Slow Horses Season 5: Key Information
– Production on season 5 concluded in October 2024.
– There is no official release date yet
– Trailer revealed after season 4 finale
– The main cast returns
– Plot that will follow the novel 'London Rules' by Mick Herron
– Season 6 already renewed
– Showrunner Will Smith Hints at Possible Slough House Spinoff
Apple TV Plus' gritty spy thriller, slow horseshas impressed viewers with its action-packed scenes, gripping drama, and incredible performances. It's one of the longest-running Apple Originals and an Emmy-nominated TV show for good reason, and there's more to come as Jackson Lamb and his Slough House team will return for season 5.
The fact that slow horses So far managing to release a new season every year is a hugely impressive feat in today's streaming landscape and they clearly aren't stopping anytime soon. slow horses Season 4 has achieved a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and season 5 is already on its way. Here's everything we know so far, from the Apple TV Plus release date, trailer, possible plot, and more news and rumors.
Possible spoilers follow slow horses season 1-4. This is your fair warning.
Slow Horses Season 5 Release Date Prediction
The fifth season of 'SLOW HORSES' has concluded production. The fourth season aired its final episode last week. pic.twitter.com/pSao2Sx89uOctober 13, 2024
Apple TV Plus renewed slow horses for a fifth season in January 2024. And, in October, a post on X/Twitter by FilmUpdates revealed that season 5 had already wrapped production, just ten months after renewal.
To back this up, during an interview with Collider in early October, showrunner Will Smith said, “We're almost done with season 5. We have a couple of days to finish it, but we're already into editing.” , then it comes. Don't worry, it's coming. Not as fast as you would like, but it is coming.”
When asked when it would come out, Smith responded: “I don't really know the answer to when it will come out, but I can't imagine Apple would want to leave it more than a year from season 4. So the last thing it would come out, I would say, would be in the same space next year.” And Apple certainly hasn't left it for more than a year so far.
slow horses has demonstrated an impressive release schedule, releasing a season every year since 2022, and even seasons 1 and 2 came out in the same year. So, given that Season 5 wrapped production and was reportedly in editing in October, we would make a release date prediction of mid to late 2025.
Slow Horses Season 5 Trailer
In what appears to be consolidating as a slow horses As is tradition, a trailer for Season 5 was shared at the end of the Season 4 finale.
In less than a minute, someone tries to kill Roddy, a terrorist plot threatens London, and once again the police turn to Lamb to help them predict their next move. Also, an unknown murder, although yes slow horses'The story is anything, it could be anyone: no member of the cast is safe. We'll talk more about what the trailer alludes to when it comes to the plot below, and we'll update it here as soon as we have a full trailer to share.
Confirmed Cast for Slow Horses Season 5
Full spoilers follow slow horses season 4.
Given who we saw in the season 5 trailer, here's the confirmed cast for slow horses season 5:
- Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb
- Jack Lowden as River Cartwright
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner
- Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish
- Christopher Chung as Roddy Ho
- Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Shirley Dander
- Rosaline Eleazar as Louisa Guy
- Ruth Bradly as Emma Flyte
- James Callis as Claude Whelan
- Tom Brooke as JK Coe
While there was no sign of Joanna Scanlan (Moira Tregorian), Hugo Weaving (Frank Harkness) or Jonathan Pryce (David Cartwright), we're still not sure if they will reprise their roles. Although Smith hinted at a very possible return of Hugo Weaving, when speaking to Collider: “All I can say is that the character of Hugo reappears in the books. That is the only tantalizing view I can give you of that.”
Slow Horses Season 5 Potential Plot Synopsis and Rumors
Major spoilers follow slow horses seasons 1-4.
slow horses It is confirmed that season 5 will be an adaptation of the novel 'London Rules' by Mick Herron, the sequel to 'Spook Street' that served as the basis for season 4.
For a closer look at the possible plot of season 5, here's the book's official synopsis: “Regent's Park's first desk, Claude Whelan, is learning this the hard way. Tasked with protecting an embattled prime minister, he himself faces attacks from all directions: from the blowhard MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote and now has his sights set on Number Ten; of the blowhard's wife, a tabloid columnist, who crucifies Whelan in her publications; and especially from his own assistant, Lady Di Taverner, who is alert to Claude's every stumble. Meanwhile, the country is being rocked by a seemingly random series of terrorist attacks and someone is trying to kill Roddy Ho.
At Slough House, the team is struggling with personal problems: repressed grief, various addictions, shopping paralysis and the nagging suspicion that their new colleague is a psychopath. But collectively, they are about to rediscover their greatest strength: that of making a bad situation much, much worse. It's a good job. Jackson Lamb knows the rules. Because those things are not going to break on their own.”
From the trailer for season 5, we know that much of the show will stay true to the book. We also get a look at most of the main cast to confirm their return to Slough House, and there's an awkward kiss between River and Louisa that we can't wait to unravel.
Following the example of previous seasons, slow horses It always has six episodes and the plot covers the events of two or three days. It seems like with Season 5 they'll be sticking to this proven method, as Smith spoke to Collider: “You feel like if you extend it beyond that, I mean, can invent: I worry that it will feel like filler and that it will take you away from what is good about the books. So I think six is the magic number.”
In season 4, River met her biological father, Jack (Hugo Weaving), which only sought to strengthen her relationship with Lamb. But what about more of Frank? Well, the man himself spoke with Forbesfurther confirming a reappearance: “You probably know that Frank is in one of the other books, so the assumption is that at the end of this season, and certainly for anyone who has read the books, Frank will return.”
He adds: “Frank can play his Get Out of Jail Free card, which he's had all along because he knows MI5 and David Cartwright tried to set him up. He knows he's got that, so he can say that fabulous line: 'I'll take the next train.” He can be that kind of character because he's actually a survivor and excellently slippery.”
With the book's synopsis and trailer as a starting point, it's fair to say that the central plot is set. But, for those who haven't read the books, and with the unique additions of the cast and crew, slow horses It will certainly bring twists and turns we didn't see coming.
Will Slow Horses have more seasons on Apple TV Plus?
slow horses It's already been renewed for season 6, so yes, there's definitely more to come. As reported by DeadlineSeason 6 will be based on 'Joe Country' and 'Slough House' by Mick Herron, which are the sixth and seventh books in the series. Adding: “In season 6, the spies are on the run as Diana Taverner engages them all in a fatal game of high-stakes retaliation and revenge.”
While season 6 will take its plot from two novels, that leaves only one in the series. However, according to Smith when speaking with Collider, Herron is working on book nine.
Additionally, Smith adds that from his perspective there is interest in a spin-off: “However, I think there is a great book he wrote, the last book that came out, that is in the Slough House universe, and Slow Horses is coming.” . in it, which is called The secret hours. It could be a movie or a more limited number just because of the nature of that story.”
When asked about the possibility of a Christmas special, Smith said: “Gary and Gisele [Schmidt]His wife had a fantastic idea that I loved, which was to make a slow horses advent calendar where we made 25 little movies, and you entered each day like an advent calendar, but you could place points on the timeline.
So maybe you could do one where Min was still alive, and you could just go in and have these little vignettes. I also spoke to Gary about: “What do you think Lamb's Christmas, his real Christmas Day, will be like? Where is he going? We think he's probably going to the pub alone. But it would be great to do it.” we didn't have slow horses advent calendar on our 2024 bingo card, but we are certainly here to receive it.
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