For many, Breaking Bad's final stretch - revealing the fates of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman - is going to be the television event of the year. Thanks to boxsets and online streaming, the once-cult show has earned a huge following.
However, Irish fans have often resorted to less-than-legal means to keep track of the show as no station has broadcast the series without a significant delay - a particularly tough challenge to endure on a spoiler-happy Internet.
UK & Irish fans have cause to celebrate today, after Netflix confirmed that the very last episodes of the show will be available on the service the day after their broadcasts in the US. It's a release strategy that Netflix has been using with the latest series of The Killing, although it's Breaking Bad that is likely to really excite TV obsessives.
It's almost time to cook - the final season of #BreakingBad is coming to Netflix on August 12. New episodes every Monday.
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) July 26, 2013
There are eight episodes due to be broadcast in the show's final half-season. We have our Heisenberg hats at the ready. There's a recap of the series to date below, but it goes without saying it's full of spoilers for those who aren't up-to-date:
