 2017 |access-date=September 15, 2017 |archive-date=September 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916053145/https://www.avclub.com/if-we-see-twin-peaks-again-it-wont-be-for-at-least-fou-1811120952 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/10/twin-peaks-season-4-mark-frost-david-lynch-showtime-1201891106/ |title=Twin Peaks' Season 4: Mark Frost Is Considering Making New Episodes, Showtime 'Musing as Well' — Exclusive |last=O'Falt |first=Chris |work=IndieWire |date=October 26, 2017 |access-date=October 26, 2017 |archive-date=October 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026215205/http://www.indiewire.com/2017/10/twin-peaks-season-4-mark-frost-david-lynch-showtime-1201891106/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Lynch had been asked in several interviews if he would continue, once saying "I don't know, I have a box of ideas, and I'm working with producer [[Sabrina S. Sutherland]], kind of trying to go through and see if there's any gold in those boxes."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/twin-peaks-the-return-david-lynch-interview-showtime-emmys-news-1202407985/ |title=Encore: David Lynch Refuses To Explain 'Twin Peaks: The Return' — "Ideas Came, And This Is What They Presented" |website=Deadline |first=Damon |last=Wise |date=August 20, 2018 |access-date=October 3, 2019 |archive-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630011128/https://deadline.com/2018/08/twin-peaks-the-return-david-lynch-interview-showtime-emmys-news-1202407985/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Lynch said one more story was "calling to him" involving the character of Carrie Page.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/david-lynch-says-at-least-one-twin-peaks-story-is-still-calling-to-him |title=David Lynch says at least one Twin Peaks story is still 'calling' to him |newspaper=Syfy Wire |first=Matthew |last=Jackson |date=June 23, 2018 |access-date=October 3, 2019 |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190726/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/david-lynch-says-at-least-one-twin-peaks-story-is-still-calling-to-him |url-status=live}}</ref> In a [[r/IAmA|Reddit AMA]] in June 2020, star Kyle MacLachlan said Cooper was his "favorite role of all time" and that he would "absolutely" return to another season "without even seeing the script."<ref name="AMA">{{cite web |last1=Elliott |first1=Megan |title=Kyle MacLachlan Says He Would 'Absolutely' Return as Dale Cooper for 'Twin Peaks' Season 4 |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kyle-maclachlan-says-he-would-absolutely-return-as-dale-cooper-for-twin-peaks-season-4.html/ |website=Showbiz CheatSheet |date=June 23, 2020 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627230409/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kyle-maclachlan-says-he-would-absolutely-return-as-dale-cooper-for-twin-peaks-season-4.html/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Lynch died in January 2025, making the production of any future episodes or any sort of revival of the series unlikely.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pedersen |first1=Erik |last2=D'Alessandro |first2=Anthony |date=January 16, 2025 |title=David Lynch Dies: 'Twin Peaks', 'Blue Velvet', 'Elephant Man' & 'Eraserhead' Visionary Was 78 |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/david-lynch-dead-twin-peaks-blue-velvet-elephant-man-1236258625/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116194924/https://deadline.com/2025/01/david-lynch-dead-twin-peaks-blue-velvet-elephant-man-1236258625/ |archive-date=January 16, 2025 |access-date=January 16, 2025 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Sources==
* Lavery, David, ed. (1995). ''Full of Secrets: Critical Approaches to Twin Peaks''. Wayne State University Press. {{ISBN|0-8143-2506-8}}.
* {{Cite book | last = Tropiano | first = Stephen | year = 2000 | title = TV Towns | publisher = TV Books L.L.C. | location = New York, NY | isbn = 978-1-57500-127-2 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/tvtownsillustrat00trop}}
* Bushman, David; Smith, Arthur (2016). ''Twin Peaks FAQ: All That's Left to Know About a Place Both Wonderful and Strange'' Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. Milwaukee, WI. {{ISBN|978-1-4950-1586-1}}
* Hoffman, Eric; Grace, Dominick, eds. (2017). ''Approaching Twin Peaks: Essays on the Original Series''. McFarland Press.

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0098936}}

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