Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost opened up a little bit about the upcoming revival, while also noting he preferred going to Showtime over Netflix due to how they wanted to tell the story.
After Frost and co-creator David Lynch (right) dropped cryptic hints about a possibility of more Twin Peaks late last week, it was announced on Monday that the cult classic series would return to television with new episodes in 2016.
Frost and Lynch approached Showtime about bringing the series back for a nine-episode run and the network was enthusiastic. While little has been revealed, the new episodes are set to take place 25 years after the first two seasons of Twin Peaks.
Shortly after the news dropped, Frost spoke with The Hollywood Reporter and answered a few questions, but offered few concrete details overall.
Frost said he and Lynch came together three years ago and have slowly been working on another story set in the world. The site also asked why Showtime and not say, Netflix.
He explained that they never actually sat down with Netflix about the project after coming away happy after speaking with Showtime. "It was so encouraging, it didn't feel there was a need to go anywhere else."
Frost then added, "I know there's been this whole emphasis on binge watching -- and a lot of people have done that to our show -- but I think when you're unveiling hours, there's something to be said for spacing it out. Give people a chapter at a time, instead of the whole book."
The co-creator said they settled on nine hours as that was how long he and Lynch felt it would take to tell their new story, which they are currently still writing. There is still no word on how much of the original cast will return.