Scripted series · ABC
Twin Peaks
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Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kyle MacLachlan
Dale Cooper
48 eps
Michael Ontkean
Harry S. Truman
30 eps
Lara Flynn Boyle
Donna Hayward
30 eps
Dana Ashbrook
Bobby Briggs
37 eps
Richard Beymer
Benjamin Horne
37 eps
Sherilyn Fenn
Audrey Horne
34 eps
Warren Frost
Will Hayward
31 eps
Peggy Lipton
Norma Jennings
35 eps
James Marshall
James Hurley
35 eps
Everett McGill
Big Ed Hurley
32 eps
Harry Goaz
Andy Brennan
39 eps
Michael Horse
Tommy 'Hawk' Hill
44 eps
Russ Tamblyn
Dr. Jacoby
22 eps
Wendy Robie
Nadine Hurley
27 eps
David Lynch
Gordon Cole
16 eps
Ray Wise
Leland Palmer
33 eps
Grace Zabriskie
Sarah Palmer
18 eps
Jack Nance
Pete Martell
31 eps
Joan Chen
Jocelyn Packard
31 eps
Eric DaRe
Leo Johnson
13 eps
Al Strobel
One-Armed Man
18 eps
Mädchen Amick
Shelly Johnson
37 eps
Kimmy Robertson
Lucy Moran
39 eps
Piper Laurie
Katherine Martell
42 eps
Kenneth Welsh
Windom Earle
9 eps
Ian Buchanan
Dick Tremayne
12 eps
Chris Mulkey
Hank Jennings
13 eps
Dan O'Herlihy
Andrew Packard
6 eps
Robyn Lively
Lana
6 eps
Heather Graham
Annie Blackburn
6 eps
Sheryl Lee
Laura Palmer / Maddy Ferguson
23 eps
John Boylan
Dwayne Milford
8 eps
Victoria Catlin
Blackie O'Reilly
6 eps
Jill Engels
Trudy
7 eps
Carel Struycken
The Giant
9 eps
Walter Olkewicz
Jacques Renault
6 eps
Charlotte Stewart
Betty Briggs
9 eps
Jane Adams
Constance Talbot
6 eps
Brent Briscoe
Dave Macklay
7 eps
Catherine E. Coulson
Margaret Lanterman / The Log Lady
18 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Twin Peaks actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Twin Peaks reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 48 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
1989129 episodes
Best episode · S00E01 Pilot: International Release
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
19908 episodes
7.9IMDbIt turns out Twin Peaks is not like other towns, and soon FBI Agent Cooper becomes enmeshed with its quirky and mysterious residents.
Best episode · S01E08 The Last Evening
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199022 episodes
7.5IMDbThe town's dark side and secrets become more prominent in Agent Cooper's investigation into who killed Laura Palmer. As the unbelievable details reveal themselves, he risks everything to learn the truth, including his own soul.
Best episode · S02E07 Lonely Souls
Season 3 · Complete
The Return
201718 episodes
8.0IMDbTwenty-five years later, the story continues...
Best episode · S03E16 Part 16
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E16
Part 16
No knock, no doorbell.
- Directed by David Lynch
- Written by David Lynch, Mark Frost
S03E17
Part 17
The past dictates the future.
- Directed by David Lynch
- Written by David Lynch, Mark Frost
S02E07
Lonely Souls
Maddy prepares to leave Twin Peaks, Pete uncovers the truth behind Tojamura's intentions, and Cooper receives a devastating message.
- Directed by David Lynch
- Written by Mark Frost
S02E22
Beyond Life and Death
Cooper must overcome his deepest fears as he enters the Black Lodge to save Annie from Windom Earle.
- Directed by David Lynch
- Written by Robert Engels, David Lynch
S01E08
The Last Evening
The investigation of Laura Palmer's murder reaches a terrifying conclusion.
- Directed by Mark Frost
- Written by Mark Frost
S02E09
Arbitrary Law
Cooper attempts to locate Laura's killer after the discovery of another victim.
- Directed by Tim Hunter
- Written by Robert Engels, Mark Frost
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E100
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
S00E148
Behind the Curtain Part 3
S00E146
Behind The Curtain Part 1
S00E145
On the Couch
S00E147
Behind the Curtain Part 2
S00E149
Behind the Curtain Part 4
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- David LynchExecutive Producer
- Mark FrostExecutive Producer
- David LattProducer
- Sabrina S. SutherlandExecutive Producer
Writing
- Scott FrostWriter
- Robert EngelsWriter
- Barry PullmanWriter
- Jerry StahlWriter
- David LynchWriter
- Mark FrostWriter
Direction
- Todd HollandDirector
- Tim HunterDirector
- Tina RathborneDirector
- Jonathan SangerDirector
- David LynchDirector
- Diane KeatonDirector
Cinematography
- Ronald Víctor GarcíaDirector of Photography
- Peter DemingDirector of Photography
- Frank ByersDirector of Photography
Music
- Angelo BadalamentiOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
5 wins · 12 nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
2 wins · 9 nominations · latest 1990
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series1990
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- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series1990
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series1991
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series1991
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series1990
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series1990
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series1990
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)1990
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music1990
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics1990
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series1990
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Golden Globes
1 win · latest 1990
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama1990
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Directors Guild of America Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeDirectors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series1990
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Peabody Awards
1 win · latest 1990
- WinnerPeabody Awards1990
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TCA Award for Program of the Year
1 win · latest 1990
- WinnerTCA Award for Program of the Year1990
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TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeTCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama1990
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TCA Heritage Award
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeTCA Heritage Award2013
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