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Slow Horses season 5 release date: When Gary Oldman's spy series returns to Apple TV

The fifth season of Slow Horses will be arriving on Apple TV this fall.

Guides by Avery Kaplan, Contributing writer

Published on Sat Aug 23 2025

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Thanks to Slow Horses, spies who have failed or been disgraced now have a place where they belong. The cult hit spy series stars Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, the supervisor of the MI5 unit to which such agents are consigned. Based on the Slough House novels by Mick Herron, Slow Horses is returning to Apple TV soon. So when can you expect to enjoy season 5 of Slow Horses on Apple TV?

The Slow Horses season 5 release date is Wednesday, September 24 on Apple TV. New episodes of the six-episode season will be released on a weekly basis, with the finale streaming on October 22. Of course, this is just one of the many show release dates you'll want to be keeping track of this fall. While a trailer for Slow Horses season 5 is not currently available, here's a recent promotional clip posted to YouTube by Apple TV:

Slow Horses season 5 will be based on the Slough House novel, London Rules, Joe Country. In addition to Oldman, the cast will also include Tom Brooke as J.K. Coe. Jack Lowden as River Cartwright, Sophie Okonedo, Joanna Scanlan as Moira Tregorian, Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner, and Hugo Weaving as Frank Harkness. And if you can't get enough of the series, never fear. The show has already been renewed for a sixth season, which will be based on the novel Slough House.

Slow Horses season 5 will debut on September 24 on Apple TV.

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Avery Kaplan: Avery lives and writes in Southern California. She is the co-author of Double Challenge: Being LGBTQ and a Minority with her spouse, Rebecca Oliver Kaplan. Avery is Features Editor at Comics Beat, and you can also find her writing on StarTrek.com, The Gutter Review, Geek Girl Authority, and in the margins of the books in her personal library.