The third season of ''

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'', also known as ''Twin Peaks: The Return'' and ''Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series'', consists of 18 episodes and premiered on Showtime on May 21, 2017. Developed and written by creators

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and Mark Frost, with Lynch directing, the season is a continuation of the 1990–1991 ABC series and its 1992 theatrical prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''. An ensemble of returning and new cast members appear, led by original star Kyle MacLachlan. Set 25 years after the events of the original ''Twin Peaks'', the season follows multiple storylines, many of which are linked to FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (MacLachlan) and his 1989 investigation into the murder of Twin Peaks homecoming queen

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( Sheryl Lee). In addition to the fictional

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town of Twin Peaks, the story extends to locations such as

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, and

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. Showtime president David Nevins said that "the core of

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is Agent Cooper's odyssey back to Twin Peaks". The season garnered critical acclaim, with praise centering on its unconventional narrative and structure, visual invention, and performances. Many publications, including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', named it the best television show of 2017. The film journals ''

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'' and ''

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'' named ''The Return'' the second-best and best "film" of the year respectively, sparking discussion about the artistic difference, if any, between theatrical film and TV series in the era of

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. In December 2019,

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critics named ''The Return'' the best television series of the 2010s, while ''Cahiers du cinéma'' named it the best film of the decade.

Synopsis

25 years after the cliffhanger ending of the original series, FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper ( Kyle MacLachlan) remains trapped in the

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and prepares his return to the world. Meanwhile, Cooper's

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—host to the evil spirit Bob—lives in Cooper's place and works to prevent his own imminent return to the Black Lodge with the help of various associates. A message from the

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( Catherine Coulson) leads members of the Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department to reopen investigations into the events surrounding the 1989 murder of homecoming queen

( Sheryl Lee). The mysterious murder of a librarian in Buckhorn,

attracts the attention of FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole (

) and his colleagues.

Production

Background and development

The first season of ''

'' premiered on April 8, 1990, on ABC. It was one of the top-rated series of 1990, although its ratings declined in the second season. In subsequent years, ''Twin Peaks'' has often been listed among the greatest television dramas of all time."25 Best Cult TV Shows from the Past 25 Years." ''

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''. August 3, 2012, p. 40.

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wanted to continue the series for a third season but ABC canceled it because of declining ratings and high production costs. The studio instead decided to continue the series through a trilogy of feature-length films financed by the French company

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. A prequel film, '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', was released in 1992, but received negative reviews and a poor commercial performance, leading to the cancellation of the other two films in the series. Lynch and Frost tried to develop a spin-off series centered around

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, but the pilot episode evolved into the unrelated theatrical film ''

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''. In 2001 Lynch said that ''Twin Peaks'' was as "dead as a doornail." In 2007 artist

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began work on a

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continuation, which he hoped would be included in the "Complete Mystery" DVD box set. ''Twin Peaks'' producer

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agreed to help write it on the condition that Lynch and Frost approved the project; Haley said: " ngelsand I had a number of discussions about what the story would be. I was keen to use whatever notes they had for the proposed third season. I really wanted this to be a literal 'third season' of the show." Paramount Home Entertainment agreed to package it with the box set, also on the condition that Lynch and Frost approved. Though Frost approved the project, Lynch vetoed it, saying that he respected the effort but did not want to continue the story of ''Twin Peaks''. In 2013 rumors that ''Twin Peaks'' would return were dismissed by Lynch's daughter Jennifer Lynch (author of '' The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer'') as well as by Frost. Cast member

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recounted what Lynch had said to him about a possible continuation: "Well, Ray, you know, the town is still there. And I suppose it's possible that we could revisit it. Of course, our character isalready dead... but we could maybe work around that." In January 2014 a casting call for a "''Twin Peaks'' promo", directed by Lynch, was revealed to be the filming of a featurette for the ''Twin Peaks: The Complete Mystery'' Blu-ray set. In September 2014 Lynch answered a question about ''Twin Peaks'' at the Lucca Film Festival by saying it was a "tricky question", and that "there's always a possibility... and you just have to wait and see."

