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Slow Horses 2022
Slow Horses is a British spy thriller series derived from Mick Herron's Slough House book series, with television adaptation created by English comedian and writer Will Smith. The show centers on Slough House, an MI5 department for compromised or unsuccessful agents, overseen by Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman). Additional cast members include Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce, Hugo Weaving, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Christopher Chung, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Joanna Scanlan, Tom Brooke, Lucian Msamati, and Olivia Cooke.
The series debuted on Apple TV+ on 1April 2022 and earned widespread critical praise. The initial six seasons adapted novels titled Slow Horses, Dead Lions, Real Tigers, Spook Street, London Rules, Joe Country, and Slough House respectively. Season 6 launched from 16 September 2026, airing weekly. Each of the first six seasons garnered strong reviews for direction, acting, writing, tone, and continuity.
The series has been ordered for a seventh and eighth season, utilizing material from Bad Actors (season 7) and Clown Town (season 8).
Cast
- Gary OldmanJackson Lamb
- Jack LowdenRiver Cartwright
- Kristin Scott ThomasDiana Taverner
- Jonathan PryceDavid Cartwright
- Hugo WeavingFrank Harkness
- Saskia ReevesCatherine Standish
- Rosalind EleazarLouisa Guy
- Christopher ChungRoddy Ho
- Aimee-Ffion EdwardsShirley Dander
- Joanna ScanlanMoira Tregorian
- Tom BrookeJ.K
- Lucian MsamatiOliver Nash
- Olivia CookeSidonie "Sid" Baker
- Sophie OkonedoIngrid Tearney
- Katherine WaterstonAlison Dunn
- Sope DirisuSean Donovan
- Dustin Demri-BurnsMin Harper
- Paul HigginsStruan Loy
- Steven WaddingtonJed Moody
- Kadiff KirwanMarcus Longridge
- More than one series
- Chris ReillyNick Duffy
- Chris CoghillHobbs
- Samuel WestPeter Judd MP
- Freddie FoxJames "Spider" Webb
- Naomi WirthnerMolly Doran
- Sean Gilder"Bad" Sam Chapman
- Ruth BradleyEmma Flyte
- James CallisClaude Whelan
- Merab NinidzeVassily Rasnakov
- Series 1
- Antonio AakeelHassan Ahmed
- Paul HiltonRobert Hobden
- Sam HazeldineMoe / Alan Black
- Brian VernelCurly
- Stephen WaltersZeppo
- David WalmsleyLarry
- James FaulknerCharles Partner
- Series 2
- Rade ŠerbedžijaNikolai Katinsky
Crew
- Director
- James Hawes, Jeremy Lovering, Saul Metzstein, Adam Randall
- Creator
- Will Smith
- Writer
- Will Smith, Morwenna Banks, Mark Denton, Jonny Stockwood, Sean Gray, Edward Docx, Gaby Chiappe, Sophie Goodhart
- Producer
- Jane Robertson
- Executive producer
- Iain Canning, Hakan Kousetta, Jamie Laurenson, Gail Mutrux, Emile Sherman, Will Smith, Douglas Urbanski, Graham Yost, Gary Oldman
- Cinematography
- Danny Cohen
- Music
- Daniel Pemberton, Toydrum
Details
- Production
- Flying Studio Pictures, See-Saw Films, Sony Pictures Television Studios
- Network
- Apple TV+
