After almost 25 years of cancellation and a recent rough negotiation with Showtime's execs, the season three of television serial drama "Twin Peaks" is finally happening again as director and scriptwriter David Lynch confirmed that he will be back to supervise the hit 90s TV show. And to excite fans, Showtime slated a release for the reboot in 2016 with Kyle MacLachlan also returning.
The news came directly from one of the creators David Lynch as he gushed to Twitter his excitement. "Dear Twitter Friends, the rumors are not what they seem ..... It is !!! Happening again. #TwinPeaks returns on @SHO_Network," he wrote. This is the final affirmation of the 69-year old director after he suddenly announced last month that he will not be directing the show anymore because he wasn't offered the proper money by the network.
Going back, it was in October 2014 when Showtime pronounced that the season three of "Twin Peaks" will be having a reboot after 25 years, bringing original creators David Lynch and Mark Frost to direct and create the show. It seemed good back then, but just last month, fans were shocked when Lynch dropped the word that he will not be directing it anymore because according to him, not enough money was offered to do the script the way he wanted it to be.
However, amidst the bad news, Showtime has expressed its optimism to continue the show, Lynch-less. That statement from the network caused rage from fans and the former actors of the hit TV show as they launched a Twitter petition to bring Lynch back. Fortuitously, their appeal did not fall on deaf ears as Showtime must have tried harder.
This time, the show is finally going on as planned as the network's president David Nevins himself expressed his elation in a press statement. "David will direct the whole thing which will total more than the originally announced nine hours. Pre production starts now!!," he stressed. Showtime's execs have previously planned nine episodes for the show, but Nevins rectified that to be longer. In a nutshell, fans can expect more episodes.
In addition to the good news, Kyle MacLachlan (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) was locked to return as Agent Dale Cooper. While there are no further news regarding the rebooted TV show, reports speculate that the season three is set to pick up 25 years after the events of "Twin Peaks" season one and season two.
The show's first two seasons initially aired in 1990 and 1991 on ABC but only garnered huge ratings in the first season. It was axed by the network after the answer to "Who killed Laura Palmer?" has been answered. Apparently, creators David Lynch and Mark Frost were also kicked out of their own show, causing ABC finally terminating it for good.
So there it goes. Since the show is coming back, what are your hopes and expectations? Are you hyped for its debut? Watch your calendars as it premieres in 2016 only on Showtime!
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