Twin Peaks: The True Story Behind David Lynch's Famous TV Series

The murder took place in the small, seemingly quiet town of Twin Peaks, Washington State. Young Laura Palmer was found dead naked by a lake, wrapped in plastic.

FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle McLachlan), sent there to find the culprit, leads the investigation with the support of the local sheriff, Harry Truman. These investigations force them to uncover each other’s darkest secrets. Meanwhile, a disturbing phenomenon is happening…

The first season of Twin Peaks, which aired in 1990, was an unprecedented success, much to the delight of its two co-creators, David Lynch and Mark Frost. But did you know that the idea for this series was born out of a passion for his very old work?

It’s this investigation that we’re going to talk about in our latest issue of “This is a true story,” a podcast that tells the true but lesser-known stories behind your favorite TV shows and movies. In this episode, we go back in time to 1908 to meet Hazel Drew, a lovely young woman of only 20 who unknowingly inspired Laura Palmer’s character many years later.

Turn up the volume, get comfortable, and let yourself be drawn into this twist-filled investigation that set the stage for one of the best (and weirdest) series of the 90s…