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Season 4 – Slow Horses

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Sep 2024

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A dysfunctional team of MI5 agents and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb, navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

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The stakes get more more personal than ever before in Slow Horses' superb fourth season, proving that this spy series is saddled up for the long haul with no signs of fatigue.

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James Jackson

The Times (UK)

... Despite the whole thing being an "anti-spy" thriller, this isn't Le Carré — it's a whole lot funnier.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 17, 2024

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Mike Hale

New York Times

Slow Horses” remains one of the most entertaining and well-put-together shows around. The motions through which it goes are good ones.

Sep 16, 2024

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Camilla Long

The Times (UK)

It’s still utterly brilliant.

Sep 11, 2024

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Marta Medina

mundoCine

It retains the dark humour that has defined the series from the start, as well as the espionage-thriller thread, nailing that ‘strange game’ between spies referenced in Mick Jagger’s memorable and catchy main theme. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Aug 15, 2025

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Ayaan Paul Chowdhury

The Hindu

And yet, in all its downtrodden glory, Slow Horses remains a thing of beauty. It’s hard to look away from a series that feels so lived-in, so utterly convinced of its own grimy brilliance.

Dec 20, 2024

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Ana Yorke

PopMatters

With another hugely satisfying yet curiously gut-wrenching batch of episodes, this anti-spy satire bares teeth and transforms into a uniquely thoughtful and well-rounded beast in a sea of boilerplate drama thrillers.

Nov 30, 2024

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I F

I liked first 2 season because it was smart. Season 3 and 4 are full of typical clichés.....so what's the point of a spy thrillers that totally predictable and cliché? So disappointing....😢

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/04/25

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Ralph C

this is a very well done season , one negative is how they ended the season with the main villan seems like a cheat so they can have him return in future and didn't keep up with the high standard the show has so far

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/01/25

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Johnny E

I love the grimy feel to this show. How it plays out in a contrast to upscale backdrop to MI6 offices. So much fun to watch and see what I imagine the espionage world to be like. It’s almost like if Mr. Bean showed up to partner with James Bond but with high level story lines and a fun lineup of characters. This show caught me by surprise and it’s fun and intriguing dialogue keeps me locked in.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/12/25

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Diane M

I absolutely love this show. The characters are deep and the storylines are even deeper. I look forward to every season.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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Maximilian C

Never a dull moment.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Andrei D

It still rushes the ending and kinda sucks at wrapups but works as a spy action mix and everyone acts

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/30/25

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Gary Oldman

Jackson Lamb

Kristin Scott Thomas

Diana Taverner

Jack Lowden

River Cartwright

Saskia Reeves

Catherine Standish

Rosalind Eleazar

Louisa Guy

Christopher Chung

Roddy Ho

Episode 1

Aired Sep 4, 2024

Identity Theft

A London bombing puts Taverner under pressure; when River grows concerned about his grandfather, Louisa encourages him to go for a visit.

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Episode 2

Aired Sep 11, 2024

A Stranger Comes to Town

A naïve agent makes a discovery about the Westacres bomber; Lamb suspects that David knows more than he's letting on.

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Episode 3

Aired Sep 18, 2024

Penny for Your Thoughts

River is trapped in France; at Slough House, the Dogs have come for Lamb.

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Episode 4

Aired Sep 25, 2024

Returns

Taverner is desperate to hide dangerous secrets; River seeks answers at his grandfather's house.

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Episode 5

Aired Oct 2, 2024

Grave Danger

Lamb questions David about France as River comes face to face with the enemy.

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Episode 6

Aired Oct 9, 2024

Impossible decisions are faced and sacrifices are made.

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Director: Adam Randall
Executive Producer: Graham Yost, Douglas Urbanski, Will Smith, James Hawes, Gail Mutrux, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Jane Robertson, Julian Stevens
Screenwriter: Will Smith, Mark Denton, Morwenna Banks, Jonny Stockwood, Will Smith
Network: Apple TV+
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Sep 4, 2024

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