'Slow Horses' gets two more seasons on Apple TV+

Hit spy thriller "Slow Horses," starring Gary Oldman, has been picked up for a third and fourth season by Apple TV+.

Apple did not formally announce a second season of "Slow Horses," as it was originally bought in a two-season order. With the two made back to back, the finale of season one was able to feature a look ahead to the show's second outing.

Now, however, Apple has officially announced two more seasons, bringing the show to a total of four so far. Season three is expected to be based on Mick Herron's 2016 novel, "Real Tigers," while season four will be 2017's "Spook Street."

"Slow Horses" stars Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, the head of Slough House, an MI5 division that is shunned by the rest of Britain's intelligence service. It's where careers go to die, but also where deeper secrets go to be hidden.

"In season three of 'Slow Horses,' Jackson Lamb's disgraced spies work together to foil a rogue agent when one of their own is kidnapped," says Apple. "Season four opens with a bombing that detonates personal secrets, rocking the already unstable foundations of Slough House."

Chiefly adapted from Herron's books by "Veep" writer Will Smith, Apple says that the third season is to be directed by Saul Metzstein. No fourth season director has been announced yet.

7 Comments

winstoner71 117 comments · 7 Years

About 2 years ago

Amazing news. Give us season 2 already, please.

rammorris 11 comments · 8 Years

Love this show. The cast is fabulous and Oldham’s character is rich. If you haven’t seen it, you’re missing out.

williamh 1045 comments · 13 Years

Excellent news, I loved the show. On the subject of excellent Apple TV shows - Tehran - OMG! It is so hard to wait for new episodes each week.

macgui 2458 comments · 17 Years

I so excited, lol. Yeah, it's a great series and I'm onboard. Apple must have had to garuntee four seasons to keep Oldman, because that seems to be a really rare deal.

There been a few series that had a second season green lit before the first one finished, and even a couple that were "renewed" before the first season started. The first season bears rewatching and holds up really well. Oldman is great, the rest of the cast is very good, but my favorite is Mrs. Standish (Saskia Reeves).

WilliamGallagher 13 comments · 6 Years

macgui said:

I so excited, lol. Yeah, it's a great series and I'm onboard. Apple must have had to garuntee four seasons to keep Oldman, because that seems to be a really rare deal.

There been a few series that had a second season green lit before the first one finished, and even a couple that were "renewed" before the first season started. The first season bears rewatching and holds up really well. Oldman is great, the rest of the cast is very good, but my favorite is Mrs. Standish (Saskia Reeves).

It's not uncommon for a production company to negotiate a two-season deal right at the off, but agree with the network or streamer to not say so. It lets them claim to be back by popular demand, and also to have the second run ready sooner than if they really waited for the show to be seen. We know See-Saw Films got a two-season order from Apple at the start because they made the first and second back to back, but it's curious that neither they nor Apple made a bit deal of announcing the second season.