Announcement

On October 6, 2014, Showtime announced that it would air a nine-episode miniseries written by Lynch and Frost and directed by Lynch. Frost emphasized that the new episodes were not a remake or reboot but a continuation of the series. The episodes are set in the present day, and the passage of 25 years is an important element in the plot. As to whether the miniseries would become an ongoing series, Frost said: "If we have a great time doing it and everybody loves it and they decide there's room for more, I could see it going that way." In March 2015, Lynch expressed doubts about the production due to "complications". Showtime confirmed the season was moving forward, stating: "Nothing is going on that's any more than any preproduction process with David Lynch. Everything is moving forward and everybody is crazy thrilled and excited." In April 2015 Lynch said he would not direct the nine episodes due to budget constraints. He and Showtime came to an agreement, with Lynch confirming on May 15, 2015, that he would direct, and that there would be more episodes than the originally announced nine. At a ''Twin Peaks'' panel in Seattle, cast members

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and Sheryl Lee said that the new season would consist of 18 episodes and

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would return as composer.

Casting

On January 12, 2015, Kyle MacLachlan was confirmed to return to the series. In October 2015 it was confirmed that

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, who portrayed Sheriff Harry S. Truman and had since retired from acting, would not return for the revival, and that the role of town sheriff would be filled by

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, later confirmed as playing Frank Truman, brother of Harry. Forster had been cast as Harry in the 1990 pilot but was replaced by Ontkean due to scheduling issues. Also in October

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teased his return as Agent Denise Bryson. In November 2015 it was reported that Miguel Ferrer would reprise his role as Albert Rosenfield and that Richard Beymer and

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would return as Benjamin Horne and Jerry Horne, respectively. In December 2015

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confirmed she would reprise her role as Gersten Hayward.

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was asked to reprise his role as

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but declined. Russ Tamblyn underwent open-heart surgery in late 2014 and was still recovering in 2015. Lynch and Frost still hoped Tamblyn would join the cast for the new season, which was later confirmed. On September 28, 2015,

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, who reprised her role of the

in the new season, died of cancer. She filmed her final scene four days before her death. The season's first teaser trailer, released in December 2015, confirmed the involvement of Michael Horse (Tommy "Hawk" Hill). In January 2016 it was reported that

would reprise her role as

in a "major presence." In February 2016 it was reported that Lynch would reprise his role as Gordon Cole. Frequent Lynch collaborator

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was cast in a "top-secret pivotal role", which eventually proved to be Diane, the previously

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to whom Cooper frequently dictated taped messages during the show's original run. In April 2016 a complete cast list was released, featuring 217 actors, with actors returning from the earlier series marked with asterisks. Mary Reber, who plays Alice Tremond in the finale, is the actual owner of the house used for the Palmer residence.

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was asked to make a cameo appearance as FBI Agent

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, his character from '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''. As Bowie's health was declining, his lawyer told Lynch that he was unavailable. Before his death in January 2016, Bowie gave the production permission to reuse old footage featuring him, but he was unhappy with the accent he had used in the film, and requested that he be dubbed over by an authentic

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actor, leading to the casting of Nathan Frizzell as Jeffries's voice. In January and February 2017, respectively, cast members Miguel Ferrer and Warren Frost died, but both appear in the new season. This was Ferrer's last live action television role before his death.

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, who reprised his role as Carl Rodd, died in September 2017, less than two weeks after the last episode of the season aired.

Filming

In July 2015 Frost suggested that the season would premiere in 2017 rather than 2016, as originally planned. The series began filming in September 2015 and Showtime president David Nevins said: In January 2016 Nevins confirmed that the season would premiere in the first half of 2017. The season was shot continuously from a single, long shooting script before being edited into episodes. Filming was completed by April 2016.

