'The best show ever made' will stream in the UK - and there's time to watch it for free
An influential series often dubbed the best show ever made has found a new streaming home in the UK
One of the most groundbreaking television shows ever made has found a new streaming home in the UK - and you'll be able to watch it for free for a limited time.
Originally released in the 1990s, the first two seasons of this beloved and surreal drama created by one of Hollywood's most innovative filmmakers is going to be released on Mubi.
To celebrate the show's 35 year anniversary, cult classic mystery drama Twin Peaks will be coming to the service on Friday, 13th June.
All 30 episodes of the classic series will be available to stream, as well as the critically acclaimed 2017 follow-up, Twin Peaks: The Return. Mubi subscriptions can be added as a Prime Video channel for £11.99 per month, but you can also sign up for a seven-day free trial - just enough time to binge the series at no extra cost.
Created by the late iconic filmmaker David Lynch and Mark Frost, the series stars Kyle MacLachlan as FBI Agent Dale Cooper investigating the strange death of Laura Palmer (played by Sheryl Lee) in a small town with huge secrets.
It's widely regarded as one of the best shows ever made, with Sight and Sound even naming The Return one of the best 'films' of all time.
Empire put it at number 15 on their list of the best shows of all time, while Variety has it at number 27.
Twin Peaks' passionate cult following has continued to sing its praises over the decades, with one die-hard fan on X (formerly Twitter) writing: 'Twin Peaks is the best show ever made. By a large margin. Nothing will change my mind.'
One newcomer to the series made a bold claim: 'Watched 1 episode of twin peaks and i'm already convinced it's the best show ever made.'
Another viewer posted: 'twin peaks is the most beautiful television show ever made.'
Someone else maintained: 'If you could only watch one TV show in your whole life I'd say you should watch twin peaks and the movie. It's the greatest thing ever made.'
And a final fan lamented: 'it actually f***ing blows knowing that i've already watched the best tv show of all time and nothing will ever live up to it.
'I have a giant twin peaks shaped hole in my heart that no other show could possibly ever fill.'
After acquiring the rights to the iconic mystery series, Mubi's VP Global Head of Programming Katharina Feistauer said in a statement: 'Launching Twin Peaks is a dream for Mubi, bringing one of the most loved and discussed series in TV history to the platform.
"Whilst this launch has been months in the making, the sad news of David Lynch's death only a few weeks ago makes this opportunity to show his iconic work even more special.
"We are excited for the Lynch fans in our membership to revisit the episodes comprehensively, as well creating an opportunity for new audiences to discover it for the first time."
Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: The Return will be released Friday, 13th June on Mubi.
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