Twin Peaks revival coming to Showtime in 2016


It's been 25 years, but beloved cult TV series Twin Peaks is returning to the small screen. After a pair of cryptic tweets last week, creators David Lynch and Mark Frost unveiled a video revealing that the series will be revived for a nine-episode run on Showtime in 2016.
Variety adds that Lynch and Frost are currently writing all nine scripts, and that Lynch plans to direct every episode.
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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.
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