Twin Peaks season 3 part 1 and 2: Who's back and who's new?

The inhabitants of Twin Peaks return, alongside those still dwelling in the Black Lodge, while new stories begin to form across the country

*WARNING: SPOILERS FOR TWIN PEAKS SEASON 3 EPISODE 1 AND 2*

The grand return of David Lynch's cult TV show, Twin Peaks, brings back old faces and introduces new.

Continuing the narrative left behind and so frighteningly tantalised in the series finale from the original run of the show, which saw a demented Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) smash his face into a mirror as the face of Bob peered out, with it now confirmed it was his doppelganger unleashed into the world.

The real Dale Cooper remains trapped in the Black Lodge, coming across some of its mysterious inhabitants, while the rest of the residents of Twin Peaks continue on their lives after his sudden disappearance.

However, season 3 also expands the narrative to multiple locations, bringing in brand new characters, as a mysterious box in New York City is guarded over by a young man, while a brutal murder is carried out in Buckhorn, South Dakota.

Here's a list of some of the returning characters to Twin Peaks, and some new ones to look out for.

Who's back?

Kyle MacLachlan as Dale Cooper - FBI Special Agent
Richard Beymer as Benjamin Horne - owner of The Great Northern Hotel
David Patrick Kelly as Jerry Horne - Benjamin's brother
Catherine Coulson as Margaret Lanterman - AKA the Log Lady
Michael Horse as Deputy Chief Tommy "Hawk" Hill - Part of the Twin Peaks Police Department
Harry Goaz as Deputy Andy Brennan - Part of the Twin Peaks Police Department
Kimmy Robertson as Lucy Brennan - Receptionist at the Twin Peaks Police Department
Sherly Lee as Laura Palmer - Murder victim trapped in the Black Lodge
Russ Tamblyn as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby - Laura's former therapist
Carel Struycken as The Giant - Inhabitant of the Black Lodge
James Marshall as James Hurley - Former biker and Twin Peaks resident
Ray Wise as Leland Palmer - Laura's father
Grace Zabriskie as Sarah Palmer - Laura's mother
Mädchen Amick as Shelly Johnson - Twin Peaks resident

Who's new?

Ashley Judd as Beverly Paige - Benjamin Horne's secretary
Matthew Lillard as William Hastings - Suspected of the murder in Buckshot, South Dakota
Nicole LaLiberte as Darya - Associate of Dale Cooper's doppelganger
Steve Baker as Jack - Associate of Dale Cooper's doppelganger
George Griffith as Ray Monroe - Associate of Dale Cooper's doppelganger
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Chantal Hutchens - Associate of Dale Cooper's doppelganger
Patrick Fischler as Duncan Todd - Works for the mysterious billionaire
Benjamin Rosenfield as Sam Colby - The young man watching the box in NYC
Madeline Zima as Tracey - The woman infatuated with Sam

Twin Peaks airs 2am on Mondays on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV with the Entertainment Pass, in a simulcast with the USTwin Peaks airs 2am on Mondays on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV with the Entertainment Pass, in a simulcast with the US airing on Showtime. The episode will then be shown again at 9pm on the following day. You can catch up now on season one and two via Sky Box Sets and NOW TV.