TCA Summer 2016: Twin Peaks Update – Episode Count Still Unknown; Release Date Still Fluid
Production wrapped on Showtime’s “Twin Peaks” revival several months ago, and since then, David Lynch has been editing the footage. Where do things stand now? Well, according to Showtime President/CEO David Nevins, “…we don’t even know for sure how many episodes there will be.”
Was he kidding when he made that half-joke/half-announcement to the Television Critics Association today? It turns out he was dead serious.
Per Indiewire, the network never saw any scripts beyond two that Lynch and Mark Frost submitted early in the process. Showtime president of programming Gary Levine revealed that, instead, they received thick “binders” that combined all of their musings and ideas from 25 years. Therefore, there was never “a proscribed number of episodes” in that way.
As for the premiere date, nothing is set. Nevins said that they are aiming for the “first half of” 2017, and Levine added, “It is a process of seeing how it evolves. It’s an organism that continues to evolve. Until [Lynch] feels that he’s figured that out, we don’t know.” And don’t expect it to be a conventional release either.
“Everything about ‘Twin Peaks’ is going to be unconventional — unconventional in the handling of it, unconventional in how we market it,” Nevins said. “I really want to embrace the unusualness of it. I think it is quite possible that we’re not going to do a traditional release pattern. I don’t know what exactly that means. I’ve had a couple conversations with David, but I kind of want to embrace the unexpectedness of it. I can definitely see longer episodes or… It’s a question of how do we release it linearly? How do we release it for people who want to stream it? There may be a difference between the two.”
No footage was shown, but Showtime did provide a reel in which some of the actors raved about how awesome the show is going to be. For example, Kyle McLachlan offered, “Revisiting this territory, there’s a freshness to it; there’s lightness to it. There’s nothing I can say to describe this. Absolutely wonderful.”
Levine added, “We were instantly transported [while watching the dailies]. These weren’t even cut scenes… The tone, the feel, it is so singular. We can’t wait to show it to the world.”
Nevins expounded, “It’s really gorgeous and has that feeling of sort of unsettling, eerie mystery and also sometimes really funny. I think it has a real sense of incredible specificity of Lynch’s characters.”
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About “Twin Peaks” on Showtime:
The critically acclaimed, groundbreaking television phenomenon “Twin Peaks” returns as a limited series to Showtime in 2017. Currently in production, “Twin Peaks” is written and produced by series creators and executive producers David Lynch and Mark Frost and is directed entirely by Lynch. While the full mystery awaits, fans can expect many familiar faces, including Golden Globe winner and Emmy Award nominee Kyle MacLachlan, who reprises his role as FBI Agent Dale Cooper.
Widely considered one of the most influential broadcast series of all time, “Twin Peaks” followed the inhabitants of a quaint Northwestern town who were stunned after their homecoming queen Laura Palmer was shockingly murdered. The sheriff welcomed the help of FBI agent Dale Cooper, who came to town to investigate the case. As Cooper conducted his search for Laura’s killer, the town’s secrets were gradually exposed. The mystery that ensued set off an eerie chain of events that plunged the inhabitants of Twin Peaks into a darker examination of their very existence. Twenty-five years later, the story continues…
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