Music

The season's score contains new and reused compositions by

, dark ambient music and sound design by Dean Hurley and David Lynch (including some from '' The Air Is on Fire''), and unreleased music from Lynch and Badalamenti's 1990s project '' Thought Gang'', two of which previously appeared in ''Fire Walk with Me''. Hurley's contributions were released on the album '' Anthology Resource Vol. 1: △△'' on August 6, 2017, by Sacred Bones Records. Several tracks from

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's album ''Windswept'' also appear throughout. '' Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima'' by

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appears in key scenes. Angelo Badalamenti's score was released on September 8, 2017, by

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as '' Twin Peaks: Limited Event Series Original Soundtrack''. Additionally, multiple episodes contain musical performances at the Roadhouse. Lynch hand-picked several of the bands, including

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, Chromatics, and

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. '' Twin Peaks: Music from the Limited Event Series'', an album containing many of these performances along with other songs heard on the season, was released by Rhino Records on September 8, 2017. Other music, mostly played diegetically includes: *"American Woman" (David Lynch Remix) by Muddy Magnolias *"

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*" I Love How You Love Me" by

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*"I Am (Old School Hip Hop Beat)" by Blunted Beatz *"Habit" and "Tabloid" by Uniform *"

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*"Charmaine" by

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are played slowed down significantly.

Cast

* Kyle MacLachlan as: **Special Agent Dale Cooper **Cooper's

**Douglas "Dougie" Jones **Richard **Cooper's Tulpa Twin Peaks *Jay Aaseng as Drunk *

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as Shelly Briggs *

Dana Ashbrook Dana Vernon Ashbrook (born May 24, 1967) is an American actor, best known for playing Bobby Briggs on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its 1992 prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''. Early life Ashbrook was ...

as Deputy Sheriff

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as Ronette Pulaski * Richard Beymer as

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as Hannah *

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as Federico *

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as Wally "Brando" Brennan *

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as Josie Packard * Candy Clark as Doris Truman * Scott Coffey as Trick *

as Margaret Lanterman / "The Log Lady" *

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as Charlotte *

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as Sylvia Horne *

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as Leo Johnson *

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as Natalie *

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as Tom Paige * Eamon Farren as Richard Horne *

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as Ella *

as Sheriff Frank Truman * Mark Frost as Cyril Pons * Warren Frost as Dr. Will Hayward *

Balthazar Getty Paul Balthazar Getty (; born January 22, 1975) is an American actor and musician. His acting debut was in ''Lord of the Flies'' (1990) as Ralph. He went on to appear in '' Lost Highway'' (1997) and had a recurring role as Richard Montana in ''Cha ...

as Red * Harry Goaz as Deputy Sheriff

Andy Brennan Andrew Brennan (born 1 April 1993) is an Australian professional association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger or striker (association football), striker for South Melbourne FC, South Melbourne. In May 2 ...

Grant Goodeve Grant Goodeve (born July 6, 1952) is an American actor and television host. He is best known for his role as David Bradford, the eldest son on ABC television's ''Eight Is Enough'' from 1977 to 1981; he sang the theme song for the show, as well. M ...

as Walter Lawford *

Andrea Hays Andrea Hays is an American actress, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, and nurse, best known for her role as Heidi in ''Twin Peaks'' which she played in both the 1990 original series and the 2017 revival, '' Twin Peaks: The Return,'' t ...

as Heidi *

Gary Hershberger Gary Hershberger (born April 5, 1964) is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his television roles as Mike Nelson in ''Twin Peaks'' (1989–1991; 2017) and Matthew Gilardi on '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2002). Early life an ...

as Mike Nelson * Michael Horse as Deputy Chief Tommy "Hawk" Hill *

Caleb Landry Jones Caleb Landry Jones (born December 7, 1989) is an American actor and musician, known for his roles as Banshee in '' X-Men: First Class'', Jeremy Armitage in '' Get Out'', Red Welby in ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'', Ty Carter in '' T ...

as Steven Burnett *

Ashley Judd Ashley Judd (born Ashley Tyler Ciminella; April 19, 1968) is an American actress. She grew up in a family of performing artists: she is the daughter of the late country music singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of country music singer Wynonna ...

as Beverly Paige *

Jerry Horne The following is a list of characters from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', the film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', and the 2017 revival. Overview Concepts Bob Frank Silva was a set decorator who worked on the pilot episode. ...

Piper Laurie Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films ''The Hustler'' (1961), '' Carrie'' (1976), and '' Children of a Lesser God'' (1986), all of which brought her Academy Award no ...

as Catherine Martell *

Jane Levy Jane Colburn Levy ( ; born ) is an American actress. After attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, she debuted as the original Mandy Milkovich on the Showtime comedy-drama '' Shameless'' (2011). Levy left ''Shameless'' following its fir ...

as Elizabeth *

Peggy Lipton Margaret Ann Lipton (August 30, 1946 – May 11, 2019) was an American actress, model, and singer. She made appearances in many of the most popular television shows of the 1960s before she landed her defining role as flower child Julie Barnes ...

