Lynch and Laura Dern on the set of “Wild at Heart.” Dern appeared in three of Lynch’s feature films as well as “Twin Peaks: The Return.” Lynch with the designer John Varvatos and Ringo Starr. In 2019, flanked by MacLachlan, Dern and Rossellini, Lynch received an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar.

The late director’s unique vision and the love that his persona inspires make it easy to forget how winding his path to greatness was.

These eighteen episodes aired on Showtime, the pay-cable network, which meant that Lynch, never one to tamp down on his imagination, could be, and was, completely untethered. A sprawling, supernatural,

In his films, his TV shows, and his paintings, Lynch reminded us that all art gestures toward a world beyond the familiar and comforting.