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Gone are the days when everyone wondered what Apple could contribute to the entertainment industry, as Apple TV+ is quickly becoming one of the biggest streaming services with great shows and movies that will keep you entertained. So, let’s discuss the best TV shows on Apple TV+, from the extremely popular Ted Lasso to the lesser-known but equally brilliant Slow Horses.

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Your Friends & Neighbors is a dark comedy crime drama series created by Jonathan Tropper. The Apple TV+ series follows Andrew “Coop” Cooper, a New York hedge fund manager who loses his wife and his job. Now, he must find a way to earn money to support his family’s lavish lifestyle, which turns out to be stealing from his neighbors. Your Friends & Neighbors stars Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet,...

Slow Horses is undoubtedly one of Apple TV+'s flagship shows, joining the likes of Silo, Severance, and more in establishing a strong core group of beloved shows on the streamer. The upcoming fifth season of the show, following on from the perfect fourth, has already had its release window of this summer confirmed alongside some other clues as to what fans can expect, but the rumor mill hasn't stopped turning with regard to finer plot and character details since the October 2024 finale of Season 4.

Thankfully, thanks to a quote posted to their official X account, Radio Times have sat down with star Christopher Chung, who has teased what fans can expect from his character Roddy in the upcoming fifth season. "There’s a real central focus on Roddy," Chung admits, hinting that the fifth season might be his biggest yet. He then adds that Roddy "does something to set...

Exclusive: Bernie Gunther is heading to the small screen.

Apple TV+ has greenlit a long-gestating TV adaptation of the late Philip Kerr’s popular Berlin Noir books from Oscar-winning Conclave writer Peter Straughan, Doctor Who producer Bad Wolf, and Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s Playtone.

The untitled drama is based on Kerr’s final book Metropolis, which told the iconic detective’s origin story. Set in 1928, Metropolis follows newly promoted police officer Gunther in the intimidating elite Berlin Murder Squad, investigating what seems to be a serial killer targeting victims on the fringes of society. Gunther’s Berlin is described as a “city of unprecedented freedom and dizzying turbulence, the Nazis a distant nightmare waiting in the wings.”

We are told Apple is kicking off with Gunther’s origin story but there is scope to adapt more Berlin Noir books via the studio’s option. Gunther was made famous...

There are actors and then there’s Gary Oldman, a one-of-a-kind performer who doesn’t play around with his roles as he disappears into them. Whether it be Count Dracula or Winston Churchill, Oldman doesn’t miss!

He’s known for perfecting dialects and mannerisms and undergoing full-body transformations to play a character. The man is a chameleon and a master of his art, but there’s something simple and universally funny that once brought tears to his eyes out of laughter — fart jokes.

Harry Potter’s Sirius Black scene that made Gary Oldman cry-laugh Gary Oldman as Sirius Black in the Order of the Phoenix | Warner Bros.

Gary Oldman appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in March 2025, and he seemed in good spirits, until the host put him in a full-blown belly-laugh mode. Colbert, who’s known for tinkering around and making things funny, created a segment...

Slow Horses is saddled up and ready to get back in the Emmys race.

Gold Derby has confirmed that the Apple TV+ drama is submitting nine different actors for its fourth season.

Gary Oldman, who plays the unkempt, flatulent head of the Slough House, Jackson Lamb, will be submitted in Best Drama Actor. The Oscar winner (Darkest Hour) was nominated in this category last year for Season 3 and earned one prior Emmy bid in 2001 for his guest appearance on Friends.

Two more past nominees will be submitted in the Best Drama Supporting Actor category: Jack Lowden as River Cartwright, a former M15 agent exiled to the Slough House; and Jonathan Pryce — who competed in the guest category last year — as David Cartwright, a retired M15 officer and River's grandfather. They'll be joined on the ballot by Christopher Chung as computer whiz Roddy Ho and Kadiff Kirwan as the dearly departed Marcus Longridge.

Slow Horses star Gary Oldman explains how he ended up in the hit series, and it involved wanting a change from some of his movie roles. Based on the book series by Mick Herron, the Apple TV+ espionage show premiered in 2022, chronicling the misadventures of a team of misfit MI5 agents. Oldman leads the Slow Horses cast as Jackson Lamb, the head of the Slough House division who is known for the unique combination of a slovenly demeanor and appearance combined with the sharp tactical mind of a veteran spy.

