Slow Horses First Look Reveals Ted Lasso Star's Surprising New Role

Apple TV+ is doing a little in-house crossover energy: Nick Mohammed (yes, Nate from Ted Lasso) is popping up in Slow Horses season 5 — as the Mayor of London. Slough House vs City Hall? I am listening.

Nick Mohammed enters the game as Mayor Zafar Jaffrey

Entertainment Weekly got the first look, and director Saul Metzstein laid out who Mohammed is playing: Zafar Jaffrey, the sitting Mayor of London, in the thick of a re-election campaign. His opponent? A right-wing provocateur. So, not exactly a quiet subplot.

"What we have is sort of two visions of Britain fighting against each other."

Metzstein also teased a story with both direct and subtle political edges, with London facing fresh trouble and Jaffrey getting pulled right into the mess. Translation: the Slough House misfits are about to collide with real power.

Roddy Ho has a girlfriend (no, really)

Among the new faces this season: Hiba Bennani, who shows up as Tara — Roddy Ho's new girlfriend. Roddy's actor Christopher Chung says even he was surprised by how legit this relationship is.

"He gets a girlfriend this season, a real girlfriend, a physical one, not a bot."

She is, apparently, stunning. Which immediately makes everyone else in Slough House suspicious — and, in classic Slow Horses fashion, that suspicion snowballs into mayhem.

About that Ted Lasso question

If you are wondering whether Mohammed is also coming back as Nate Shelley in a potential Ted Lasso season 4, that is still a shrug. He has not been confirmed, and he told Collider he "genuinely doesn't know" how much we will see Nate — but added he is "sure he'll pop up."

Season 5 at a glance

• Nick Mohammed plays Zafar Jaffrey, the Mayor of London, in the middle of a re-election fight against a right-wing provocateur.
• Director Saul Metzstein describes the season as two competing visions of Britain, with political resonance and trouble on London's doorstep.
• Hiba Bennani joins as Tara, Roddy Ho's new (and very real) girlfriend, which sets off alarm bells inside Slough House.
• Christopher Chung promises the Roddy storyline escalates into chaos, as expected.
• Mohammed's Ted Lasso future is TBD; he has not been confirmed for a fourth season and says he "genuinely doesn't know," though he thinks Nate will "pop up."
• Slow Horses season 5 premieres September 25, 2025 on Apple TV+.