Will There Be A ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3 on Apple TV+?

Another season of Apple TV+‘s spy thriller, Slow Horses, sped by in less than a month. And after an emotional farewell, a quality cry to Coldplay’s “The Scientist,” and Season 2’s end credits rolling out to Mick Jagger’s incredibly catchy “Strange Game,” fans will be left wanting more and wondering if the series will return for Season 3.

The espionage drama, based on Mick Herron’s “Slough House” novels, is directed by Jeremy Lovering and adapted for television by Veep co-writer and co-producer Will Smith. The series follows a group of British intelligence agents who messed up on the job, got kicked out of MI5, and landed themselves in Slough House — where careers go to die. Led by the curmudgeonly Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), the team of outcasts — which includes River Cartwright (Jack Lowden), Cathering Standish (Saskia Reeves), and more — sets out to solve high-stakes cases in the shadows.

Season 2 of Slow Horses premiered on December 2, with the finale, “Old Scores,” airing on December 30. So will there be a Season 3 of Slow Horses on Apple TV+? Will there be a Season 4? And what might future seasons of the drama look like? Here’s everything we know.

Will There Be A Slow Horses Season 3 on Apple TV+?

Yes! Great news, Slow Horses fans. Back in June, months before Season 2 premiered, Apple TV+ renewed Slow Horses for Season 3. That means Jackson Lamb and his crew will be back for more. Though complete details about Season 3 have yet to be released, we know filming is already underway and, per a press release from Apple TV+, Saul Metzstein will direct the upcoming season. Premiere dates and episode details remain unknown, but judging by the first two seasons we assume that Season 3 will follow the six-part trend.

Will There Be A Slow Horses Season 4 on Apple TV+?

In the mood for some more great news? Not only did Apple give Slow Horses a Season 3 renewal in June 2022, but the streamer picked up the series for a Season 4 as well. It’s major for a show to receive multiple advanced renewals, so this early double season renewal proves that Apple TV+ is genuinely invested in the series. Though no director has been announced for Season 4, production will reportedly commence in 2023. Since we saw both Season 1 and Season 2 premiere in 2022, perhaps the platform could release both Season 3 and Season 4 in 2023.

What Will Season 3 and Season 4 of Slow Horses Be About?

As noted, Slow Horses is an adaptation of the novels in Mick Herron’s “Slough House” series. Season 1 of the spy thriller recreated the first novel in the series, Slow Horses. Season 2 tackled the second book, Dead Lions. And Season 3 and Season 4 are set to adapt the third and fourth books (Real Tigers and Spook Street) respectively.

Per the Apple TV+ press release, “In Season 3 of Slow Horses, Jackson Lamb’s disgraced spies work together to foil a rogue agent when one of their own is kidnapped. Season 4 opens with a bombing that detonates personal secrets, rocking the already unstable foundations of Slough House.”

How Many Books Are in Mick Heron’s “Slough House” Series?

Heron has written standalone novels, short story collections, and several novellas throughout his career, but there are currently eight full novels in his “Slough House” series. They’re listed in order of publication here:

• Slow Horses (2010)
• Dead Lions (2013)
• Real Tigers (2016)
• Spook Street (2017)
• London Rules (2018)
• Joe Country (2019)
• Slough House (2021)
• Bad Actors (2022)

His “Slough House”-related novellas include The List (2015), The Drop (2018), The Catch (2020), and Standing By The Wall (2022). And two of Heron’s standalone novels — Reconstruction (2008) and Nobody Walks (2015) — take place in the same universe as the “Slough House” books, despite not being in the series. Heron has a lot more Jackson Lamb-related material for Apple TV+, so here’s hoping the series can continue beyond Season 4.

Season 1 and 2 of Slow Horses are currently streaming on Apple TV+.