Norma Jennings The following is a list of characters from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', the film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', and the 2017 revival. Overview Concepts Bob Frank Silva was a set decorator who worked on the pilot episode. ...

*Sarah Jean Long as Miriam Sullivan *Riley Lynch as Bing * James Marshall as

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Ed Hurley Edwin Henry Hurley (September 20, 1908 – November 12, 1969) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League (AL) from 1947 to 1965. Early career Hurley was a prominent baseball umpire and basketball referee in the Western ...

Clark Middleton Clark Tinsley Middleton (April 13, 1957 – October 4, 2020) was an American actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in '' Kill Bill: Vol. 2'', ''Sin City'', ''Fringe'', ''Snowpiercer'', and ''The Blacklist''. Career Middleton's first ...

as Charlie *

Jack Nance Marvin John Nance (December 21, 1943 – December 30, 1996), known professionally as Jack Nance, was an American actor. A longtime collaborator of filmmaker David Lynch, Nance portrayed the lead in Lynch's directorial film debut ''Eraserhead'' (1 ...

as Pete Martell * Walter Olkewicz as Jacques Renault and Jean-Michel Renault *John Pirruccello as Deputy Sheriff Chad Broxford *Mary Reber as Alice Tremond *

Kimmy Robertson Kimmy Robertson is an American actress best known for her role as Lucy Moran in the TV series ''Twin Peaks'' and for the film ''The Last American Virgin''. Career Robertson's high-pitched voice has led to roles in animated series such as '' Batm ...

as Lucy Brennan *

Wendy Robie Wendy Robie is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Nadine Hurley in David Lynch's television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991) and the prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992). She also starred in two of Wes Cr ...

Nadine Hurley The following is a list of characters from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', the film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', and the 2017 revival. Overview Concepts Bob Frank Silva was a set decorator who worked on the pilot episode. ...

*Eric Rondell as Johnny Horne *Marvin "Marv" Rosand as Toad *

Rod Rowland Rodney G. Rowland (born February 20, 1964) is an American actor. He is credited as Rod Rowland in more recent productions, given his predilection to being called Rod. Rowland's most noted appearances to date were as 1st Lieutenant Cooper Hawkes ...

as Chuck *

Amanda Seyfried Amanda Michelle Seyfried ( ; born December 3, 1985) is an American actress. Born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, she began modeling at age 11 and ventured into acting at 15, with recurring roles as Lucy Montgomery on the CBS soap opera ...

as Rebecca 'Becky' Burnett *

as Carl Rodd *JR Starr as MC *

Charlotte Stewart Charlotte Stewart (born February 27, 1941) is an American film and television actress. Biography Stewart is most famous for her role as the school teacher Miss Beadle on ''Little House on the Prairie'' and her work with director David Lynch. ...

as Betty Briggs *

Jessica Szohr Jessica Karen Szohr (;) is an American actress. She started her screen career appearing on television shows such as ''My Wife and Kids'' (2003), ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2004), '' What About Brian'' (2007) and ''CSI: Miami'' (2007). She gained recogn ...

as Renee * Russ Tamblyn as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby *

Jodi Thelen Jodi Thelen (born June 12, 1962) is an American actress. Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Thelen made her screen debut as Georgia Miles, "a willfully free-spirited girl, naive and narcissistic" in '' Four Friends'' in 1981. Thelen appeared on Bro ...

as Maggie *

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as Gersten's neighbor *Jake Wardle as Freddie Sykes *

as Gersten Hayward *

Karolina Wydra Karolina Wydra ( ; born March 5, 1981) is a Polish-American actress and model. She played Dominika Petrova on the Fox medical drama series '' House'', and vampire Violet Mazurski on the HBO dark fantasy series ''True Blood''. Wydra has starred ...

