‘Slow Horses’ Renewed For Season 8 At Apple TV — SkimNews
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- Slow Horses has been renewed for an eighth season at Apple TV, with production beginning shortly and the season based on Mick Herron's ninth Slough House novel "Clown Town."
- Season 6 of Slow Horses launches the day after the renewal announcement, while Season 7 — based on Herron's "Bad Actors" — has already been announced.
- Season 8 logline: Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas) face off in "their most explosive confrontation yet," after a botched blackmail attempt against the Park puts Taverner on the offensive.
- The series won the Drama Directing Emmy for Saul Metzstein at this year's ceremony, part of a strong Apple TV night that also saw "Widow's Bay" set a record for most comedy wins.
- Gary Oldman said last month it is a "struggle and a fight" to ensure Slow Horses does not have years-long gaps between seasons.
- Apple TV Creative Director of International Jay Hunt said she is "delighted that Jackson Lamb and his gang of lovable misfits will be back," calling the show's "acerbic take on the high-octane world of espionage" "completely unique."
- See-Saw Films produces the series as part of the Mediawan group, with Adam Randall set to return as director for Season 8, adapted by Ben Vanstone.
Why it matters: The renewal signals Apple TV's continued investment in one of its flagship dramas: three consecutive new seasons are now queued up (Season 6 premiering, Season 7 already announced, Season 8 greenlit), giving the platform a steady release cadence of prestige espionage content rather than the years-long gaps Oldman said he has to fight to prevent.
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