Showtime's planned Twin Peaks revival has lost a major player.
Co-creator David Lynch announced that he has left the series revival on Sunday. He was slated to direct all episodes of the new season. Lynch cited cash issues as the reason for his departure, saying that the network didn't offer him enough money to realize the vision he had scripted with co-writer and series co-creator Mark Frost.
Lynch broke the news in a series of Tweets and insisted that Showtime "did not pull the plug" on the revival, saying that the series "may still be very much alive" at the network.
"I love the world of Twin Peaks and wish things could have worked out differently," Lynch added.
The new season was to consist of nine episodes, and Kyle MacLachlan was set to reprise his role as Agent Dale Cooper, who travels to the mysterious town of Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of teenager Laura Palmer. The new series took on a present-day setting, 25 years after the events of the original.
In a statement obtained by TheWrap, Showtime shared David Lynch's love of the series' universe, saying "we continue to hold out hope that we can bring it back in all its glory with both of its extraordinary creators, David Lynch and Mark Frost, at the helm."
There's no updated word from Lynch, and Showtime hasn't said whether the series, set for release in 2016, will continue without its co-creator.
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