Twin Peaks to return to TV screens in 2016

David Lynch’s dark television classic Twin Peaks is to return for a third series in 2016, 25 years after the airing of the show’s final episode.

Rumours have circulated since early this year that the show would make a comeback in time for its 25th anniversary, and Lynch – the director behind iconic films Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and The Elephant Man among others – has now confirmed the show’s resurrection in typically cryptic fashion.

Lynch tweeted a link to a video teasing the show’s return, with the message that “it is happening again” along with the hashtag #damngoodcoffee.

It has been confirmed that Lynch will direct all nine hour-long episodes of the new series, which he will also write alongside the series’ co-creator Mark Frost.

In an interview with Buzzfeed, Frost said: “People’s reactions are so fantastic. The thought that something like this could make so many people excited and hopefully happy fills you with the kind of joy you don’t get most days. It’s a wonderful opportunity to close the circle.”

Frost also confirmed that he and Lynch are looking to reunite with key cast members from the original series. He said: "Obviously there are some very key people we want to make sure are gonna be along for the ride, and we’re gonna be attending to that at posthaste."

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Frost stated that Showtime – home to acclaimed TV shows Dexter and Homeland – was the only network considered for the show’s revival. Frost added that he and Lynch wouldn’t want to see the show debut on Netflix, saying that they want to “give people a chapter at a time, instead of the whole book.”

Twin Peaks starred Kyle MacLachlan as Dale Cooper, an FBI agent sent to the weird and wonderful town of the title tasked with investigating the murder of Laura Palmer. The show’s unique style and unsettling tone have seen its influence grow in the years since its finale.

The nine new episodes of Twin Peaks will be broadcast on Showtime in the United States in 2016 – a UK broadcaster has not yet been confirmed.