Apple TV has announced five additions to the seventh season of “Slow Horses.” Varada Sethu, Ethan Moorhouse, Tuppence Middleton, Merab Ninidze and BAFTA Award nominee Joshua McGuire join the Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning espionage drama.
Actor Award nominee James Callis will also return. The new season sends Jackson Lamb and his team after a mole who threatens the British government.
New Faces Join Slough House
Sethu’s credits include “The Other Bennet Sister,” “Andor” and “Doctor Who.” Moorhouse joins the series following roles in “The Moment,” “Ludwig” and “Mobland.”
Middleton has appeared in “Downton Abbey: A New Era,” “Mank” and “Death by Lighting.” Ninidze’s credits include “Homeland” and “The Courier,” while McGuire has appeared in “The Gold” and “Anatomy of a Scandal.”
Season seven adapts “Bad Actors,” part of Mick Herron’s CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning “Slough House” book series. Lamb and his Slow Horses must find and neutralize a mole at the heart of British government before the infiltrator brings down the state.
Gary Oldman Leads the Returning Drama
Academy Award winner Sir Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but cantankerous head of Slough House. His performance has earned Golden Globe, Emmy and BAFTA Award nominations.
The darkly humorous series follows British intelligence agents whose career-ending mistakes land them in MI5’s dumping ground department. Under Lamb’s leadership, the dysfunctional team repeatedly stumbles into the deception and danger of the espionage world.
The complete first five seasons now stream on Apple TV. Season six concludes this week, and Apple has recently announced an eighth season.
Critical Praise and Awards
Critics have called “Slow Horses” “one of the best, if not the best, series on TV” and a “gripping spy drama.” Reviews have praised a “story that is a masterful balance of tension, intelligence, and a character-driven narrative.”
The “standout” series has also earned recognition for its “layered intrigue, relentless pacing, and satirical tone.” Other praise highlights its “stellar performances, a tight screenplay and its signature dark humor.”
All five seasons of the “infinitely watchable,” “thrilling” and “riveting” series hold Certified Fresh ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. Two seasons earned perfect 100% critics’ scores, and the site ranked season four as its number one series of 2024.
“Slow Horses” has won three Emmy Awards, including two for Outstanding Directing for a Drama and one for Outstanding Writing for a Drama. Its five BAFTA Television Awards include Writer, Drama, plus two consecutive wins each for Editing, Fiction and Sound, Fiction.
Ben Vanstone Adapts Season Seven
Ben Vanstone adapts season seven for television and serves as an executive producer. Robert McKillop will direct, with See-Saw Films producing for Apple TV.
Executive producers also include Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Dan Hassid, Helen Gregory, Mick Herron, Gail Mutrux, Douglas Urbanski and Oldman. See-Saw Films is part of the Mediawan group.
Apple TV’s Growing Catalog
Apple TV offers original dramas, comedies, feature films, documentaries, and programming for children and families. It launched on November 1, 2019, becoming the first all-original streaming service to launch worldwide.
According to Apple, the service premiered more original hits and earned award recognition faster than any other streaming service at its debut. Apple Original films, documentaries and series have collected 922 wins and 3,885 award nominations.
Its catalog includes the multi-Emmy Award-winning comedies “Widow’s Bay,” “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” alongside “Severance” and Apple’s most-viewed drama, “Pluribus.” Film offerings include Academy Award Best Picture winner “CODA” and Academy Award winner “F1,” the highest-grossing sports feature of all time.
Where to Watch
Apple TV is available through the Apple TV app in more than 100 countries and regions and on more than 1 billion screens. Subscriptions cost $14.99 per month, with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers.
Supported devices include iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K, Apple Vision Pro and Mac. Viewers can also watch on smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL and other manufacturers, plus Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox devices, or at tv.apple.com.
For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K or Mac can receive three months of Apple TV free. Visit apple.com/tvpr for more information or consult Apple’s supported-device guide.
