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Apple TV’s MI5-Approved Spy Thriller Returns in Less Than Two Months
Apple TV's spy drama Slow Horses will return for its sixth season on 16 September 2026, less than two months from now. The show, based on Mick Herron's novel series and led by Gary Oldman as the acerbic Jackson Lamb, has become one of the streamer's most reliable performers, and its return adds to a strong year of Apple TV content that has also included new seasons of Silo, Shrinking, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and Your Friends & Neighbors.
Slow Horses has won two Primetime Emmy Awards and holds an average Rotten Tomatoes score of 97%, and has reportedly been praised by the real MI5. Apple has already renewed the show for a seventh season, underlining its confidence in the series. Season 6 will break from the usual one-book-per-season format by adapting two Herron novels, Joe Country (2019) and Slough House (2021), in a single run.
In short
- Slow Horses season 6 premieres on Apple TV on 16 September 2026.
- Season adapts two novels, Joe Country and Slough House, together.
- Show already renewed for a seventh season amid strong reviews.
Explained simply
Slow Horses is a British spy drama adapted from Mick Herron’s novels about a team of intelligence officers assigned to Slough House, a unit for agents who have made serious mistakes. They still work for MI5, the UK’s domestic security service, and are led by Jackson Lamb, played by Gary Oldman.
The series follows the team as they deal with threats and investigations while navigating the rules and rivalries of the wider intelligence service. Its mix of espionage and workplace conflict has earned it major awards and strong reviews, and Apple TV has renewed it for another season beyond the one now being discussed.