Twin Peaks (1990)

Name: Twin Peaks
Released: 1990
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan

TV-MA 7.8/10 IMDb

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.

Creator: Mark Frost, David Lynch

Cast: Kyle MacLachlan

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child (referenced)Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Jump scares

Sexual Content

Age-gap relationships (predatory) Explicit sexual content / nudity Incest Sex trafficking Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Sexual assault / rape (referenced)Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

14 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 11 warnings

Avg severity:(2.8)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nudityIncestSex traffickingAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gun violenceSexual assault / rape

Season 2 11 warnings

Avg severity:(2.9)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityIncestAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gun violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

Season 3 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBody horrorJump scaresDrug use (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture