Showtime and Sky Atlantic confirms Twin Peaks transmission date

If you read our Quite Large Crime Drama Preview For 2017 (here if you haven’t), one of the things that included was the return of Twin Peaks, David Lynch’s era-defining crime show that crossed dimensions and introduced us to myriad much-remembered characters. So we all know it’s back this year, but until this moment didn’t know when. Autumn? Summer? Yes, probably summer. Now Showtime, the show’s new US home, has revealed the start date.

Twin Peaks casting news: Naomi Watts, Tom Sizemore and, erm, David Lynch join cast

For a series that struggled to get off the ground, the new run of Twin Peaks is certainly starting to shape up quickly. Not only that, but a report overnight suggests that the cast is swelling considerably, even in strictly a conjectural form. It’s exciting news, too, but we have to remember this: Kyle MacLachlan is the only actor confirmed for the new series. But the new names are intriguing, nonetheless. We can all speculate for a while, right?

Will Twin Peaks be pushed back to 2017?

Oh Lordy. Twin Peaks fans have been through the (Packard Saw) mill recently. They (and you can count me in with the ‘theys’) jumped for joy when it was announced that David Lynch and Mark Frost would be back to collaborate on a new series of the cult classic, to be made by US cable network Showtime. Then Lynch pulled out because of a contract dispute; then he was in again. In, out, shake it all about. Just when you thought things were back on track, something else happens.

Twin Peaks fall-out: Petition created and cast create video plea

The fall-out from David Lynch’s stunning withdraw from the new Twin Peaks series – made by US cable network, Showtime – has taken a predictable turn. A petition on Change.org has attracted 11,000 signers and even the cast has made a little video expressing their dismay at Lynch’s self-omission from the much-anticipated sequel series. They’ve even gone so far as to appearing character, answer the question: Twin Peaks without David Lynch is like… But will Showtime listen?