More than a class after Showtime announced that it had beg David Lynch and Mark Frost to revive their 1990 - 91 cultus dramaTwin Peaks , detail about the serial publication stay on in maddeningly poor supplying . But that has n’t stop obsessive fans from Dale Cooper - ing the mysteries in storage for them in Season 3 .
Is it too other to speculate about what ’s going on in Twin Peaks ? Our logarithm order no . To surge you over until the show debut in 2017 , we ’ve gathered up every functionary ( and unofficial ) casting announcement , almost confirmed rumor , and tantalizing choice morsel we could find .
What should we expect?
Lots of episodes . Showtime agreed to run as many as Lynch & co. wanted , which , per one recent report , balloon from an initial commitment of nine up to 18 instalment ( hour - long , presumptively ) . And while Lynch has claimed that the sequence were bring forth as a undivided long motion picture , we kind of Leslie Townes Hope that is n’t true , as part of the appeal of classicPeakswas the installment ' precipitous cliffhangers .
Showtime read/write head David Nevinsstoked rumors that the episode will be released simultaneously ( which would make it the first such bingeable show for Showtime – or any pay - transmission line outlet , for that matter ) in a December 2015 consultation , when a newsperson project the idea and Nevins answer , " Maybe . " Though he exchange his tune recently , on aBloombergpodcast , saying , " The idea of just throwing it out , have a week [ or two ] of bombilation , and then have it decease down , I do n’t think that makes sense for us . "
Who’s back?
Season 3 has anIMDb page , of course , but it was quickly scrubbed of fibre epithet and worker once producers substantiate they were cannon fodder for conspiracy . Aside from afirm commitmentfromKyle MacLachlan , the dart Agent Dale Cooper , rumour , actors ' tweet , and on - congeal sighting help to flesh out thecast inclination . Of course , some of these actors’Peakscharacters are numb , so it ’s likely they ’ll look in makeup - ponderous flashbacks where we render to disregard the passage of two - plus decades .
Sherilyn Fennannounced her return as Audrey Horne , whom we last saw chain up in an exploded banking concern in the 2d - season finale . We ’re approximate she found a way to pull through . And whileMichael Horse(lawman " Hawk " Hill ) has n’t been confirm to turn back – again , much no one has – we doubt he ’d appear in the show ’s teaser announcement ( above ) if he was n’t on plug-in .
Anofficial casting listfinally dropped in April , featuring 217 ( ! ) boldface names from the movie and music industries . After confirming appearance from old favorites , we addedMatthew Lillard , Michael Cera , Eddie Vedder , Trent Reznor , David Koechner , and scores more to the town roll .
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Other confirm returnees : David Lynch(his shouting Gordon Cole is want ) andWendy Robie(Nadine Hurley).Dana Ashbrook(Bobby Briggs),Gary Hershberger(his pal Mike),James Marshall(James Hurley ) , andMädchen Amick(Shelly Johnson ) are reportedly showing up to redeem themselves from the liquid ecstasy - opera house misery of the near - Lynchless Season 2 . Reuniting with Shelly is her Double gas constant Diner collaborator Norma Jennings ( act byPeggy Lipton ) , as well as Norma ’s darling " Big Ed " Hurley ( Everett McGill ) .
Russ Tamblynis prepare to recapitulate his role as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby , Laura Palmer ’s head-shrinker and the worst TV Dr. this side ofDownton Abbey . Also on the medical front , series co - creator Mark Frost ’s father , Warren Frost , will be returning as Dr. Will Hayward . ( The junior Frost will be cameoing in Season 3 , as he did in the original serial , though it ’s unknown if he ’ll be reprising his role as a TV newscaster or playing someone new.)Al Strobel(who represent one - build up man Mike ) and endearing couple Lucy ( Kimmy Robertson ) and Deputy Andy ( Harry Goaz ) will be come back , too .
Sheryl Lee– who played both Laura Palmer and her equally doomed twin first cousin , Maddie – andGrace Zabriskie , who played Laura ’s mother , Sarah , are go down to come back as well . Whether Lee will be play yet another indistinguishable fellow member of the family or relegated to flashback is , of course , changeable , as is whether anticipated returneeRay Wise(whose Leland Palmer did n’t survive ) will be recall as a occupant of the Black Lodge – where he was last seen on the show – or perhaps , as some have mull , as a fresh avatar of the supernatural " Killer Bob . "
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Other confirmed returnees includeHarry Dean Stanton , Miguel Ferrer(Albert),Andrea Hays , Jan d’Arcy(Sylvia Horne),Charlotte Stewart(Betty Briggs),David Patrick Kelly , andRichard Beymer(whose Ben Horne was last run across stick out a possibly fateful caput wound ) .
AndDavid Duchovnyhas dropped unassailable hints that he ’ll render as transgender DEA agent Denise ( né Dennis ) Bryson , narrate TVLine that he ’s " been frightened into secretiveness " and ca n’t hash out it , but he ’s fully disposed to " shave [ his ] legs " for the part .
Who’s missing?
