James R | On 20, Oct 2022

Slow Horses rides back on to Apple TV+ this December, and a new trailer gives us a first look at Season 2.

The darkly humorous espionage drama – already renewed for Season 3 and 4 – follows a dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping-ground department of MI5 known unaffectionately as Slough House. Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies, who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes as they frequently find themselves blundering around the smoke and mirrors of the espionage world.

Adapted from Dead Lions, Mick Herron’s second novel in the Slow Horses series, the six-episode second season will pick up as long-buried Cold War secrets emerge that threaten to bring carnage to the streets of London. When a liaison with Russian villains takes a fatal turn, our hapless heroes must overcome their individual failings and raise their spy game in a race to prevent a catastrophic incident.

Starring alongside Oldman are Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Dustin Demri-Burns, Christopher Chung, Freddie Fox, Chris Reilly, Samuel West, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Kadiff Kirwan and Jonathan Pryce.

You can see them in action once more on Friday 2nd December, when the first two episodes of Season 2 premiere on Apple TV+, followed by new episodes weekly.

Here’s the trailer:

 

Watch: Trailer for Apple thriller Slow Horses

4th March 2022

Apple TV+ is getting into the spy game this April, and a new trailer gives us a look at its Slow Horses in action.

The six-episode drama, adapted from Mick Herron’s first novel in the Slow Horses series, Slow Horses follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes. Joining Oldman is a decorated ensemble cast including Academy Award nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (Darkest Hour), Academy Award nominee Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes), BAFTA Scotland Award winner Jack Lowden (Dunkirk), and Olivia Cooke (Sound of Metal).

The series is produced for Apple by See-Saw Films and adapted for television by Will Smith (Veep). Graham Yost executive produces alongside Smith. Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gail Mutrux and Douglas Urbanski also serve as executive producers on the series. James Hawes directs all six episodes and executive produces.

The series races on to Apple TV+ on 1st April, with the first two episodes arriving together, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday. Here’s the trailer:

 

First look: Gary Oldman stars in Apple thriller Slow Horses

5th February 2022

Gary Oldman is heading to Apple TV+ this spring for spy thriller Slow Horses – and a new image gives us a first look at the series.

The six-episode drama, adapted from Mick Herron’s first novel in the Slow Horses series, follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes. Joining Oldman is a decorated ensemble cast including Kristin Scott Thomas (Darkest Hour), Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes), Jack Lowden (Dunkirk), and Olivia Cooke (Sound of Metal).

The series is produced for Apple by See-Saw Films and adapted for television by Will Smith (Veep). Graham Yost executive produces alongside Smith. Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gail Mutrux and Douglas Urbanski also serve as executive producers on the series. James Hawes directs all six episodes and executive produces.

The series races on to Apple TV+ on 1st April, with the first two episodes arriving together, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday.

 

Slow Horses: Jonathan Pryce, Kristin Scott Thomas join Apple TV+ spy thriller

15th December 2020

Jonathan Pryce and Kristin Scott Thomas have joined the cast of Apple TV+ spy thriller Slow Horses.

Adapted from Mick Herron’s CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning British espionage books, the series follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Six episodes are based on the first novel, Slow Horses, while another six are based on the second novel, Dead Lions. The project was announced last year, with Gary Oldman attached to star as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their career ending mistakes.

Now, Oldman reportedly has company, with Pryce (fresh from Netflix’s The Two Popes and The Crown) set to play David Cartwright, River’s grandfather and a retired MI5 agent. Scott Thomas (fresh from Netflix’s Rebecca) will play Diana Taverner, a senior MI5 figure.

They are joined by Jack Lowden (Dunkirk) as River Cartwright, a talented agent who is desperate to claw his way out of Slough House, and Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One) as Sid Baker, a sharp agent and River’s officemate.

The series is written by Will Smith (Veep, The Thick Of It), with Graham Yost exec-producing along with Smith.

Production is underway in the UK, but delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
 

Slow Horses: Gary Oldman to star in Apple TV+ spy series

16th November 2019

Apple has given a series order to Slow Horses, a new spy drama starring Academy Award winner Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).

Adapted from Mick Herron’s CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning British espionage books, Slow Horses follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Oldman will star as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their career ending mistakes.

The series will be written by Will Smith (Veep, The Thick Of It). Graham Yost will executive produce along with Will Smith. Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gail Mutrux and Douglas Urbanski also serve as executive producers. The series is commissioned for Apple out of the UK by Apple’s heads of Worldwide Video, Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, and creative director for Europe Worldwide Video, Jay Hunt. See-Saw films will serve as the production company.

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