A dysfunctional team of MI5 agents navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend the UK from sinister forces.
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- stevencaceres245June 26, 2025You will absolutely fall in love with Gary Oldman again and again. His character is flawed, hostile and brilliant. They’re not afraid to kill off characters. And episode after episode. It is just a fun ride. We look forward to watching these. A great spy thriller series about the underdogs
- TheMovieWall4d agoSlow Horses is amazing. Adapted from a series of novels written by Mick Herron (which I haven't read). I love the show. It's got great action and a lot of dark dry humor I like. It is one of the few shows that I have consistently looked forward to the next season coming out. I have yet to be disappointed. Gary Oldman plays Jackson Lamb the leader of a ragtag group of misfits that I guess you could call the black sheep of MI5 agents. The rest of the cast is darn good too. I've watched this multiple times now and I would have to say it's got a solid spot on The Movie Wall.
- Kraine OpasenJune 20, 2025“A sharp, savage, and darkly hilarious take on the spy game.” Forget sleek suits and shaken martinis — Slow Horses throws you into the grimy back alleys of British intelligence, where washed-up spies, bad coffee, and worse tempers collide. And it's glorious. Gary Oldman is phenomenal — a walking disaster of sarcasm, brilliance, and flatulence, leading MI5’s most dysfunctional rejects. But make no mistake: behind the humor and self-loathing lies serious bite. The show balances its razor-sharp wit with tense shootouts, corpses piling up, and good old Cold War paranoia — including KGB ghosts, Russian schemes, and political backstabbing. It’s clever. It’s brutal. It’s weirdly heartwarming. And the writing? Wickedly British. Every insult lands like a punch, every twist surprises, and every episode leaves you grinning — or gasping. Spy thrillers rarely get this fun and this smart. A hidden gem that deserves all the praise.
- EllisNovember 11, 2025A couple of years ago, I quit watching Season 1, a few episodes in, because I didn't like the characters. I gave it another chance and pushed through the oddness of the show. I am glad I did. It's actually a really good show and you learn to love the characters for all the reasons you disliked them at first. Gary Oldman is perfect for this show and is hilarious with his wit and lack of care in what people think. One thing that drives me crazy throughout all episodes is MI5 apparently doesn't issue guns to their agents and everybody else has them. Seems counterproductive. Then again, I wouldn't issue these characters guns either. Also, they play the theme song WAY too much! It becomes irritating to hear it over and over even during the espisodes. It's definitely a binge-worthy show and you are eager for the next season.
- theronstevensJune 14, 2026if you have a crappy day, this show will make you feel better
- CallumOctober 29, 2025⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 5) Slow Horses – The other side of Her Majesty’s Secret Service: where spies go to rot, not to shine. “Slow Horses” is the anti–James Bond — a sardonic, razor-sharp glimpse into the forgotten backrooms of espionage, where the glamour has long since been scraped off the walls. These are not tuxedoed heroes sipping martinis; they’re the bureaucratic ghosts of MI5, filing reports and cleaning up the messes so Bond can keep his tux spotless. Led by Gary Oldman’s gloriously dishevelled Jackson Lamb, the team at Slough House represents everything the Bond franchise politely ignores — failure, fatigue, and the unvarnished drudgery of real intelligence work. It’s the council-worker version of MI5: the ones down in the sewers making sure the toilets flush before the spies at the ball make their speeches. The writing is brilliantly bleak, laced with British wit and weary humour that turns mediocrity into art. It’s a show where loyalty is begrudging, victory is messy, and survival is the only real success. Compared to Bond’s world of Aston Martins and high-stakes seduction, Slow Horses is all nicotine-stained windows and bad coffee — but it’s infinitely more human for it. Gritty, funny, and utterly compelling, this is espionage stripped of illusion, where even heroes smell faintly of despair and takeaway curry.
- DeadlyDuncanMarch 3, 2026Amazing, Comdic gold. Great storytelling. Good laughs. Britsh show as ever. Must watch
- mr_chumblesOctober 21, 2025Slow horses has gone from strength to strength.
- PhantastikPhantomSeptember 24, 2025Great series, so far! I'm loving every minute of it!
- plexideanSeptember 28, 2025its a good series. defenitely worth the watch. the characters unfortunately all get a bit annoying..;.especially from season 4 on. it's like their main traits are being annoying. and that's annoying.
- psike64October 10, 2024Da vedere assolutamente. Non è una serie prettamente di azione, ma il protagonista Jackson Lamb è un personaggio iconico :)
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Slow Horses has 6 seasons.
Slow Horses has 36 episodes.
The key characters in Slow Horses are Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), River Cartwright (Jack Lowden), Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas).
Slow Horses was directed by Saul Metzstein, Adam Randall, James Hawes, Jeremy Lovering.
Slow Horses was produced by Jane Robertson, Anna O'Malley.
A dysfunctional team of MI5 agents navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend the UK from sinister forces.
Slow Horses is rated TV-MA.
Slow Horses is a Drama, Thriller, Crime show.
Slow Horses has an audience rating of 8.8 out of 10.
Slow Horses episodes are 50m long.
There is no information yet from the studio on if there will be another season.