During a recent interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Oldman tells the story of how Slow Horses "fell from the sky" and proved to be everything he wanted in a role. After Colbert pointed out the similarities between Oldman's and Lamb's speaking voices, the actor explains that not having to do an accent was part of what drew...

Gary Oldman couldn’t contain his laughter when Stephen Colbert showed him clips of his most famous movies enhanced with “that Jackson Lamb quality” — uncontrolled flatulence, a reference to Oldman’s slovenly spy on “Slow Horses.”

The clips included Oldman apparently passing gas as he welcomes Keanu Reeves to his castle in “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” as he speaks to Daniel Radcliffe in one of the “Harry Potter” movies and more.

Oldman exclaimed, “That’s really a hoot!” when one cleverly edited scene from “Darkest Hour” shows a supporting actor looking askance at Oldman’s Winston Churchill as he apparently lets one rip. “That’s fantastic!” he said.

After the last clip, which now has his villain from “Air Force One” farting as Harrison Ford punches him and says, “Get off my plane,” Oldman was in tears from laughing so hard.

Watch the fart-filled segment in the embedded Instagram post below:...

Ridley Scott is a visionary director known for his striking and meticulously crafted films across numerous genres. While he’s widely recognized for sci-fi spectacles like Alien and Blade Runner, and historical epics like Gladiator, he's had a notable action-packed dip into cinematic crime. Scott's crime dramas often focus on tense power struggles, moral dilemmas, and the high-stakes world of illegal enterprises. His 2007 film American Gangster was nominated for two Oscars for its gripping biographical drama of Frank Lucas, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.

The award-winning director also helmed The Counselor, a neo-noir crime thriller written by Cormac McCarthy, which explored the consequences of greed in the Mexican drug trade. Black Rain brought Scott’s stylish visuals to a Yakuza crime story set in Japan, while Body of Lies followed high-octane espionage in the Middle East with a tense, politically charged thriller. Across these stories, Ridley Scott’s movies...

Are the outies at the Emmys ready to show Severance some major love after its three-year absence?

Apple TV+'s buzzy sci-fi series currently claims the No. 1 position in Gold Derby's Best Drama Series Emmy odds. Season 2 has been airing since mid-January, with a finale date scheduled for March 21. In 2022, the first season of Severance nabbed 14 total nominations and won two Emmys for main title design and music composition, but it fell short of the top prize. Will it expand the haul this year?

Created by Dan Erickson, Severance follows a group of characters played by Adam Scott, Britt Lower, John Turturro, and Zach Cherry as workers at the sinister Lumon Industries who agree to separate their workplace memories from their external memories. This weekend at the Severance panel at SXSW, director-executive producer Ben Stiller said, "It's been fun to watch how the audiences have gone beyond the concept … and...

The 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards celebrated the best performances of the year in both movies and television.

Celebs from all around the world gathered for the annual event on Sunday (February 23) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Wicked led the nominations this year with five nods and Shogun led the television categories, also with five nominations.

Make sure to see photos of Every celeb on the red carpet at the SAG Awards. You can also take a look at our list of the Best Dressed stars of the night.

Head inside to see the full list of winners…

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Movie Nominations:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien Brody / László Tóth – “The Brutalist”

TIMOTHÉE Chalamet / Bob Dylan – “A Complete Unknown” – Winner

Daniel Craig / William Lee – “Queer”

Colman Domingo / Divine G – “Sing Sing”

Ralph Fiennes / Lawrence – “Conclave”

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Now that Apple TV+ is officially available on Android devices, we’ve got a list of the five shows you should try on the streamer.

The day that many Android users have been waiting for has finally arrived. Apple TV+ is now available on Android mobile phones and streaming devices, as today Apple is launching dedicated apps compatible with gadgets made by its fiercest rival. Now that Android TV and mobile users have access to Apple TV+ — as well as the Apple TV app and Mls Season Pass — they can take advantage of a seven-day free trial and binge the streamer’s original shows and movies. But what should they watch first? We’ve assembled a checklist of five shows that Android users — or anyone new to Apple TV+ — should watch once they sign up for the service for the first time.

Which shows should Android users on Apple TV+ try first?...

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In this golden age of television, there is no shortage of great television shows that will keep you entertained throughout their runtime. But there are only a few shows that will have you reaching for the remote to watch the next episode as soon as possible. So, we thought of compiling a list of the most addictive shows you should check out right now.

