Slow Horses

Slow Horses is an upcoming spy thriller television series based on the novel of the same name by Mick Herron.

Slow Horses
Genre	Spy thriller
Based on	Slow Horses by Mick Herron
Written by	Will Smith
Directed by	James Hawes
Starring	Gary Oldman Olivia Cooke Jonathan Pryce Kristin Scott Thomas Jack Lowden
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Iain Canning Halen Kousetta Jamie Laurenson Gail Mutrux Emile Sherman Will Smith Douglas Urbanaki Graham Yost
Production companies	See-Saw Films
Release
Original network	Apple TV+

Premise

A top MI5 spy is exiled to “Slough House” after making career damaging mistakes.

Cast

• Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb
• Olivia Cooke as Sid Baker
• Jonathan Pryce as David Cartwright
• Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner
• Jack Lowden as River Cartwright

Production

The series was given a straight to series order by Apple TV+ in October 2019, with Gary Oldman announced to star.[1] The cast was rounded out in December 2020 with the additions of Olivia Cooke, Jonathan Pryce, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden. The show will consist of 12 episodes split into two seasons.[2]

Filming began on November 30, 2020 in England. It was originally intended to film earlier in the year but was delayed to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

References

1. White, Peter (November 15, 2019). "Gary Oldman To Star In Spy Drama 'Slow Horses' For Apple With 'Justified's Graham Yost Exec Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
2. Andreeva, Nellie; Kanter, Jake (December 14, 2020). "Apple's 'Slow Horses' Adds Olivia Cooke & Jonathan Pryce, As Producer See-Saw Shoots Two Stories Back-To-Back". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
3. Kanter, Jake (September 30, 2020). "Apple Restarts UK Drama Production, As 'Suspicion' & 'Slow Horses' Prepare To Shoot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2021.