David Lynch’s bizarre soap opera returns in just two months.
The promotional campaign for the big return of Showtime’s “Twin Peaks” is in full swing, and much like the show itself, it’s been weirdly compelling. As we told you earlier this month, posters with a phone number attached to them are popping up all over Australia; calling the number plays a pre-recorded message… backwards. Here in the States, things aren’t any less strange.
As reported by the website Welcome to Twin Peaks, massive “Twin Peaks” billboards have been spotted in Washington, Pennsylvania and Montana. While some of them show a heart-shaped cherry pie (with a familiar zig-zag pattern), others depict that pie’s missing piece. The billboards are mostly blank with the images off to one side, suggesting more will soon be added.
Keep your eyes peeled, “Twin Peaks” fans!
Twin Peaks Teaser Billboard Goes Up In Seattle, WA! #TwinPeaks https://t.co/z6LlnRSlXI
— Twin Peaks (@ThatsOurWaldo) March 21, 2017
The Missing Piece. #TwinPeaks pic.twitter.com/hKikKxyGRl
— Twin Peaks (@ThatsOurWaldo) March 21, 2017
“Twin Peaks” will return on Sunday, May 21, at 9/8c, with a two-hour premiere. The new David Lynch-directed episodes are set 25 years after the events of the original series.
All told, the revival will consist of 18 hours. Immediately following the two-hour opener, Episodes 3 and 4 will be available On Demand and via Showtime’s streaming platform.
The surreal drama, which aired on ABC from 1990 to 1991, followed FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (to again be played by Kyle MacLachlan) as he investigated the curious murder of a homecoming queen in the sleepy town of Twin Peaks, Wash.
The revival’s cast list features the return of several actors from the original series (including Sherilyn Fenn, Madchen Amick, Sheryl Lee and David Duchovny) plus a bunch of new faces (including Enlightened‘s Laura Dern, Arrested Development‘s Michael Cera, The Thorn Birds‘ Richard Chamberlain, Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and Gossip Girl‘s Jessica Szohr).