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Fleabag is a British dark comedy-drama series created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Based on Waller-Bridge’s one-woman show of the same name, the Prime Video series follows a dry-witted young woman in London as she tries to deal with a past trauma through various sexual partners. Fleabag stars Waller-Bridge, Sian Clifford, Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Ben Aldridge, Hugh Skinner, Bill Patterson, and Jenny Rainsford.

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Apple TV+ has pumped out some of the best-written and most entertaining series of recent years, boasting great titles like Ted Lasso and The Morning Show. Thanks to the company's large budget, creators have been able to tell some out-of-this-world, important stories. Some of Apple TV+'s best shows entertain the audience enough to keep them coming back for several seasons.

These Apple TV+ series bring incredible performances to the table with solid direction and interesting premises. Between big-budget science fiction series, witty comedies, and impactful dramas, Apple TV+ has a stellar TV show for everyone.

Update: 2025/02/05 07:00 Est By Brian Cronin

Apple continues to feature a number of excellent TV shows, and especially with the debut of Severance's second season, I have updated this list to add to the list, and update the information, and perhaps move things around a bit, as well, to spotlight the very best of...

Slow Horses star Christopher Chung has promised fans are in for “a bit of a surprise” with season five. Chung is reprising his role as Roddy Ho in the Apple TV+ series.

Chung’s character Roddy started out as a rogue hacktivist in the political thriller series, before winning over the very reluctant Slow Horses with his hacking skills. In a new interview with The Radio Times, Chung hinted that there will be some important developments in Roddy’s relationship with his team.

Slow Horses Star Christopher Chung Teases Major Developments for Roddy

'He Should Have Been More Ruthless': James Callis Dissects Slow Horses' Claude Whelan

Slow Horses Season 4 star James Callis tells Cbr what his character Claude Whelan has done wrong - and why he's not counting Claude out yet.

“[In] season 5, he becomes a little bit louder and a little bit more self-assured, even more so than he already is,...

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The Recruit is a spy action adventure and comedy-drama series created by Alexi Hawley. The Netflix series follows Owen Hendricks, a young man, as he begins working for the CIA as a lawyer and soon finds himself in the middle of a dangerous situation after a dangerous woman threatens to expose the CIA’s highly classified secrets if he doesn’t fulfill her demands. The Recruit stars Noah Centineo, Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Kristian Bruun, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Teo Yoo, and Kaylah Zander. So, if you loved the thrilling action, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in The Recruit, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Slow Horses is a British spy action thriller and dark comedy-drama series created by Will Smith.

Some of us are still not over that cliff-hanging Season 4 finale of Gary Oldman-led Slow Horses. The series was an instant hit among audiences and critics upon its debut in 2022 and since has entertained fans worldwide. The series stands tall with other Apple+ titles like Silo, Severance, and more which make the streamer a choice for many viewers. It's loved for its gripping storyline, and Oldman’s performance as the slovenly Jackson Lamb, which for many is the highlight of the series. While we are still waiting for the fifth season, the fan favorite actor gave a surprising update on Season 6.

Slow Horses season 6 gets a new update from Gary Oldman ahead of the release of season 5. Based on the books by Mick Herron, the hit Apple TV+ show premiered in 2022, quickly becoming one of the most acclaimed original titles from the streamer. Season 4 debuted in September of last year, following Oldman's Jackson Lamb, Jack Lowden's River Cartwright, and the rest of Slough House as they work to take down Hugo Weaving's Frank Harkness, and Slow Horses season 5 is expected to release this year, with season 6 also confirmed.

During a recent interview with Extra TV at the 2025 Golden Globes, Oldman reveals that filming on Slow Horses season 6 is already underway. “This is Adam Randall who directed season 4 and is directing season 6, which we're all going back to tomorrow," the actor said. After the interviewer expresses confusion regarding the status of season 6 given season 5's lack of release date, Oldman...

The Screen Actors Guild Awards, one of the most anticipated events in the entertainment industry, has officially announced its nominees for 2025. Recognizing the finest performances in film and television, this year’s nominations reflect a diverse and dynamic array of talent. From compelling dramas to musical extravaganzas, the SAG Awards continue to honor excellence across genres. Below is the complete list of nominees for the SAG Awards 2025, showcasing outstanding performances that defined the year in cinema and television.

Leading the pack this year is Wicked with an impressive six nominations, followed by A Complete Unknown and Anora with five nominations each. Other notable films like Emilia Pérez and Conclave also earned multiple nods, showcasing the year’s rich storytelling and outstanding performances across categories.

