When is the Slow Horses season 3 release date? Adapted from Mick Herron’s Slough House book series Slow Horses has been a smash hit for Apple TV and made us highly suspicious about anyone on the bus wearing a crumpled suit and coat.
The thriller series tells the story of Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), the boss of an MI5 office called Slough House. This isn’t a spy office you’d see in a James Bond movie, though. No, Slough House is a dead end for incompetents and paper pushers, and those who work there are labeled Slow Horses.
Still, despite their incompetence and Lamb’s cantankerous attitude, the Slow Horses keep finding themselves in a position where they have to save the UK from its’ myriad of enemies. As we say, the TV series is wildly popular, and so far, the horses have run for two seasons, but will they get another day in the sun? Here’s everything you need to know about the Slow Horses season 3 release date.
Slow Horses season 3 release date
Slow Horses was renewed for a third season in June 2022, and while we don’t know exactly when Lamb and his team will be back, we’d put money on the Slow Horses being back on our screen before the end of 2023.
Filming on Slow Horses season 3 actually finished in late March 2023, and work’s even begun on the fourth series, which suggests the show will be back some time in the next few months.
Slow Horses season 3 cast
Gary Oldman will definitely be back as Jackson Lamb in season 3 (we can’t imagine Slough House without him), and he’s made clear he’s happy to lay the lovely spymaster as long as people keep watching.
We’re expecting Jack Lowden to return as River Cartwright as well as Kristin Scott Thomas’s Diana Taverner. Not everyone will be back, though. Min Harper, played by Dustin Demri-Burns, met an untimely end at the hands of the KGB assassin Chernitsky.
Gangs of London star Sope Dirisu will also be joining the cast as Sean Donovan.
The Slow Horses season 3 cast list:?
- Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb
- Jack Lowden as River Cartwright
- Kristin Scott-Thomas as Diana Taverner
- Rosalind Eleazar as Louisa Guy
- Christopher Chung as Roddy Ho
- Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish
- Jonathan Pryce as David Cartwright
- Sope Dirisu as Sean Donovan
Slow Horses season 3 plot
Slow Horses season 3 will reportedly be based on the book Real Tigers, the third book in the Slough House series by Mick Herron. Now we’ve not read it, but we do know that the story focuses on Catherine Standish, who’s kidnapped by an old flame.
“[Catherine Standish] worked in the Intelligence Service long enough to understand treachery, double-dealing and stabbing in the back,” the book’s Amazon blurb reads. “What she doesn’t know is why anyone would target her: a recovering drunk pushing paper with the other lost causes in Jackson Lamb’s kingdom of exiles at Slough House.”
“Whoever it is holding her hostage, it can’t be personal,” it continues. “It must be about Slough House. Most likely, it is about Jackson Lamb. And say what you like about Lamb. He’ll never leave a joe in the lurch.”
Slow Horses season 3 trailer
Yes, there is a short Slow Horses season 3 teaser that gives a glimpse of what fans can expect. Basically it’s going to be chaos. You can watch it for yourself below.
Where can I watch Slow Horses season 3
When it’s released, you’ll be able to watch Slow Horses season 3 on Apple TV. The streaming service releases its episodes weekly, so sorry you won’t be able to binge.
You can also watch Slow Horses seasons 1 and 2 on the platform now.
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