Twin Peaks might not be back until 2017

It's going to be a long 2016

Twin Peaks stars Joan Chen, Michael Ontkean, Kyle Maclachlan and Piper Laurie (Rex/Moviestore Collection)

Twin Peaks fans have been taken on quite the rollercoaster ride of emotions of late and now, it seems they won’t be seeing the newly revived series until 2017.

The limited-run reboot has been delayed by pre-production problems, with creator David Lynch clashing with Showtime over the planned number of episodes and budget issues.

Variety reports that a deal has now been reached calling for “more than nine” episodes, all directed by Lynch, and that a streaming subscription will be required to watch it.

Showtime president David Nevins said in August that he hoped to air Twin Peaks in 2016, to coincide with 25 years since the last series ended in June 1991.

Kyle MacLachlan is returning to the lead as FBI agent Dale Cooper, with many other original cast members also expected to reprise their roles. Newcomers include Amanda Seyfried and Balthazar Getty.

The new episodes have been written as a movie by Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost, but will be split into episodes in editing.

Twin Peaks followed the lives of those living in a small northwestern town after their homecoming queen Laura Palmer is murdered. Cooper is brought in to investigate the case and in doing so, unearths some unsavoury secrets.

During the long wait for fresh episodes, all fans can do is stock up on cherry pie and count down the days.