Film Nominees Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Adrien Brody / László Tóth – “The Brutalist” Timothée Chalamet / Bob Dylan – “A Complete Unknown” Daniel Craig...

Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba and Ariana Grande is Glinda in ‘Wicked’ (Photo by Giles Keyte © Universal Studios)

The Screen Actors Guild wisely opted to cancel its in-person 2025 SAG Awards nominations announcement as fires raged throughout Los Angeles. The list of film nominees, representing the best work by actors in 2024, is led by Wicked with five nominations. A Complete Unknown and Emilia Pérez each earned four, and Anora picked up three nominations. Conclave and The Last Showgirl were nominated for two SAG Awards.

Shōgun leads all television nominees with five, followed by The Bear (coming off a disappointing season) with four and The Diplomat with three. 12 series tied with two nominations each.

Winners will be announced during the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards streaming on Netflix on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 5pm Pt/8pm Et.

SAG Awards Motion Picture Nominees

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

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The 2025 SAG Award nominations are in!

The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will stream live globally on Netflix Sunday, February 23, 2025, at 8 p.m. Et / 5 p.m. Pt from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall. Kristen Bell returns as host.

Joey King and Cooper Koch were supposed to announce the nominees live this morning, but the event was canceled due to the devastating fires happening in California right now.

Keep reading to find out more…

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Movie Nominations:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien Brody / László Tóth – “The Brutalist”

TIMOTHÉE Chalamet / Bob Dylan – “A Complete Unknown”

Daniel Craig / William Lee – “Queer”

Colman Domingo / Divine G – “Sing Sing”

Ralph Fiennes / Lawrence – “Conclave”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Pamela Anderson / Shelly – “The Last Showgirl”

Cynthia Erivo / Elphaba – “Wicked”

Karla SOFÍA GASCÓN / Emilia/Manitas – “Emilia PÉREZ”

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Gary Oldman's performance as Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses lit up the screen this fall and even garnered him a Golden Globe nomination. Time and time again, Oldman proves that he is a great dramatic actor. But one of his lesser-known and underrated roles was playing Rosencrantz in the 1990 comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, opposite the equally legendary Tim Roth as Guildenstern. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a hilariously witty film that mixes buddy comedies, Shakespeare and absurdity together into a creation entirely its own, and if you haven't seen it already, you need to.

Wow! The first big award show of the year has come and gone just like that. On Jan. 5, the 82nd Golden Globe Awards aired live on CBS, and this year’s ceremony was definitely one for the books. Stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser took over hosting duties from last year's Jo Koy, and she had the audience laughing nonstop.

Actors, directors, writers, producers, and others who had been nominated in various categories arrived at the award ceremony dressed to impress, eager to see if they would take home any wins. Now that the glamorous occasion has concluded and all of the 2025 Golden Globe winners have been announced, we thought we would round up the full list of the amazing individuals and projects that claimed an award this year. Check out our list below!

Best Motion Picture, DramaNominees: The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys and September 5Winner: The BrutalistBest Motion Picture,...

Shogun is finding more acclaim after its successful run in 2024. Now, the series has picked up multiple Golden Globes.

At the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday evening, Hiroyuki Sanada won the honor for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama. This was for his role in the FX on Hulu series Shogun as Lord Yoshii Toranaga. He overcame fellow nominees Donald Glover as John Smith/Michael for Prime Video's Mr. & Mrs. Smith; Jake Gyllenhaal as Rusty Sabich for Apple TV+'s Presumed Innocent; Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb for Apple TV+'s Slow Horses, Eddie Redmayne as "The Jackal" for Peacock & Sky's The Day of the Jackal; and Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris for Paramount+'s Landman.

The #GoldenGlobes for best male actor in a drama TV series goes to Hiroyuki Sanada for Shogun. pic.twitter.com/St0xbk1DZK— Cbr (@Cbr) January 6, 2025 Best...

Along with many of Apple TV+’s acclaimed shows and movies, Gary Oldman’s Slow Horses is free to watch the first weekend of 2025. The platform’s free pass is available from January 3 to January 5, so those wanting to binge-watch a series like no other have four great seasons to get through. Based on Mick Herron’s Slough House series, the show has so far adapted four books and the Slow Horses season 4 ending got it renewed for six seasons, meaning two more are on the way.