as Chloe *

Charlyne Yi Charlyne Amanda Yi (born January 4, 1986) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and writer. Their performances include music, magic, games, and often audience participation. Their screenwriting debut, the feature film '' Paper Heart'', wo ...

as Ruby *

Grace Zabriskie Grace Zabriskie (' Caplinger; born May 17, 1941) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Sarah Palmer in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), Lois Henrickson in '' ...

as Sarah Palmer Government *Chrysta Bell as Special Agent Tammy Preston *

Richard Chamberlain George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show ''Dr. Kildare'' (1961–1966). He subsequently appeared in several TV mini-series, such as ''Shōg ...

as Bill Kennedy *

as Diane Evans *

as FBI Chief of Staff Denise Bryson *

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as Special Agent Randall Headley * Miguel Ferrer as Special Agent

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Ernie Hudson Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. His roles include Winston Zeddemore in the ''Ghostbusters'' film series, Sergeant Darryl Albrecht in ''The Crow'' (1994), and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's '' Oz'' (1997–2003). Hu ...

as Colonel Davis *

as FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole *Adele René as Lieutenant Cynthia Knox *Owain Rhys-Davies as Agent Wilson Las Vegas *

Alon Aboutboul Alon Moni Abutbul (or Aboutboul, he, אלון מוני אבוטבול; born 28 May 1965) is an Israeli actor. He won the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) at the 44th International Film Festival of India. Early life Abutbul was born in Kiryat Ata, ...

as Head Mover *

Joe Adler Joe Adler (born March 29, 1993) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Zart in ''The Maze Runner'' and Jason Wylie in ''The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, ...

as Roger *Tammie Baird as Lorraine *

Jim Belushi James Adam Belushi (; born June 15, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Jim on the sitcom ''According to Jim'' (2001–2009). His other television roles include ''Saturday Night Live'' (1983–1985), '' Total Security'' ...

as Bradley Mitchum *

John Billingsley John Billingsley (, born May 20, 1960) is an American actor best known for his role as Doctor Phlox on the television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. Early life and education Billingsley was born in Media, Pennsylvania, and subsequently live ...

as Doctor Ben *

Ronnie Gene Blevins Ronnie Gene Blevins (born June 20, 1977) is an American character actor. He is best known for his role as small-time criminal Willie Russell in the 2013 film '' Joe'', directed by David Gordon Green. Career His TV credits include '' NCIS'', '' ...

as Tommy *

Wes Brown Wesley Michael Brown (born 13 October 1979) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender. Brown began his career with Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, jo ...

as Darren *Juan Carlos Cantu as Officer Reynaldo *Larry Clarke as Detective T. Fusco *

Jonny Coyne Jonathan "Jonny" Coyne (born 1 January 1953) is an English actor known for playing Warden Edwin James on Fox's short-lived series, ''Alcatraz'' (2012). He also appeared as Dr. Lydgate in '' Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'' and '' Once Upon a T ...

as Polish Accountant *Giselle Damier as Sandie *

David Dastmalchian David Dastmalchian (; born July 21, 1975) is an American film and stage actor. He has had supporting roles in a number of superhero franchises; he portrayed Thomas Schiff in ''The Dark Knight'', Kurt in the first two Marvel Cinematic Universe ...

as Pit Boss Warrick *

Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies (né Boring; born October 8, 1969) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Ray Aibelli in ''Spanking the Monkey'' (1994), Corporal Upham in ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), Snow in ''Solaris'' (2002), Bil ...

as Jimmy *

Eric Edelstein Eric Edelstein is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the role of Bobby Mallison in '' Shameless'', Chad in ''Clarence'', B.O.B. in the '' Monsters vs. Aliens'' television adaptation, and Grizzly "Grizz" in ''We Bare Bears ...

as Detective "Smiley" Fusco * John Ennis as Slot Machine Man *

Josh Fadem Josh Fadem (; born July 19, 1980) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Early life Fadem was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he attended Booker T. Washington High School. He has lived and worked in Los Angeles since 2000. Career ...

as Phil Bisby * Rebecca Field as Another Mom *

Patrick Fischler Patrick S. Fischler (born December 29, 1969) is an American character actor known for his roles as Jimmy Barrett on the drama series ''Mad Men'', Dharma Initiative worker Phil on the drama series '' Lost'' and Detective Kenny No-Gun on the poli ...

