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Twin Peaks

American television series
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Twin Peaks, American television drama that was broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network (1990–91) and Showtime (2017). It garnered critical acclaim and a cult following with its unconventional narrative, surreal tone, and eerie characters. Twin Peaks was created by Mark Frost and David Lynch (director of the motion picture Blue Velvet [1986]), the latter already well known for making strange films with macabre motifs. The show began with the discovery of the body...

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