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Twin Peaks

The body of a young girl (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. Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Crime, Drama, Mystery), first airing in 1990, and whether this series is worth starting now.

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Story of Twin Peaks

The body of a young girl (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.

Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Crime, Drama, Mystery), first airing in 1990, and whether this series is worth starting now.

Title facts

  • Type Series
  • Release year 1990
  • Released 08 Apr 1990
  • Runtime 1 minutes
  • Content rating TV-MA
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.8/10 from 243,494 votes
  • Genres Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • Languages English, Icelandic, Afrikaans, Norwegian
  • Countries United States
  • Seasons 3 seasons

Cast

Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick

Direction and writing

Written by: Mark Frost, David Lynch

Awards and recognition

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. 19 wins & 45 nominations total

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