Slow Horses’s exaggerated MI5 procedures see a group of failed agents working at the Slough House, where their abusive boss, Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), bores them with administrative work and bullies them into quitting. The “slow horses,” a group of bizarre misfits, however, find ways to investigate big and thrilling cases and get themselves and the country in plenty of danger. The...

Gary Oldman has embodied a lot of roles throughout his star-studded career, be it that of the perfect commissioner in The Dark Knight Trilogy or a grumpy yet gifted spy boss in Slow Horses. And now, he seems to have made his splash among the real-time secret services as well, considering how he has been recruited by her majesty’s secret service, the real time MI5.

Gary Oldman. | Credits: The Dark Knight / Warner Bros.

Oldman may not have earned the chance of playing James Bond, yes, but he most certainly earned the opportunity of a lifetime to work with the MI5. In the latest surprising turn of events, the actor revealed that he had been recruited by the secret service as his iconic character Jackson Lamb – to narrate a Christmas poem!

Gary Oldman just got recruited by MI5 for Christmas!

Hollywood’s very own favorite Oldman, known for his portrayal...

Gary Oldman, who stars as grumpy yet gifted spy boss Jackson Lamb in Apple TV+ hit “Slow Horses,” has been recruited by the real MI5 – to narrate a Christmas poem.

In collaboration with the streaming platform, the British counter-intelligence agency have published a festive video on their Instagram page featuring Oscar-winner Oldman narrating a contemporary twist on the poem “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.”

Titled “A Christmas Story from MI5,” the video shows various agents at their computers at the spy agency’s London headquarters Thames House while Oldman narrates in the voice of his “Slow Horses” character Jackson Lamb.

“’Twas the night before Christmas when all through Thames House not a creature was stirring, just the click of a mouse,” he intones. “Then footsteps on stairwells, then flickering screens, the clackety keyboards of a hundred machines. The hustle, the bustle, the hive of activity, not the typical scene of your Christmas nativity.

Although the ratings and word-of-mouth might not reflect it, 2024 has been an incredible year for Apple TV+. We didn't get a new season of Ted Lasso, but there were so many good shows released on Apple TV+ this year.

There's no doubt that this streaming service is making some of the best and highest-quality TV shows. The TV shows I'm leaving off this list of the best Apple TV+ shows of the year are better than most of the top shows from more popular streaming services.

If you missed any of these good Apple TV+ shows in 2024, it's time to watch them before the end of the year and Apple rolls out a whole new slate of shows in 2025.

Let's get the list started with one of the most popular Apple TV+ shows of the year, Presumed Innocent starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

Presumed Innocent Jake Gyllenhaal in Presumed Innocent episode 5, courtesy...

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Black Doves is a British spy action thriller drama series created by Joe Barton. The Netflix series follows Helen Webb, an undercover spy for a private organization who learns that her secret identity is in danger of being exposed after her lover is killed by London’s underworld. She goes on a quest for vengeance with the help of an old friend while keeping up appearances as her cover identity of the wife of the Secretary of State for Defence. Black Doves stars Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Koji, Andrew Buchan, Omari Douglas, and Kathryn Hunter. So, if you loved the spy thriller element, nail-biting drama, and compelling characters in Black Doves, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Back in 2022, the espionage drama Slow Horses debuted on Apple TV+. Since its premiere, the show has gained critical praise for its writing and performances, especially for actor Gary Oldman, who plays Jackson Lamb, the head of the disgraced MI5 agents working at Slough House. The series depicts the gritty aspects of espionage, combined with flawed and compelling characters. While fans of the show are waiting for Season 5 to drop, now is the perfect time to check out another international spy ensemble.

Hugo Weaving is officially returning to Slow Horses for season 6, reprising his role as the sinister Frank Harkness. The hit Apple TV+ espionage drama, based on Mick Herrons Slough House novels, follows the exploits of outcast agents, relegated to Slough House under the leadership of the abrasive Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman). Season 4 introduced Weavings Frank Harkness, a former CIA operative, whose child soldier scheme and connection to River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) added another complex issue to the show's already tense narrative. Though Slow Horses season 5 has yet to air, season 6 has already been confirmed.

According to Variety, Weaving confirmed his character's return in Slow Horses' season 6, revealing exciting prospects for the upcoming seasons. At the end of season 4, River is revealed to be one of Frank's sons, a child spared from Frank's efforts to rear young boys into obedient killing machines. Here's what Weaving had to say about the series' upcoming installment,...

