Slow Horses Season 5: Cast, Story & Everything We Know

Anchored by the legendary Gary Oldman,Slow Horsesrevolutionizes the spy thriller by being character-driven.

This is less than year after the debut of season 4 in September 2024.

In August 2024, Gary Oldman revealed that the fifth season ofSlow Horseshas already wrapped filming.

Slow Horsesseason 6 is also confirmed.

Slow Horses Season 5 Cast Details

Who Returns To Slough House?

Meanwhile,a series of seemingly random terrorist attacks point back to the aspiring mayor of the West Midlands.

A composite image of River Cartwright walking dramatically in a train station in front of a promo image for Slow Horses featuring the cast in front of a blue backdrop

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There are nine total books in theSlow Horsesseries.

Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb from Slow Horses

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Jackson smiles softly in Slow Horses

A composite image of River looking on in shock in front of Dander and Roddy using a computer in Slow Horses

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Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb keeps a watchful eye at the outdoor train station in Slow Hoses

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River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) takes a distressing phone call in Slow Horses.

Frank Harkness (Hugo Weaving) wears a baseball cap and speaks to River in Slow Horses season 4’s finale

Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner as Slow Horses

Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish looking frightened in Slow Horses

Rosalind Eleazar in Slow Horses.

Members of the Slough House team, featuring Louisa Guy (Rosalind Eleazar), Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung) and Shirley Dander (Aimee-Ffion Edwards) gather around a desk in Slow Horses.