Slow Horses, based on the ongoing series of novels by Mick Herron, is an unconventional espionage series about Slough House, the place where MI5 agents are sent after they fail abysmally. Led by the gruff Jackson Lamb, played by Gary Oldman, the slow horses are put on high alert when a kidnapping plot falls right in their lap and they must race against time to stop a live broadcast of the man’s execution. It is a funny and dark look at the lives of spies unlike those we have seen before. With a limited run of six episodes and a second season already filmed, Slow Horses is a cool series worth investing in.
We got the chance to interview some of the cast of Slow Horses including stars Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden. We discussed this being Gary’s first television series and how it differs from making films, Jack on learning from the Tom Cruise school of spy running, and what it was like working on a series knowing a second season was already a lock. You can check out the full interview in the embed above.
Slow Horses premieres on April 1st on AppleTV+.