Who doesn't enjoy watching a good actor absolutely chew through the scenery as a big baddie? That's at least part of the appeal of Hugo Weaving's diabolically evil character in Slow Horses. The acclaimed Australian actor first showed up in the Apple TV+ series in season four and changed the game for the at-times dysfunctional MI5 agents and it looks like his character, Frank Harkness, is going to return in the already-confirmed fifth season of the Gary Oldman-starring series.

While speaking at the International Film Festival of India in Goa, according to Variety, Weaving confirmed that Harkness will be back, explaining that he will head to London in January for a two and a half month shoot. Whether that includes an appearance in the also-confirmed sixth season remains to be seen.

Slow Horses has been an immense hit for the streaming service. The show follows the idiosyncratic team...

Jackson Lamb may not be going anywhere, but so is Frank Harkness. Following the announcement of Slow Horses getting an early Season 6 renewal before the highly anticipated Season 5's debut, other details about the fifth season are slowly emerging. Variety confirms that one of the spy thriller's stars, the award-winning actor Hugo Weaving, will be reprising his role of former CIA operative Frank for Season 5. The actor confirmed his return to the Slow Horses world at the International Film Festival of India in Goa.

Over the past few years, Apple TV+ has been attracting a host of A-list actors to their original shows, many of whom rarely work in TV. Apple TV+ has never had as many subscribers as other big streaming platforms, but it's consistently delivering some of the most entertaining shows on TV. One of its main strengths is that it consistently attaches big names to its shows, and these actors have elevated their shows.

Actors like Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman and Cate Blanchett are bona fide movie stars, but they have all starred in their own Apple TV+ shows. While this isn't exactly unheard of, it's remarkable that there are so many Apple TV+ shows with A-list stars. This is one way that the streaming platform has managed to differentiate itself from the competition, and it has produced some unforgettable performances.

Related The 25 Best TV Shows On Apple TV+ Right Now...

Lock your doors, sharpen your instincts, and prepare for a world where no one is who they seem.

These spy series aren’t just here to entertain — they’re pulling you into a thrilling underworld where trust is scarce, danger lurks in every corner, and double-crossing is a perfected art form.

From classic espionage tales that defined the genre to bold new twists that keep you on your toes, this list has it all.

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You’ll follow undercover operatives risking it all, unlikely heroes navigating webs of deception, and even some jaw-dropping twists that’ll leave you questioning everything.

And with new shows like The Day of the Jackal and Black Doves on the horizon, the world of espionage just keeps expanding.

So if you’re ready to unleash your inner secret agent, these 21 spy series will take you on a mission you won’t soon forget — just remember to keep your cover.

In today’s squeaky-clean TV landscape, we’re missing something crucial — heroes who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty.

Where are the gritty, unapologetically flawed characters who dive headfirst into chaos and make the tough calls when nobody else will?

I’m talking about those raw, real, and relentless types who don’t need permission to cross the line if it means getting the job done.

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Think 24’s Jack Bauer or Arrow’s Oliver Queen — heroes who put everything on the line, even their own souls, for a cause they believed in.

The Classic Grit of Jack Bauer and Oliver Queen

When 24 hit the screen in 2001, Jack Bauer wasn’t just a hero; he was the guy we wanted on our side, the man who could save the world against impossible odds.

Watching Jack in action was a thrill because he meant every word when he said,...

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Slow Horses Season 4 has just wrapped up after a series of major revelations, a tragic death, and a significant escape. Fortunately, fans don’t have to wait much longer for Slow Horses Season 5, as the Emmy-winning series will soon return for yet another intriguing case.

The show was renewed for a fifth season in January and will continue the misadventures of MI5’s worst agents, who have been relegated to the infamous Slough House.

Based on Mick Herron's Slough House novel series, the fourth season, which adapts the fourth book Spook Street, raises the stakes with a terrorist plot that puts the agents’ lives in mortal danger.

As fans await what’s next for these most ineffective agents, all under the watchful eye of the rough-around-the-edges but brilliant Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), here’s everything we know...

Now that Season 4 of Slow Horses has wrapped up on Apple TV+ following a series of shocking revelations, a tragic loss in Slough House, and a drink shared in silence, audiences will have a moment to catch their breaths. But not for long. Season 5 is already on its way, and despite a release date that's still months away, we sure do know a lot about it.

