Disney Plus UK has finally confirmed that The Simpsons is coming to the streaming service.

Over 600 episodes are coming Disney Plus, mirroring the US launch, where the streamer brought 30 seasons of the show to viewers on day one.

This news came shortly after Sky and Disney announced a multi-year partnership to launch the service on Sky Q.Fans had been speculating for weeks about the fate of the show, and this is terrific news.

It means Disney Plus will be the only streaming service to feature steamed hams on its March 24 release date.

If this makes Disney Plus an essential purchase for you, you can still get a year's subscription to Disney Plus for £10 off before launch.

So that's 12 months of streaming Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Disney and The Simpsons content for £49.99 instead of £59.99. Disney Plus annual subscription: £59.99 £49.99Until launch, save £10 on a year of Disney Plus.

This offer expires on March 23, and it gives you 12 months to stream old and new Disney content to your heart's content (now including The Simpsons).

Disney Plus discounts don't tend to be that frequent, so if you want it, now is a good time to order. View DealCheck out The Simpsons announcement trailer below, which teases all the good TV you've got to look forward to – well, 10 good seasons and 20 of varying quality, anyway. Why subscribe to Disney Plus UK before it's even out here, aside from The Simpsons? Along with whatever Disney archive content comes to the service, you're getting a year of big-budget exclusives.

Your first 12 months will include seasons 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian and future Marvel shows like WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. It won't just be Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and Disney stuff to look forward to, though – Disney Plus revealed in marketing materials that Fox movies like X-Men: Days of Future Past and Ice Age are coming to the UK version of the streaming service. If you know that Disney Plus is the streaming service for you, we've also uncovered a way whereby you can start watching it all right now.

Thanks to the wonders of a VPN, you can connect to a server in the US and watch as if you were over on the other side of the Atlantic.