Slow Horses has shown, yet again, that it’s a riveting spy series worth your attention. The Emmy-inning thriller, which stars Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, currently sports a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes. That’s not too shabby, if you ask me.
Mick Herron’s Slough House book series is the inspiration behind the show, which follows the exploits of Slough House, a dumping ground for MI5 rejects. Oldman’s Lamb is their disheveled, uncouth leader.
This is a spy thriller that, if I were to describe it to my mother, is the complete opposite of James Bond. That’s what makes it so good.
Gary Oldman stars in season 5 of Slow Horses on Apple TV Plus.
Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Saskia Reeves, Christopher Chung, Hugo Weaving, Rosalind Eleazar and Joanna Scanlan star alongside Oldman in the show. Season 6 is already in the can and set for a 2026 release; the Apple TV Plus program shows no sign of slowing down.
Read on to find out more about streaming season 5 of Slow Horses.
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How to watch ‘Slow Horses’ season 5 on Apple TV Plus
Episode 5 of season 5 of Slow Horses will premiere on Wednesday on Apple TV Plus. The sixth episode, which is also the season finale, is set to drop on Oct. 29.
Here’s the complete episodic release schedule for season 5:
Episode 1: Bad Dates — Sept. 24
Episode 2: Incommunicado — Oct. 1
Episode 3: Tall Tales — Oct. 8
Episode 4: Missiles — Oct. 15
Episode 5: Circus — Oct. 22
Episode 6: Scars — Oct. 29
If you want to watch Slow Horses but don’t want to use Apple TV Plus directly, the streamer can now be accessed on Prime Video as a monthly add-on thanks to a streaming deal between the tech and retail giants. If you’re an Android user, the Apple TV Plus app is available to download on the Google Play Store.
You can subscribe to Apple TV Plus for $13 a month. The service offers a seven-day free trial. If you’re interested in getting the service at a discount, there are some deals worth considering. Comcast customers can choose the StreamSaver bundle, which costs $15 a month and bundles Apple’s service with Netflix and Peacock, while T-Mobile users can get a year of Apple TV Plus free through the carrier’s Magenta plans. Check out our Apple TV Plus review for more info.
How to watch ‘Slow Horses’ with a VPN
If you’re traveling abroad and want to keep up with your favorite Apple TV Plus shows while away from home, a VPN can help enhance your privacy and security when streaming. It encrypts your traffic and prevents your internet service provider from throttling your speeds, and it can also be helpful when connecting to public Wi-Fi networks while traveling, adding an extra layer of protection for your devices and logins.
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Correction, Oct. 7: A previous version of this article had the incorrect date for episode 4. It aired on Oct. 15.