Debuting in 2022, Slow Horses is based on the series of English spy novels crafted by author Mick Herron, chronicling the misadventures of England's most ineffective agents. Relegated to the afterthought outpost known as Slough House, these agents are all under the watchful eye of Gary Oldman's Jackson Lamb. Season 4 adapted the novel Spook Street, escalating the series' events to new, dangerous heights, and not only has Season 5 been confirmed, but it's already finished production! How much more deadly are things about to get in Slow Horses?...

Exclusive: Slow Horses star Gary Oldman is stepping back on stage in April 2025 for the first time after an absence of nearly four decades to star in Samuel Beckett’s celebrated one-man play Krapp’s Last Tape for a limited season at the British theatre where the actor began his professional career in 1979.

Oldman, who won an Oscar for Darkest Hour, is in London shooting season 6 of the acclaimed Apple TV+ spy drama Slow Horses. He will play Beckett’s famous old-timer, struggling to listen to a tape he recorded 39 years ago, at York Theatre Royal in North Yorkshire from April 14 through May 17.

There are no plans to transfer the production to London’s West End or Broadway, Douglas Urbanski, the actor’s longtime business partner and manager, told me when I tracked him down in the early hours of Wednesday in London.

In performing Beckett’s 1958 classic, Oldman retraces...

Today, Apple TV+ announced a new, six-episode sixth season for the widely hailed, darkly comedic spy drama “Slow Horses,” following its season four finale. The Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning series stars Academy Award winner Gary Oldman, who has been honored with Golden Globe, Emmy and BAFTA Award nominations for his outstanding performance as the beloved, irascible Jackson Lamb. The “Slow Horses” season four finale premiered Wednesday, October 9, 2024 on Apple TV+. “Audiences around the world have fallen in love with the Slow Horses, and I’m delighted that Gary Oldman will be leading this star-studded cast on another acerbic and ... Read more...

When it first hit FX, practically everyone was under the impression that The Old Man was going to be a one-and-done prestige limited series. By the end of those first seven episodes, however, it had become clear that The Old Man was packing enough espionage chills and thrills to sustain at least one more season, if not a number of them. Whether it will eventually live up to the sterling reputation of some of the best CIA and spy-based television series remains to be seen.

Over the past few years, the espionage genre has seen an influx of memorable series, all of which deal with the CIA, FBI, MI5, assassins, terrorists, double-crosses, triple-crosses, and everything else in between in some combination or form. There are plenty of great series to watch next once fans finish Season 2 of The Old Man.

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“Slow Horses” is Apple TV+’s Clydesdale. The streaming service has given the Gary Oldman-led spy drama an early Season 6 renewal, which means the reliable workhorse of a show is likely to become Apple TV+’s first series to run for more than five seasons. The announcement comes just after the conclusion of Season 4 on October 9. Apple announced the Season 5 pickup back in January.

Technically, “For All Mankind,” one of Apple TV+’s launch titles in 2019, has been running for longer than “Slow Horses,” which premiered in 2022. Both shows have released four seasons, and “For All Mankind’s” fifth (and a spinoff) is in the works. But “Slow Horses” is an anomaly in the streaming industry because it moves really fast. Previous seasons of “Slow Horses” have shot back-to-back, which reduces the amount of time the show takes between seasons. Two six-episode seasons were released in 2022, and the show...

Apple TV+ has confirmed the return of its acclaimed spy series Slow Horses for a sixth season, following the release of season four’s finale. Based on Mick Herron’s Joe Country and Slough House novels, the new season brings back Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, the gruff and unpredictable head of Slough House, the department where […]

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Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ season 4 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)

Apple TV+ renewed its critically acclaimed spy drama Slow Horses for season five ahead of its season four premiere. Today, the streamer announced the series has also been renewed for a sixth season.

“Audiences around the world have fallen in love with the Slow Horses, and I’m delighted that Gary Oldman will be leading this star-studded cast on another acerbic and action-packed adventure,” stated Jay Hunt, creative director, Europe, Apple TV+.

The series is based on Mick Herron’s Slough House books, with season four adapted from Herron’s fourth novel of the series, Spook Street. Season five is based on London Rules, and season six will be adapted from books six and seven – Joe Country and Slough House. Per Apple TV+, season six will consist of six episodes and will follow “the Slow Horses on the run as...

Fans are waiting for the fifth season of Slow Horses on Apple TV+, but some good news has been revealed about the show's future after the upcoming season.