as Duncan Todd *

Meg Foster Margaret Foster is an American film and television actress. Some of her many roles were in the 1979 TV miniseries version of ''The Scarlet Letter'', and the films ''Ticket to Heaven'', ''The Osterman Weekend'', and '' They Live''. Early years F ...

as Cashier *

Pierce Gagnon Pierce Gagnon (born July 25, 2005) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the film ''Looper'' and in the CBS series ''Extant'', as well as voicing Tim Templeton in the Netflix series '' The Boss Baby: Back in Business''. Personal life ...

as Sonny Jim Jones *

Hailey Gates Hailey Gates is an American model, actress, director, and journalist. She hosted the Viceland series ''States of Undress''. Early life Gates grew up in the Los Angeles area, where her family has resided for seven generations. Career ''The Paris Re ...

as Drugged-out Mother *

Brett Gelman Brett Clifford Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Murray Bauman in Netflix's horror-supernatural series '' Stranger Things'' and as Martin on the BBC comedy ''Fleabag''. Gelman bega ...

as Supervisor Burns *

Ivy George Ivy George is an American child actress. Her first acting role was opposite Robin Williams on his last television series before his death. She has two younger siblings, Finnegan and Elsa, who are also actors. She enjoys karate, swimming, creating ...

as 5-Year-Old Girl *

Robert Knepper Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor best known for his role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox drama series '' Prison Break'' (2005–2009, 2017), Samuel Sullivan in the final season of the NBC series ''Heroes'' (2 ...

as Rodney Mitchum *

David Koechner David Michael Koechner ( ; born August 24, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing roles such as Champ Kind in the ''Anchorman'' films and Todd Packer on NBC's ''The Office''. Koechner first became involved in perf ...

as Detective D. Fusco *

Jay Larson Jason "Jay" Larson is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Early life Larson grew up in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The youngest of four, he was raised by his mother and grandmother. He attended Saint Anselm ...

as Limo Driver *Andrea Leal as Mandie *

Bellina Logan Bellina Logan is an American television and film actress. She is known for her roles in such films and television shows as ''Interview with the Vampire'', ''Twin Peaks ''Twin Peaks'' is an American mystery serial drama television series c ...

as Female Doctor *

Josh McDermitt Josh McDermitt (born June 4, 1978) is an American film and television actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Eugene Porter on AMC's '' The Walking Dead''. In 2006, McDermitt appeared on ''Last Comic Standing'' as a contestant. McDermitt ...

as Wise Guy * Don Murray as Bushnell Mullins *

Sara Paxton Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress, voice artist, and singer. She began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows, before rising to fame in 2004, after playing the title role in the t ...

as Candy Shaker * Linda Porter as Lady Slot-Addict *

Elena Satine Elena Satine (born November 24, 1987) is a Georgian-American actress and singer. On television, she has been featured as a series regular on the Starz period drama '' Magic City'' (2012–2013), the ABC drama ''Revenge'' (2014–2015), and the ...

as Rhonda * John Savage as Detective Clark *

Amy Shiels thumb Amy Shiels (born 21 February 1991) is an Irish film and television actress who has appeared in the films '' Veronica Guerin'', '' Slaughter'', ''Twin Peaks'', and as Lunafreya Nox Fleuret in ''Final Fantasy XV''. Early life and family S ...

as Candie *

Tom Sizemore Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. (; born November 29, 1961) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his supporting roles in films such as ''Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), ''Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man'' (1991), ''Passenger 5 ...

as Anthony Sinclair * Bob Stephenson as Frank *

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as Bill Shaker *

Sabrina S. Sutherland Sabrina S. Sutherland is an American film producer, best known for her work with David Lynch. Career Sutherland is known for being the long-time producing partner of David Lynch and for her work on ''Twin Peaks'' (1990), ''Inland Empire (film), ...

as Floor Attendant Jackie *

Naomi Watts Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is a British actress. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama '' For Love Alone'' (1986) and then appeared in three television series, '' Hey Dad..!'' (1990), '' ...

