Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 1: Release date news, time, streaming details and more about the premiere

Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses Season 5 (Image via YouTube/Apple TV)
Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses Season 5 (Image via YouTube/Apple TV)

Slow Horses season 5 brings Jackson Lamb back to the Slough House with his sardonic humor and sharp wit to find a way out of another tragedy that his team is facing this time.

Gary Oldman returns to play Lamb, the obnoxious boss of his squad of failed or discarded MI5 agents, while Jack Lowden joins him as his young and fiery associate, River Cartwright. The returning cast also includes Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish, Christopher Chung as Roddy Ho, and Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner in the central roles.

The earlier seasons explored Lamb and Taverner being at odds with each other in their operations, and the new season takes their interpersonal conflict even further. The trailer for the fifth season shows her putting the Slough House under lockdown, potentially to destabilize the team, while the country faces another major threat from unknown forces.

The first episode of Slow Horses season 5 will premiere on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, on Apple TV+, at 3 am Eastern Time (ET), according to Newsweek. Let's take a look at the rest of the streaming details.


Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 1 streaming details revealed

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Slow Horses season 5 will debut on Apple TV+ on September 24, when it will release the first two episodes, according to Cosmopolitan. So, episodes 1 and 2 will be available to stream on the same day.

The fifth season will have six episodes in total, and they will be released every week after the two-episode premiere on September 24. So, the third episode will be available on October 1st, the fourth will be available on October 8th, the fifth will be available on October 15th, while the season finale will be available on October 22nd.

Fans will need an Apple TV+ subscription to watch Slow Horses season five. If they don't have a subscription, they can get one at a cost of $9.99 per month. New customers can also get a 7-day free trial.

While the US users can watch the season premiere from 3 a.m. onwards (as per ET), international viewers can access it according to where they reside. According to Newsweek, here's when you can watch the season 5 premiere according to your timezone:

  • CEST: 9:00 am
  • NZDT: 7:00 pm
  • AET: 5:00 pm
  • JST: 4:00 pm
  • IST: 12:30 pm
  • BRT: 4:00 am
  • BST: 8:00 am

More details about Slow Horses season 5

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Apple TV+ revealed the trailer for Slow Horses season 5 on September 3, 2025. It comes with a tagline, which reads,

"A compromised agent, a destabilized London, and a can of paint."

The trailer shows the country facing another tragedy as the authorities are investigating the case of a string of recent deaths. Taverner shows up at the Slough House and seems determined to keep every team member inside the walls before they can figure out a solution and the culprit behind the national tragedy.

The espionage show may have reached its fifth season, but judging by the trailer, it still hasn't lost the magic that made it an addictive but rewarding viewing experience. It returns to the screens on September 24.


Also read: “I am absolutely killing it right now”: Jackson Lamb is back with a bang in Slow Horses Season 5 trailer

Edited by Sohini Biswas