{"id":31974,"date":"2023-04-11T18:34:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T16:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1814218"},"modified":"2023-04-11T22:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T20:42:20","slug":"slow-horses-season-4-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/slow-horses-season-4-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Horses season 4: Release date speculation, cast and latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seasons 3 and 4 have been shot back to back. <\/p>

By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 11 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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We might still be waiting for Slow Horses season 3<\/a>, but thoughts are already turning towards the fourth instalment, production on which is underway.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Slow Horses season 4 <\/span><\/a>was first announced in June 2022, when Apple TV Plus<\/a> renewed the acclaimed spy drama for a further two runs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fans will be pleased to hear that plenty of familiar faces are set to star in the fourth chapter, with Gary Oldman set to return as intelligence officer Jackson Lamb, while new cast members<\/a> include the likes of Hugo Weaving (The Lord of the Rings) and BAFTA winner Joanna Scanlan (After Love).<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruth Bradley (Guilt) has also joined the season 4 cast along with Tom Brooke (Empire of Light) and James Callis (Battlestar Galactica).<\/span><\/p>\n

The spy series revolves around a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents who have been exiled to MI5 dumping ground Slough House and has been a huge hit for <\/span>Apple TV+<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what mysteries will be in store for the cast in season 4? Read on to find out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will there be a Slow Horses season 4?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yes! It<\/span>\u00a0was confirmed back in June 2022 that the series would be returning for at least a third and a fourth season, and that the new runs would be shot back-to-back just as seasons 1 and 2 were.<\/span><\/p>\n

There could be even more instalments on the horizon, with season one director James Hawes previously outlining his hopes for further seasons, telling <\/span>Deadline<\/span><\/a> that \u201cthere is every hope and intention that there will be another couple of seasons in the immediate future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Slow Horses season 4 release date speculation\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses.<\/span><\/figcaption> Apple<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Seasons 1 and 2<\/a> were released in quick succession, after being shot back-to-back, with the first season landing in April 2022 and the second in December.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seasons 3 and 4 have also been shot back-to-back, but this could mean a longer hiatus between seasons 2 and 3.<\/span><\/p>\n

With seasons 3 and 4 announced in Summer 2022, and filming kicking off on the new instalments shortly after, it\u2019s possible we could see season 3 landing in <\/span>late 2023 and season 4\u00a0sometime in 2024.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Slow Horses season 4 cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Joanna Scanlan as Ma Larkin in ITV\u2019s The Larkins<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Gary Oldman will be back in the lead role as Jackson Lamb, while returns can also be expected for\u00a0most of the ensemble, which includes Kristin Scott Thomas (Diana Taverner), Jack Lowden (River Cartwright), Saskia Reeves (Catherine Standish), Rosalind Eleazar\u00a0(Louisa Guy), Christopher Chung (Roddy Ho), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Shirley Dander), Kadiff Kirwan (Marcus Longridge), and Jonathan Pryce (David Cartwright).<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, new cast members include\u00a0Hugo Weaving (The Lord of the Rings), BAFTA winner Joanna Scanlan (After Love),\u00a0<\/span>Ruth Bradley (Guilt), Tom Brooke (Empire of Light) and James Callis (Battlestar Galactica).<\/span><\/p>\n

Behind the camera, season 4 will be\u00a0directed by Adam Randall (I See You).<\/p>\n

Slow Horses season 4 plot: What could happen?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner in Slow Horses season 2.<\/span><\/figcaption> Apple TV+<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

A press release has revealed that the fourth instalment will\u00a0\u201copen with a bombing that detonates personal secrets, rocking the already unstable foundations of Slough House\u201d.<\/p>\n

Other than that, plot\u00a0details for season 4 are currently pretty light on the ground, but we do know it will be based on Mick Herron\u2019s novel Spook Street<\/a>, the blurb for which reads: \u201cTwenty years retired from the Intelligence Service, David Cartwright still knows where all the bones are buried. But when he forgets that secrets are supposed to stay hidden, there\u2019s suddenly a target on his back.<\/p>

\u201cThe \u2018Old Bastard\u2019 raised his grandson to be a hero, not a slow horse. Now, far from joining the myths and legends of Spook Street, River Cartwright is part of Jackson Lamb\u2019s team of pen-pushing no-hopers at Slough House. Which doesn\u2019t mean he won\u2019t ditch everything and go rogue when his grandfather comes under threat.<\/p>\n

\u201cLamb worked with Cartwright back in the day, and knows better than most that this is no innocent old man. So when a panic button raises the alarm at Intelligence Service HQ, it\u2019s Lamb who\u2019s called on to identify the body. And it\u2019s Lamb who\u2019ll do whatever\u2019s necessary to protect an agent in peril.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is there a trailer for Slow Horses season 4?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Not yet, but watch this space!<\/p>