The British series Slow Horses, hosted by Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman, has just completed its 4th season on Apple TV+. It has already been renewed for a fifth and sixth season.
It is one of the flagship programs of Apple TV+. Slow Horses has barely completed its fourth season, when the series was renewed for a sixth (the fifth had already been announced). Unsurprisingly for this acclaimed spy series, whose storyline is based on the novels Slough House by Mick Herron, a division of MI5 which features failed spies trying to prove themselves after failures. Slow Horses is an ideal series for all fans of thrillers and thrillers!
The series includes star Gary Oldman (JFK, Batman, Harry Potter) who had not been seen in the credits of a series episode since 2001 and his appearance in Friends as Richard Crosby, a comedian Joey meets on the set of a film about the First World War.
Here he plays a high-ranking MI5 dignitary who has fallen into disgrace while Kristin Scott Thomas, another British star seen in Four weddings and a funeral (1994) or even The English patient (1996), plays a brutal counterintelligence leader. Around them: Jack Lowden (Dunkirk), Saskia Reeves (Nymphomaniac, Luther) et Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragons, Ready Player One). Little bonus information: the singer who performs the theme song is none other than Mick Jagger!
What is the plot of Slow Horses ?
In a dingy office nicknamed the Stable on the outskirts of London, a team of MI5 agents, led by their odious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb, navigate the murky world of espionage to defend England against enemy forces. . Banished from the prestigious MI5 headquarters, they all hope to return to a more prestigious position.
Which actors in the casting of Slow Horses ?
- Gary Oldman : Jackson Lamb
- Jack Lowden : River Cartwright
- Kristen Scott Thomas: Diana Taverner
- Saskia Reeves : Catherine Standish
- Olivia Cooke : Sidonie ” Sid ” Baker
- Rosalind Eleazar : Louisa Guy
- Christopher Chung : Roddy Ho
- Steven Waddington : Jed Moody
- Dustin Demri-Burns : Min Harper
- Paul Higgins : Struan Loy
Where to see Slow Horses and streaming ?
Slow Horses continues its development on Apple TV+. You can catch up on the first seasons by subscribing to have access to the streaming platform. As the service is paid, it will cost you 9.99 euros per month. Access to Apple TV+ is also possible if you subscribe to one of the Canal+ offers.
