Slow Horses is far more than just a satisfying spy romp; it is a sublime slice of TV that is worth the Apple TV+ subscription fee alone. Slow Horses (season one) is now streaming on Apple TV+.
Based on Mick Herron’s novels and adapted for TV by Will Smith (The Thick of It), Slow Horses isn’t just one of the best TV shows of the past five years; it’s one of the most bingeable. Pack to the rafters with humour, grit, espionage and action, Slow Horses (season one) is electric TV.
The series opens with River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) fucking up his promising MI5 career in a bungled operation. As a result, River finds himself banished to the arse hole of MI5, Slough House, a place where shit intelligence officers go to shuffle paperwork for the rest of their careers. There, River is joined by a troupe of failed spies, including the spikey and brilliant 70s throwback Jackson Lamb, played by the outstanding Gary Oldman.
But far from being quiet, Slough House, under Lamb’s unconventional leadership, is at the forefront of clandestine operations, spy rings and the ghosts of past exploits. Apple TV+ and See-Saw have assembled a truly stellar cast for Slow Horses (season one), and over the course of the first season, the dark comedy, action and intrigue delightfully build into one of the most addictive shows of recent years. From Jack Lowden to Gary Oldman, Jonathan Pryce, Freddie Fox and Kristin Scott-Thomas, Slow Horses is far more than just a satisfying spy romp; it is a sublime slice of TV that is worth the Apple TV+ subscription fee alone.
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