Twin Peaks

Washington mystery series

Twin Peaks is a small fictional town in Washington State, the setting of David Lynch's influential 1990 television series about the murder of a homecoming queen.

The name has become shorthand for a certain uncanny atmosphere—wholesome Americana underlaid with surreal darkness and cryptic symbolism: The show had real Twin Peaks vibes.

Twin Peaks is also a pair of prominent hills in San Francisco.

show

David Lynch

seasons · episodes · finale · cliffhanger · ABC · Showtime · revival · cast · soundtrack · cherry pie

surreal

dreamlike

Hazy and fantastical

hallucinatory · otherworldly · phantasmagoric · grotesque · absurd · ethereal · doppelganger · giant · owls · esoteric

location

Washington

U.S. seat of government

waterfall · sawmill · logging town · timber · owls · Douglas fir · misty · rural · isolated · woodlands

mystery

murder

Deliberate unlawful killing

detective · suspense · secrets · FBI · sheriff · evidence · crime · twist · red herring · prom queen

cult

fanbase

Collective devoted audience

phenomenon · nostalgia · conventions · merchandise · collectibles · cosplay · lore · tributes · anniversary · zines

Categories
Opposites
narrative structure

Twin PeaksLaw & Order

Enforcement and adjudication

CSI · Murder She Wrote · Columbo · NCIS · Criminal Minds

television aesthetic

Twin PeaksThe Mentalist

House · Bones

small town portrayal

Twin PeaksMayberry

Fictional wholesome village

The Andy Griffith Show · Gilmore Girls · Leave It to Beaver · Pleasantville · Main Street USA

Family

twin, twins, peaks, twinned, twinning, twinship, twinless, twinhood, twinlike

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13