Showtime’s ‘Twin Peaks’ sequel series definitely won’t air until 2017

That damn good cup of coffee is going to get cold by the time Twin Peaks finally returns to television. CBS chief Les Moonves said on Monday that the long-awaited sequel series to the cult series won’t start until 2017.

During CBS’ quarterly earnings conference, Moonves confirmed it will not premiere before 2017, reports Variety. But he thinks the series will still be big for Showtime, especially now that it will be available on the new Showtime standalone streaming service.

Showtime announced the project a year ago, but it looked like it might crumble when there was a contract dispute with co-creator David Lynch. That issue was later resolved, but it appears that the situation has delayed it. In July, co-creator Mark Frost said that he didn’t think it would air before 2017.

The new series was also initially announced as a nine-episode season, but Lynch’s new deal includes more than that. Lynch, who is best known for directing films like Eraserhead, The Elephant Man and Mulholland Dr., will direct every episode.

Twin Peaks, starring Kyle MacLachlan, originally aired on ABC for two seasons from 1990 to 1991. If the sequel had aired in 2016 as planned, it would have marked the show’s 25th anniversary.

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