Fans Rejoice! David Lynch Returns for a New Season of TWIN PEAKS

In some very exciting news, Showtime has confirmed a new Twin Peaks series will be airing in 2016, with nine new episodes, all directed by creator David Lynch.

The new episodes will take place 25 years after the events of the original show and continue the story, wrapping up some loose ends and answering some burning questions left from the original. Showtime will also be airing the original series so people can get caught up.

As a huge fan of the original, I’m ridiculously excited about this news and cannot wait to see what crazy turns the series will take.

Here’s the new synopsis presented in today’s press release:

Widely considered one of the most groundbreaking and 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 is shockingly murdered. The town’s 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 …

Now, if only we could get Showtime to reboot Eerie Indiana, my life would be complete.