as Janey-E Jones *

Nafessa Williams Nafessa Williams is an American actress. She is most known for her 2011 role as Nicole Gordon in the Meek Mill film ''Streets'', her 2011 role as Deanna Forbes on the ABC soap opera '' One Life to Live'', and her 2016 role as Dr. Charlotte Piel ...

as Jade *Christophe Zajac-Denek as Ike "The Spike" Stadtler South Dakota * Jane Adams as Constance Talbot *

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as Detective Dave Macklay *

Bailey Chase Bailey Chase Luetgert (born May 1, 1972) is an American stage and television actor. Chase is known for his role as Cory Snyder in '' Walk. Ride. Rodeo.'', as Butch Ada in the television series '' Saving Grace'', as Graham Miller in ''Buffy the V ...

as Detective Don Harrison *

Neil Dickson Neil Dickson (born November 26, 1950) is an English actor, who has worked extensively in both American and British film and television. Biography At the age of five, Dickson contracted poliomyelitis, but he was fortunate enough to make a comp ...

as George Bautzer *George Griffith as Ray Monroe *

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as Phyllis Hastings *

Nicole LaLiberte Nicole LaLiberté (born December 1, 1981) is an American actress. She has had recurring roles on the television series ''How to Make It in America'' (2011) and ''Dexter'' (2012–2013) and most notably played Darya in David Lynch's ''Twin Peaks ...

as Darya *

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as Chantal Hutchens *

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as William Hastings *Karl Makinen as Inspector Randy Hollister *

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as French Woman * James Morrison as Warden Dwight Murphy * Christopher Murray as Officer Olson *

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as Hank *

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as Gary "Hutch" Hutchens *Mary Stofle as Ruth Davenport Supernatural *

as American Girl *

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as herself *

as Phillip Jeffries **Nathan Frizzell as the voice of Phillip Jeffries *Robert Broski as Woodsman *

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as Major

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*Erica Eynon as Experiment * Sheryl Lee as

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as Señorita Dido *Carlton Lee Russell as the Jumping Man *

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*Malachy Sreenan as Bosomy Lady *

Al Strobel Albert Michael Strobel (January 28, 1940– December 2, 2022) was an American actor best known for his recurring role on David Lynch and Mark Frost's ''Twin Peaks'' as Phillip Michael Gerard, also known as Mike. Early life Strobel was born i ...

as Phillip Michael Gerard / MIKE *

Carel Struycken Carel Struycken (; born 30 July 1948) is a Dutch actor. He is known for playing the Giant/Fireman in the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017), the occasional guest role of Mr. Homn in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1 ...

as The Fireman *

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*Nae Yuuki as Naido

did not reprise his role as

, who instead appears as a treelike computer-generated effect and is voiced by an uncredited actor. When asked who provided the voice for the CGI character, executive producer Sabrina Sutherland replied, "Unfortunately, I think this question should remain a mystery and not be answered." Other New York *

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as Guard * Benjamin Rosenfield as Sam Colby *

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as Tracey Barberato New Mexico, 1956 *Leslie Berger as New Mexico Wife *

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as Disc Jockey *Tikaeni Faircrest as Girl *Tad Griffith as New Mexico Husband *

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as Boy *Tracy Philips as Receptionist Montana *

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as Muddy *

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as Renzo Odessa *Matt Battaglia as Cowboy 3 *

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as Texas Waitress Kristi *Heath Hensley as Cowboy 1 *Rob Mars as Cowboy 2 * Sheryl Lee as Carrie Page Notes

Episodes

Release

The season premiered on Showtime on May 21, 2017, with a two-hour episode. After the airing, the premiere and an additional two episodes became available online, and the season aired in weekly increments from that point onwards (at Lynch's insistence). Overall, the series consists of 18 episodes. It concluded on September 3, 2017, with a two-part finale. In the United Kingdom,

Sky Atlantic Sky Atlantic is a British pay television channel owned by Sky Group Limited broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel is primarily dedicated to imported programmes from the United States, and holds the domestic rights to HBO ...

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the first two episodes beginning at 2:00 am

British Summer Time During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC±00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and ev ...

on May 22, 2017, and the next two episodes were released on

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's on-demand service after the premiere. In the

Nordic countries The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; literal translation, lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmar ...

