Slow Horses: Season 5
Slow Horses Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 6 episodes.
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Slow Horses Season 4.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Slow Horses Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 6 episodes.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Bad Dates
Sep 24, 2025
A mass shooting rocks London, intensifying a testy mayoral race. Shirley believes one of the Slow Horses was the target of an attempted hit.
Incommunicado
Oct 1, 2025
Lamb intercepts an assassin. Taverner receives a key piece of intel about the Abbotsfield shooting.
Tall Tales
Oct 8, 2025
An act of sabotage grinds London to a halt. Taverner interrogates Roddy. Coe is convinced a destabilization strategy is at play.
Missiles
Oct 15, 2025
Flyte sets out to find Roddy's girlfriend. The gang is dispatched to two different campaign events to prevent another attack.
Circus
Oct 22, 2025
Lamb debriefs River and Coe. Roddy is pulled in to help decipher a piece of code as the destabilization strategy nears its final stage.
Scars
Oct 29, 2025
It's up to the Slow Horses to stop Farouk's team from completing its mission in a final act of mass carnage.