Yes trying to solve the murder is an integral aspect of the series, but how everybody in the town treats each other post-murder is ultimately more satisfying and engrossing. Two detectives - one local and another trying to start over - investigate a murder in a tiny town by the sea. “Broadchurch,” along with its American adaptation “Gracepoint,” are basically the same show so we can lump them here. Take a look at any of the dream/fantasy sequences and note how any of them would fit right at home with David Lynch. “Hannibal” is less about the story and author Thomas Harris’ obsession with serial killers and focuses more on psychology and symbolism. The books the “Hannibal” TV show were based on came out before or around the same time as “Twin Peaks,” but Bryan Fuller’s takes it in a whole other direction. It’s a small town drama, supernatural mystery, and character story all rolled into one. This French drama series (which was adapted to US television with less than stellar results) depicts a town where the dead suddenly return alive. This is gothic, supernatural suspense at its finest. Be sure to watch out for the Kyle Maclachlan cameo in the series finale. There are town conspiracies, supernatural demons, humor, horror, and plenty of actual “Twin Peaks” references. It’s weird to see a children’s cartoon on here but I can’t talk to this show up enough for fans of “Twin Peaks.” Twins Mabel and Dipper Pines move to the town of Gravity Falls and soon discover not everything is as it seems. It made for great cinematic, narrative TV. But the US one feels particularly inspired, since it takes place in a world like our own, but one that’s just slightly off. The violent mystery element ties it to “Twin Peaks,” but the suburban drama and camp makes it very reminiscent.īoth the Danish series and the US series draw from quite a few “Twin Peaks” elements: small town murder, teen murder, a deep dive into the intimate lives of the characters. Based on a popular book series, “Pretty Little Liars” follows four girls who are drawn together after they all get messages from the mysterious “A,” who knows about the murder of their friend Alison and all about their secrets. This is one of those other 2000s murder teen dramas. It’s just in this case, we get to see Kristen Bell, a high school student, solving crimes. “Veronica Mars” had a similar premise - a teen girl is murdered and somebody has to figure out who did it. “Twin Peaks” was more supernatural-based (sometimes), but both wanted to say something new in regards to those topics, and it spoke to fans.įor some reason in the early 2000s we got a slew of series that were essentially “Twin Peaks” but for a teen audience. It was more straight up comical than “Twin Peaks” ever was, but both shows attempted to explore death and the surreal aspects of life with a form of lightness. It’s not exactly like “Twin Peaks,” but it’s hard to imagine that this show about FBI agents investigating weird crimes (sound familiar) would’ve gotten made without it.
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