The cast of 2017’s revival of the cult classic Twin Peaks has just grown larger, as Naomi Watts (While We’re Young) and Tom Sizemore (Reach Me) are reportedly signing on to the show in unknown roles, and series co-creator David Lynch is rumored to be returning to play FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole.
Lynch, who will also be helming and co-writing all of the episodes alongside Mark Frost, has directed Watts in the past on 2001’s critically acclaimed neo-noir mystery film Mulholland Drive. Sizemore, on the other hand, has yet to work with the director.
Gordon Cole appeared in a handful of episodes during the original 1990 to 1991 run of Twin Peaks. Most of Lynch’s appearances as the character came in the show’s second season, and his inclusion in the limited series is unexpected but much-welcomed news.
The new Twin Peaks will see the return of Kyle MacLachlan as Agent Dale Cooper, while Sheryl Lee (Laura Palmer), David Patrick Kelly (Jerry Horne), Richard Beymer (Ben Horne), Miguel Ferrer (Albert Rosenfield), David Lynch (Gordon Cole) and Dana Ashbrook (Bobby Briggs) are also expected to return. Newcomers to the cast include Laura Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert Knepper, Balthazar Getty, Amanda Seyfried, Naomi Watts and Tom Sizemore.
Source: Deadline
Originally published February 2, 2016. Updated April 14, 2018.
