Twin Peaks
Genre: Mystery, Serial drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Psychological thriller, Crime Fiction, Supernatural, Cult, Drama
Started: 8th April 1990
Ended: 10th June 1991
Episodes: 29
Country: United States of America
Created by: Mark Frost, David Lynch
Starring: Michael Ontkean, Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Sherilyn Fenn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ray Wise, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Grace Zabriskie, Carel Struycken, Piper Laurie, Peggy Lipton, Kimmy Robertson, Warren Frost, James Marshall, Eric Da Re, Joan Chen, Sheryl Lee, Catherine E. Coulson, Michael J. Anderson, Al Strobel, Chris Mulkey, Wendy Robie, Richard Beymer, Harry Goaz, Jack Nance, Frank Silva, Lenny Von Dohlen, Russ Tamblyn, Kenneth Welsh, Everett McGill, Michael Horse, Heather Graham, David Duchovny
Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). Twin Peaks' pilot episode was first broadcast on April 8, 1990 on ABC, which led to another seven episodes being produced and a second season, which aired until June 10, 1991. The show's name came from its setting, a small fictional Washington town. Exteriors were primarily filmed in Snoqualmie and North Bend, with additional exteriors shot in southern California. Most of the interior scenes were shot on standing sets in a San Fernando Valley warehouse.
Twin Peaks became one of 1990's top-rated shows, a critical success both nationally and internationally. Reflecting its devoted cult fan base, the series became a part of popular culture, referenced in other television shows, commercials, comic books, video games, films and song lyrics. Declining viewer ratings led to ABC's insistence that the identity of Laura's murderer be revealed midway through the second season. In 1992, the series spawned a prequel, the film
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