David Lynch is trying to keep as many secrets as he can about the new, Showtime-based version of Twin Peaks. But even he can’t quite keep the tightest lid on casting stories. So now we know that Robert Knepper will be joining the ensemble.
Exactly what that shape that ensemble is taking (and how Knepper will fit into it) is still largely a mystery, but we do know that Kyle MacLachlan is confirmed as returning as Agent Dale Cooper (though – spoiler alert – what form he’ll take given how he was left in the original series and follow-up prequel/sequel movie is anyone's guess), while Ray Wise, Sheryl Lee and Sherilyn Fenn are all apparently returning and Amanda Seyfried is reportedly on for a role.
Co-creator Mark Frost is once again working with Lynch, having co-written the series that the director is overseeing. Angelo Badalamenti is once again doing the music, and while the original announcement was for nine episodes, we now seem to be talking about significantly more; possibly as many as 18.
The new Twin Peaks, however it works out, should be hitting screens in 2017. One character who sadly won’t be returning is the Log Lady, played by Catherine E. Coulson, who died on Monday.