Twin Peaks
Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1990-04-08
Synopsis
The small northwest town of Twin Peaks, Washington is shaken up when the body of the Homecoming Queen, Laura Palmer, is discovered washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Twin Peaks opens its catalog run with “Pilot” (1990-04-08). Art-house on broadcast; every weird prestige show tips its cherry pie. Network pressure on the mystery, cast lore, and the revival's long shadow.
In the series
This episode is part of Twin Peaks (1990–1991) on ABC.
Who killed Laura Palmer? — dream logic that broke network TV's brain.
Key cast
- Kyle MacLachlan as Dale Cooper
- Michael Ontkean as Harry S. Truman
- Mädchen Amick as Shelly Johnson
- Dana Ashbrook as Bobby Briggs
- Sheryl Lee as Laura Palmer / Maddy Ferguson
- Lara Flynn Boyle as Donna Hayward