Twin Peaks to air on Sky Atlantic as part of Showtime deal

The deal also sees Sky acquire rights to air Dexter, Californication, The Affair, and House of Lies.

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

The owls are not what they seem. UK fans of David Lynch's cult show will have to look to Sky Atlantic to get their fix of the new series, currently set to air in 2017.

The broadcaster struck a pan-European deal with US channel Showtime, estimated to be worth more than £500M; the largest multi-territory agreement ever secured by Sky.

"This is one of the most important content deals Sky has ever agreed, cementing Sky’s position as the market leader in Europe for world-class drama," stated Sky managing director of content Gary Davey.

"The agreement means our customers can enjoy an incredible slate of upcoming new dramas like Billions, Twin Peaks and also explore hundreds of hours of amazing series such as Dexter, Californication, The Affair and House of Lies on demand from the back catalogue of one of the world’s most exciting pay TV networks."

That means Sky Atlantic will indeed be the destination to see both Twin Peaks, and the highly-anticipated Wall Street drama Billions, starring Damian Lews and Paul Giamatti. Other shows included in the deal include Ray Donovan, Nurse Jackie, Brotherhood, The Borgias, and the original Twin Peaks.

Sky had previously licensed select Showtime shows from CBS; there was always a strong possibility Twin Peaks would eventually land on Sky Atlantic, even without the deal, but this new development has secured its place long before its airing.

Twin Peaks will now come to Sky Atlantic in 2017.