'Twin Peaks' 2016 News: Will Showtime Leave David Lynch & Company Alone During Creative Process? [VIDEO]
Showtime president David Nevins recently teased a few details about the network reviving Twin Peaks, including his business plan with co-creator David Lynch.
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Nevins appeared at the Television Critics Association press tour this week to discuss Showtime programming, which now includes Twin Peaks. The quirky series, that aired on ABC from 1990-91, is being revived by Showtime to air on 2016.
Twin Peaks has found newfound popularity over the past few years due to its presence on Netflix, and while it would seem that Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost would be begging networks to let them make more episodes, Nevins said he was the one begging.
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While fans were left with several cliffhangers in the season 2 finale of Twin Peaks back in 1991, Nevins is promising that the world will receive some closure after the nine episodes.
"They've been very specific in promising closure...and from what I've seen, I think this is going to live up to expectations and then some," Nevins said.
With a show as wonderful and strange as Twin Peaks, fans might also be worried that network interference might compromise the integrity of the show, which is arguably what went down with ABC in season 2. However, Nevins does not intend to interfere with the creative process.
Nevins said that his role is simply, "Writing checks and leaving them alone."
Twin Peaks is slated to return to television in 2016 on Showtime, though the network has not yet announced a specific air date.