Slow Horses
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Based on | Slow Horses by Mick Herron |
Written by | Will Smith |
Directed by | James Hawes |
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Music by | Daniel Pemberton Toydrum |
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Original language | English |
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Original network | Apple TV+ |
Slow Horses is an upcoming spy thriller television series based on the novel of the same name by Mick Herron that is scheduled to premiere on Apple TV+.
Premise[]
After a botched and publicly embarrassing training mission, British MI5 agent River Cartwright is exiled to Slough House, an administrative purgatory for service rejects. Known as slow horses, Cartwright and his fellow employees must endure dull, paper pushing tasks and their miserable boss, Jackson Lamb, who expects them to quit out of boredom and frustration. Life in Slough House is defined by drudgery until the slow horses become entangled in a dangerous gambit by Regent's Park.
Cast[]
- Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb
- Olivia Cooke as Sidney “Sid” Baker
- Jonathan Pryce as David Cartwright
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner
- Jack Lowden as River Cartwright
- Antonio Aakeel as Hassan Ahmed
- Sam Hazeldine as Moe
- Rosalind Eleazar as Louisa Guy
- Chris Reilly as Nick Duffy
- Dustin Demri-Burns as Min Harper
- Christopher Chung as Roddy Ho
- Joey Ansah as Agent Pierce
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 two sets of six episodes, with conflicting reports as to whether this means two six-episode seasons, or one season in two parts. The first six episodes are reportedly based on Mick Herron's first book, Slow Horses, with the following six episodes based on the sequel, Dead Lions.[2]
Filming began on November 30, 2020 in England, and continued into February 2021, with Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas spotted on set in Westminster, London.[3] In July 2021, filming continued in Stroud, Gloucestershire.[4]
It was originally intended to film earlier in 2020 but was delayed to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Steves, Ashley (February 23, 2021). "U.K. What's Filming: 'The Essex Serpent' + 'Slow Horses'". Backstage. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Loveridge, Ashley (July 29, 2021). "A & A Taxis and Cafe Max used as the backdrop for Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas spy drama". stroudtimes.com.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kanter, Jake (September 30, 2020). "Apple Restarts UK Drama Production, As 'Suspicion' & 'Slow Horses' Prepare To Shoot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Steves, Ashley (February 23, 2021). "U.K. What's Filming: 'The Essex Serpent' + 'Slow Horses'". Backstage. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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External links[]
- Slow Horses at the Internet Movie Database
- 2022 British television series debuts
- 2020s British drama television series
- Upcoming drama television series
- Television shows filmed in the United Kingdom
- Television productions postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Apple TV+ original programming
- Television shows based on British novels
- English-language television shows