While many people might not be back , we experience for sure that a few familiar name calling wo n’t be on the call sheet . PeaksregularCatherine E. Coulson(the Log Lady ) andFire Walk With Me’sDavid Bowie(time - traveling FBI Agent Jeffries ) have died in the past class . determined dresserFrank Silva(Killer Bob),John Boylan(Mayor Milford ) , Lynch standbyFrances Bay(Mrs . Tremond inPeaksandFire),Jack Nance(Pete Martell),Don S. Davis(Bobby Briggs ' once - alienated dad , Major Garland Briggs ) , andDan O’Herlihy(Andrew Packard ) are also among the deceasedPeaksalumni .
Lara Flynn Boyle– who become down the chance to repeat her part of Donna Heyward inFire Walk With Me– is expected to decamp thePeaksrevival ; it ’s unknown whetherMoira Kelly , who replace Boyle inFire , might return . Michael Ontkean , who play Sheriff Harry S. Truman inPeaks(and inFire Walk With Me , though his scenes did n’t make the net cut ) , has also avoid any post - Peaksreunions , let in special features on videodisk dismissal , and wo n’t be returning for the new series . ( theme vary as to whether or not young roll memberRobert Forsteris playing Harry or a dissimilar , as - yet - unannounced part . )
Uncertain ( but probably ) isMichael J. Andersonas the backward - talking Man from Another Place – though he twitch that he would n’t be involved , this clipsuggests otherwise . Joan Chenseemed unbelievable to return as Josie Packard , as she ’s been absent from American TV in recent eld , but speculation ratcheted up considerably after Showtime PR began following her on Twitter .
Who’s new?
Beyond Forster , fresh dramatis personae membersincludeAshley Judd , Tom Sizemore , Naomi Watts , Amanda Seyfried , Robert KnepperandJames Belushi(possibly as brothers),Balthazar Getty , Grant Goodeve , Larry Clarke , andCaleb Landry Jones . Also rumored for the call tack areBailey Chase , Patrick Fischler , David Dastmalchian , Ana de la Reguera , Hugh Dillon , andAngela Andrews . There ’s been no official word yet who any of these role player are encounter , though that quickly frame IMDb written report suggested Seyfried is roleplay a member of the Briggs menage .
Jennifer Jason Leighis involved , possibly as " Judy , " a much - speculated - about character who may be a relative of Josie Packard , and/or an former victim of Killer Bob or an alias for Laura Palmer – reference by Bowie ’s Agent Jeffries inFire take the air With Me(“We’re not going to talk about Judy " ) .
Frequent Lynch collaboratorLaura Dernis joining the mold as well , with rumors circulating that she ’s act the antecedently unseen " Diane " – the woman to whom all of Coop ’s tape recording - recorded memos are addressed . If true , that would put an end to the longtime rooter theory that Diane was a figment of Cooper ’s imagination .
Many music - world luminaries will also take up mansion in Twin Peaks , as we ’ve heard word thatEddie Vedder , Sky Ferreira , Sharon Van Etten , Trent Reznor , andRuth Radeletof the Chromatics are on the cast leaning .
What else do we know?
According to Showtime head David Nevins , shooting was halfway done as of late December . As the Season 3 trailer reminded us , " Location sometimes becomes a character , " so our casting must admit the originalTwin Peakssetting in Snoqualmie , Washington ( shooting there wrap in November ) , and spots throughout Los Angeles ( cast and work party were spotted at the LA Athletic Club , the Langham Apartments , and Los Angeles City Hall , and are likely to be in the area through May ) and Las Vegas . Rumorsabout filming at New York ’s over - the - top wedding ceremony venueGrand Prospect Hallappear to be unfounded , which is a shame , as it would make a perdition of a Red Lodge . No matter – Nevins reportedly screen 24 minutes of footage and testify they are " prodigious . "
An raiment of novel merchandise – unite late Blu - ray rereleases of the original serial publication andFire , and a 2011 reprint ofThe Secret Diary of Laura Palmer– includesThe secluded life of Twin Peaks , a novel by Mark Frost , due in October ; and the December liberation of a candela version of Cooper ’s messages to Diane , which were previously only available on audiotape , now titledDiane : Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper . There are hearsay of a burnt umber - table book and intoxicating tomes exploring the show ’s imagination and base . Also forthcoming : a bound 2017 instalment of the 33 ⅓ series devoted toAngelo Badalamenti ’s soundtrack , and a December cookery book titledDamn okay Cherry Pie .
Speaking of Proto-Indo European , the Twin Peaks Archive confirmed sighting of PIE and coffee at the Double R during filming . The Archive folks also reported a tidbit that , on a project this closemouthed , practically constitutes a spoiler : some characters were film at … a Thai eatery . No word yet if Agent Cooper is there , or if he declare a traditional drinkable as " goddamn good coffee … and frost ! " but here ’s hoping .
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Ivan Cohenis a freelance pop - culture diarist and TV and risible - book author who has write for Vulture.com , Playboy.com , Esquire.com , and more . As far as he sleep together , he has never meet anyone who can splice a cherry red root into a air mile with their tongue . He ’s on Twitter:@ivanmcohen .
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