Twin Peaks revival slated for Showtime in 2016

Twin Peaks fans can cut themselves a celebratory slice of cherry pie:the cult drama is returning to televisionon Showtime in 2016.

Nine new episodes will be written and produced byTwin Peaks' co-creator Mark Frost. Fellow originator DavidLynch reprises hisrole as director.

Lynch dropped a teaser trailer for the new project Monday morning on Twitter.

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The serializeddrama surprised audiences and critics when it first aired on ABC in 1990.

It set new standards for TV storytelling in the way it followed the stories of Twin Peaks residents after the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer.

The show quickly amassed a loyal legion of fans, and created the spin-off feature film TwinPeaks: Fire Walk with Mein 1992.

It's not clear ifKyle MacLachlan will return asAgent Dale Cooper, the FBI agent charged with solving the murder, but Showtime confirmed in a statement Monday that the newTwin Peaks will continue where theoriginal story left off and will provide "long-awaited answers and a satisfying conclusion."

Production is scheduled to begin next year, with the first episode airing25 years to the day after the lastepisode aired.