Kristin Scott Thomas

Buckle up: the new season barrels into Mick Herron's fifth novel London Rules, cranking the intrigue and fallout to a fever pitch.

Slow Horses is back for Season 5, and fans want the intel: how many episodes and when they drop. Adapted from Mick Herron’s Slough House novels, the hit spy thriller throws its disgraced MI5 misfits into another high-stakes op—here’s the release plan.

Slow Horses is gearing up for a double-barreled Season 5 launch, with Episodes 1 and 2 dropping soon as Jackson Lamb and River Cartwright face fresh trouble sparked by resident tech whiz Roddy Ho’s suspicious new entanglement. Here’s the release date, drop time, and where to watch.

Mick Herron isn’t a purist: he loved the deviations from the novel — and engineered a few himself.

“Can you tell I’ve been briefed?” The wink‑and‑nod crack turned a routine appearance into a telling moment, underscoring how tightly scripted the message has become as the stakes rise.

After season 4’s emotional surge, the new run snaps back—cooler, tighter, and calibrated for momentum.

Apple TV+ just renewed Slow Horses for a seventh season, and in true MI5 fashion, it's skipping ahead to adapt Bad Actors, the eighth book in Mick Herron's acclaimed spy series.

You've probably seen her in The English Patient, but there are some lesser-known masterpieces starring Kristin Scott Thomas you just can't afford to miss.