Fan-favorite Apple TV Plus thriller Slow Horses gets surprise season 5 trailer

Gary Oldman in Slow Horses
(Image credit: AppleTV+)

The first trailer for Slow Horses season 5 has arrived.

The brief clip, which can be viewed below, teases a rather violent new season for Jackson Lamb and the gang.

The series, based on the Slough House novels by Mick Herron, follows Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), leader of a team of MI5 employees, known as "Slow Horses," who have been condemned to desk duty after making career-ending mistakes. Their lives start to get more exciting, however, when they find themselves in the middle of a series of dangerous schemes that are endangering Britain. Season 5 adapts the novel London Rules.

Per the official logline for season 5, "Everyone is suspicious when resident tech nerd Roddy Ho has a glamorous new girlfriend, but when a series of increasingly bizarre events occur across the city, it falls to the Slow Horses to work out how everything is connected. After all, Jackson Lamb knows that in the world of espionage, 'London Rules' should always apply" (H/T Variety).

The cast includes Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Saskia Reeves, Christopher Chung, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Kadiff Kirwan, and Hugo Weaving.

The show, adapted by Veep's Will Smith, premiered on Apple TV Plus in April of 2022, with the streaming platform ordering a third and fourth season in June of 2022 ahead of season 2's premiere. It boasts a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score of 98%.

All four seasons of Slow Horses are streaming now on Apple TV Plus. Slow Horses season 5 is set to premiere in 2025. For more, check out our list of the best new TV shows coming in 2024 and beyond, or, check our chat with the Slow Horses cast about making the show.

Lauren Milici
Senior Writer, Tv & Film

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.