Twin Peaks

American drama television series from 1990–1991

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Twin Peaks is an English-language drama and mystery series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. The show has been broadcast on ABC, Showtime, and Paramount+ with Showtime. It is classified under the genres of Drama, Mystery, Crime, and Supernatural. Each episode has a runtime of 60 minutes.

The series premiered on April 8, 1990. According to different sources, the show ran for either two seasons with 30 episodes, ending on June 10, 1991, or three seasons with 48 episodes, concluding on September 3, 2017. The series status is listed as Ended.

Twin Peaks has received a vote average of 8.3 and a rating of 8. It is recognized in the Peabody Award collection.

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TV series · TMDB

★ 8.3

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.

Aired: 1990–2017
Seasons: 3 · 48 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Mark Frost, David Lynch
Network: ABC, Showtime
Genres: Drama, Mystery

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TV series

Status: Ended
Network: Paramount+ with Showtime
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Supernatural
Runtime: 60 min
TVMaze rating: 8/10

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~40 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Twin Peaks is an American surrealist mystery horror drama television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and ran for two seasons until its cancellation in 1991. The show returned in 2017 for a third season on Showtime.

Set in the fictional Pacific Northwest town of 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 campy, melodramatic portrayal of eccentric characters also draw from American horror and soap opera tropes. Like much of Lynch's work, it is distinguished by surrealism, distinctive cinematography, and offbeat humor. The musical score was composed by Angelo Badalamenti with Lynch.

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