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Season 5 – Slow Horses

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A dysfunctional team of MI5 agents and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb, navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
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Slow Horses — Season 5

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Critics Consensus

Slow Horses loosens the reins in a more lighthearted season that doesn't quite measure up to the series' high bar, but it still excels as one of the most compulsively watchable offerings on television.

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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Sep 25
4.5/5
...[This season] doesn’t miss a beat, combining twisty momentum and sardonic humour as a terror crisis builds during a London mayoral election. That’s a terrific achievement, but also a finale of sorts. Go to Full Review Ben Dowell The Times (UK) Sep 24
4/5
It is glorious fun, a taut, twisty and enjoyable thriller laced with so many funny moments. Go to Full Review Maddy Mussen London Evening Standard Sep 24
3/5
It is undeniably watchable. But this season points a lot of fingers without actually making any clear decisions. Go to Full Review Cat Woods Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Jan 8
Smith has really maintained momentum and some very clever sight gags, vicious one-liners, and poignant revelations over five seasons, which is a tall order for any writer and their cast. Go to Full Review Pallavi Keswani The Hindu Nov 10
The latest season comes through as more of a comfort offering. It meets the expectations it has set up as a compact prestige dramedy, but does little more to surpass them. Go to Full Review Pedro Gallego Espinof Oct 31
4/5
Oldman remains a guiding light, shaping the tone and spirit of the series, commanding with an authority that never takes itself too seriously, which is quite welcome. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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John S @JohnSmithReviews Jun 7 Dire. Not got a clue how anyone could rate this season highly. Doesn’t even remotely compare to the other seasons. See more Cato Aleksander N @RT04838056 Mar 25 What happened to this show? the first 4 seasons where great, and then it just took a nose dive into woke slop in the first 30 min of season 5... See more Tom F @RT55173143 Mar 19 Another strong season from the best spy series on TV. See more Thomas S @RT39405909 Mar 16 Beyond the intro scene failing the key film trope of firing 40+ rounds from a SCAR without a single magazine change , the characters in this season are so irritating one is rooting for the baddies most of the time just to get the damn annoying Brit’s offed so they would shut up. See more Benjamin H. @hoover_dam Feb 3 What happened? Writing shot itself in the head and fell off a cliff. Cheesy and predictable. See more Henry T. @H-meister Feb 3 Some weird mix of James Bond, Looney Tunes, and Monty Python See more Read all reviews
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Gary Oldman

Jackson Lamb

Kristin Scott Thomas

Diana Taverner

Jack Lowden

River Cartwright

Saskia Reeves

Catherine Standish

Rosalind Eleazar

Louisa Guy

Christopher Chung

Roddy Ho

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 24, 2025 Bad Dates A mass shooting rocks London, intensifying a testy mayoral race; Shirley believes one of the Slow Horses was the target of an attempted hit. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 1, 2025 Incommunicado Lamb intercepts an assassin; Taverner receives a key piece of intel about the Abbotsfield shooting. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 8, 2025 Tall Tales An act of sabotage grinds London to a halt; Taverner interrogates Roddy; Coe is convinced a destabilization strategy is at play. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 15, 2025 Missiles Flyte sets out to find Roddy's girlfriend; the gang is dispatched to two different campaign events to prevent another attack. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 22, 2025 Circus Lamb debriefs River and Coe; Roddy is pulled in to help decipher a piece of code as the destabilization strategy nears its final stage. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 29, 2025 Scars It's up to the Slow Horses to stop Farouk's team from completing its mission in a final act of mass carnage. Details

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Season Info

Director
Saul Metzstein
Executive Producer
Graham Yost, James Hawes, Will Smith, Douglas Urbanski, Gail Mutrux, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta
Screenwriter
Sean Gray
Network
Apple TV
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 24, 2025