Per Apple TV+, Slow Horses has officially been renewed for Season 6. The sixth season will be based on Joe Country and Slough House, the sixth and seventh novels from Mick Herron's Slough Horse novel series that inspired the show. The renewal comes days after Season 4 wrapped up earlier this month, and it's very early, as Season 5 is not expected to arrive until sometime in 2025. Even so, the news is not a major shocker, as the series is as acclaimed as ever following Season 4 earning a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Apple TV+ has no intention of stepping out of the spy game. Slow Horses, based on the Slough House series of novels, has done really well for Apple TV+ since premiering in 2022, which makes it no surprise that the platform has handed out an early Season 6 renewal for the hit spy thriller.

Per Tech Radar, Slow Horses has been officially renewed for a sixth season, with the news arriving just as Season 4 concluded on Apple TV+. This represents an early renewal for the series as Season 5 was picked up back in January and will debut sometime in 2025.

The sixth season of the series is expected to find our spies on the run after they become involved in a "high-stakes game of revenge," courtesy of Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas), the Deputy Director General of MI5. Season 6 will take its inspiration from the sixth and seventh books in the series of...

Who doesn’t want more of the best spy show on TV? Lamb? River? Taverner? Oh, absolutely — yes, please!

Slow Horses has officially scored an early renewal for Season 6, and we couldn’t be more excited!

While we already knew Season 5 was on its way, set to pick up after Frank Harkness’s deadly schemes, Apple TV+ has already given our favorite misfit spies the green light for another season.

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That’s right, the show is sticking around for even more thrilling and chaotic espionage fun. Apple wasted no time making the announcement barely two weeks after the explosive Slow Horses Season 4 finale.

There’s plenty to look forward to.

Season 5 will be based on Mick Herron’s London Rules, and we can only speculate that Season 6 will follow Joe Country, the next book in the Slough House series.

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Apple TV+ recently debuted a sneak peak of their upcoming programming which includes Slow Horses. Starring Gary Oldman, Slow Horses is a darkly humorous espionage drama that follows a dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 known un-affectionately as Slough House. Oldman plays Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies, who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes as they frequently find themselves blundering around the smoke and mirrors of the espionage world.

While season 5 is expected to debut sometime next year, Deadline is reporting that Apple has decided to stick with the show and renew it for season 6 ahead of the fifth’s launch. Per Deadline, “In Season 6, the spies head out on the run as Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas) embroils them all in a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge. The sixth...

Today, Apple TV+ announced a new, six-episode sixth season for the widely hailed, darkly comedic spy drama Slow Horses following its season four finale. The Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning Slow Horses series stars Academy Award winner Gary Oldman as the beloved, irascible Jackson Lamb.

The series has been honored with Golden Globe, Emmy, and BAFTA Award nominations. The season four finale premiered on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, on Apple TV+.

“Audiences around the world have fallen in love with the Slow Horses, and I’m delighted that Gary Oldman will be leading this star-studded cast on another acerbic and action-packed adventure,” said Jay Hunt, creative director, Europe, Apple TV+.

All four seasons of the Slow Horses series hold a Certified Fresh score, with two seasons receiving a rare, perfect 100% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, as the series continues to receive global accolades from critics and fans alike.

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Less than a week after the Slow Horses Season 4 finale dropped on Apple TV+, the streaming service has picked up another season of the Gary Oldman-led drama. Slow Horses has been renewed for its sixth season (the fifth was announced in January 2024). The series is based on Mick Herron’s Slough House books, with the sixth season adapting Joe Country and Slough House, the sixth and seven novels. According to the official description of the season, it “sees the Slow Horses on the run as Diana Taverner [Kristin Scott Thomas] embroils them all in a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge.” The darkly humorous spy drama follows a dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 known un-affectionately as Slough House. Oldman plays its brilliant but cantankerous leader Jackson Lamb. The members of this unit end up in Slough House due...

Slow Horses season 6 has been renewed at Apple TV+, with book and story details revealed. After breaking out at the most recent Primetime Emmys, with nine nominations, the Apple TV+ spy dramedy wrapped up Slow Horses season 4 in somber and shocking fashion. Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) share a drink in stunned silence, following the death of a Slough House team member. It's a more overtly emotional territory for the Mick Herron adaptation, which will continue for at least the next few years.

Deadline confirms that Slow Horses season 6 has been renewed, with season 5 confirmed to be released in 2025. The upcoming episodes will follow what happens when the central spies go out on the run after Diana Tavener (Kristin Scott Thomas) gets them all involved in a fatal game of retribution and revenge. It's also confirmed that the upcoming sixth installment will adapt two Herron novels: Joe Country and Slough House,...