Gary Oldman Hints at Slow Horses Finale as Apple TV Renews Hit Spy Thriller

As of October 2025, the hit spy drama Slow Horses is set to continue its successful run on Apple TV. The streaming service has renewed the Emmy-winning series for a sixth and seventh season, much to the delight of its star, Gary Oldman.

Oldman, who plays the lead role of Jackson Lamb, the leader of a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents, has expressed his desire to potentially conclude his acting career with the show. In an interview last year, the acclaimed actor stated that he would consider himself "very honored and very lucky" to be able to wrap up his career by playing the character of Lamb.

The upcoming sixth season of Slow Horses will adapt two more books from Mick Herron's award-winning Slough House series: Joe Country (2019) and Slough House (2021). According to the show's creative director, Jay Hunt, the new episodes will see the Slow Horses team embroiled in a "fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge."

Fans can expect the sixth season to drop sometime in the fall of 2026, with the seventh season set to follow shortly after. Oldman has confirmed that season 6 has already wrapped, and production on season 7 is scheduled to begin in October 2025. The actor has praised the quality of the upcoming episodes, stating that they "deliver well" on the plot points established in the previous season.

As Slow Horses continues to captivate audiences around the world, Gary Oldman's commitment to the character of Jackson Lamb suggests that the show may indeed provide a fitting conclusion to the acclaimed actor's illustrious career.