, the season is broadcast on

HBO Nordic Home Box Office (HBO)—originally established on November 8, 1972, as a premium cable television network in the United States—has, since 1991, expanded into a family of international pay television channels presently owned by Warner Bros. Di ...

, with the two-hour premiere airing on May 22, and subsequent episodes being made available the day after its U.S. airing. In Canada, the season is available on

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and

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, and debuted simultaneously with the U.S. broadcast. In Australia, episodes of the season are available to stream on Stan the same day as the original U.S. broadcast. In Japan, the season aired on the satellite television network Wowow, which also aired the original series. Two episodes were screened at the

2017 Cannes Film Festival The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar was the President of the Jury for the festival and Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and ...

. ''The Return'' was screened in its entirety from January 5–7, 2018, at the

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...

, as part of the museum's annual series on "the year's finest films".

Reception

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the season has a 94% rating with an average score of 7.8 out of 10 based on 459 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Surreal, suspenseful, and visually stunning, this new ''Twin Peaks'' is an auteurist triumph for David Lynch." On

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, ''Twin Peaks'' has a score of 74 out of 100 based on 26 reviews. Sean T. Collins of ''

'' called the season "one of the most groundbreaking TV series ever", praising its original, complex storylines and the performances of its cast, particularly Kyle MacLachlan.

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of ''

'' wrote that the show was "the most original and disturbing to hit TV drama since ''

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''". In his season review for ''

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'', Matt Fowler noted that ''Twin Peaks'' "came back as a true artistic force that challenged just about every storytelling convention we know" and scored it an 8.8 out of 10. Of the season's two-part premiere, Sonia Saraiya of ''

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'' wrote "''Twin Peaks: The Return'' is weird and creepy and slow. But it is interesting. The show is very stubbornly itself—not quite film and not quite TV, rejecting both standard storytelling and standard forms. It's not especially fun to watch and it can be quite disturbing. But there is never a sense that you are watching something devoid of vision or intention. Lynch's vision is so total and absolute that he can get away with what wouldn't be otherwise acceptable." ''

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''s Daniel Fienberg wrote of the season's format: In her "A" grade review of the premiere, Emily L. Stephens of ''

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'' wrote of its possible reception by critics and viewers: Lynch screened the two-hour premiere of the season at the 2017

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and received a five-minute standing ovation from the crowd. ''

'' and ''

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''.

ranked ''Twin Peaks'' the second-best TV series of 2017; 20 major publications ranked it the best show of the year. In 2019, ''Twin Peaks: The Return'' was ranked 22nd on ''

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''s list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century. Writer-director

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called the season "a masterpiece" and the single best piece of American cinema from the last 10 years.

Critics' top ten lists

Ratings

The two-hour premiere on May 21, 2017, received 506,000 viewers on Showtime, which ''

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'' called "soft for such a strongly promoted prestige project". Ratings increased to 626,000 after the encore broadcasts that night and the premiere also had over 450,000 viewers via streaming and on-demand. Viewership for the premiere increased to 804,000 in Live+3 ratings, and it had a viewership of 1.7 million across streaming and on-demand platforms. Showtime announced that the weekend of the ''Twin Peaks'' premiere had the most signups to their streaming service ever. Prior to the finale, the season was averaging 2 million weekly viewers, when including

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, encores and streaming. Showtime president David Nevins said that ''Twin Peaks'' "has exceeded expectations" from a financial perspective.

Awards and nominations

Home media

The season was released on

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and DVD on December 5, 2017, under the title ''Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series''. The set includes more than six hours of behind-the-scenes content. In the 2017 Home Media Awards, which honor the year's best home video releases, ''Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series'' won four awards: Title of the Year, TV on Disc of the Year, Best TV Movie or Miniseries, and Best Extras/Bonus Material.

Future

Lynch and Frost have expressed interest in making another season of ''Twin Peaks'', but Lynch has noted that such a project would not immediately follow ''The Return'', given that it took them four and a half years to write and film the third season. In June 2018, Lynch said the story was "calling", but that "there are a lot of disturbances"; in August, he said he was working through ideas with producer Sabrina Sutherland. In April 2020, he said "nothing was happening" regarding further ''Twin Peaks.''

References

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