Slow Horses (Apple TV+) -- S: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas -- Premieres 4/1/22
03-31-22, 08:54 PM
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Slow Horses (Apple TV+) -- S: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas -- Premieres 4/1/22
Slow Horses follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes. Joining Oldman is a decorated ensemble cast including Academy Award nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (“Darkest Hour”), Academy Award nominee Jonathan Pryce (“The Two Popes”), BAFTA Scotland Award winner Jack Lowden (“Dunkirk”), and Olivia Cooke (“Sound of Metal”). The series is produced for Apple by See-Saw Films and adapted for television by Will Smith (“Veep”). Graham Yost executive produces alongside Smith. Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gail Mutrux and Douglas Urbanski also serve as executive producers on the series. James Hawes directs all six episodes and executive produces.
This premieres Friday. It's a 2 season, 12 episode series. 2 episodes will be available Friday
I believe this is Gary Oldman's 1st TV series as a lead.
04-03-22, 09:49 PM
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Watched first two and really enjoyed it. Definitely strong that Suspicion.
I don’t want to be spoiled, but would love to know how they film an action sequence like the opening airport montage.
I really like the lead (?) agent. Shows he has good instincts, but is rough.
Shocker at the end of ep 2, can wait to watch 3!
I don’t want to be spoiled, but would love to know how they film an action sequence like the opening airport montage.
I really like the lead (?) agent. Shows he has good instincts, but is rough.
Shocker at the end of ep 2, can wait to watch 3!
04-04-22, 08:43 AM
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re: Slow Horses (Apple TV+) -- S: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas -- Premieres 4/1/22
i thought the first 2 eps were fantastic. gripping, tense and so well acted. Oldman is just great in most that he does and no exception here. and yeah, that ending to ep. 2, while a little telegraphed, was quite shocking. can't wait for the next 4.
04-04-22, 04:07 PM
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re: Slow Horses (Apple TV+) -- S: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas -- Premieres 4/1/22
I liked Oldman and Thomas in "The Darkest Hour". This looks interesting.
04-05-22, 06:47 AM
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Good watch so far and easy enough to commit to with only 6 episodes. Might work better as a full burn rather than weekly releases though since it's fairly slow moving.
04-08-22, 07:52 PM
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Such an amazing show. The conversation that Oldman had with Scott-Thomas was great tv. Too bad so short. Love the characters, especially Oldman as Lamb. That’s Emmy worthy.
04-23-22, 10:38 AM
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re: Slow Horses (Apple TV+) -- S: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas -- Premieres 4/1/22
this continues to wow me and i genuinely can't wait till the next episode each Friday. Oldman is stellar of course, but his minions are equally good, but not as brilliant as the way Oldman plays Lamb. people should be checking this out if you like these British spy type shows. it's definitely off the beaten path as the name implies if you've seen the series thus far, but it is just extraordinary the way it's been playing out and mostly a cliffhanger each episode. i dread the last one, bc who knows when it will return.
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04-25-22, 01:28 PM
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This show is great. The book that it's based upon had a number of sequels, so I'm hoping this show continues with future seasons (in addition to the one we know is still upcoming).
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04-25-22, 03:21 PM
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I did see the ending coming a long way off. Too many contrived dumb character choices.
If I were the hostage, I’d have pumped extra gas to leak out, buy some matches when I paid, and then light it on fire as your doing to get back in.
The “infiltrate” HQ sequence was really fun (although highly improbable). What I appreciated was seeing them seemingly take random stuff from Horse HQ and then see how it turned up.
If I were the hostage, I’d have pumped extra gas to leak out, buy some matches when I paid, and then light it on fire as your doing to get back in.
The “infiltrate” HQ sequence was really fun (although highly improbable). What I appreciated was seeing them seemingly take random stuff from Horse HQ and then see how it turned up.
04-30-22, 06:54 AM
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Solid finale and I really enjoyed this season. Great to see that it looks like they have already filmed some if not all of season 2.
04-30-22, 09:36 AM
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yes, incredible show and short season. so glad we got glimpses of next season. this was just so good and the characters great and the way it played out made total sense as they pieced it all together and saved Hassan, except...
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05-04-22, 09:23 AM
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05-12-22, 09:58 PM
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re: Slow Horses (Apple TV+) -- S: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas -- Premieres 4/1/22
I started watching this Sunday night and finished it today. I really enjoyed it. I thought the actor that played River looked familiar, I looked him up and figured it out. He was in Fighting with My Family.
I was shocked to see Olivia Cooke in this, because I thought she would be busy with the Game of Thrones prequel, but episode 2 showed it was a smaller role for her.
I was really surprised to see that season two was already shot before season one was released. Most companies usually wait to see how season one performs, but Apple can afford to do that.
I hope Oldman and Thomas receive some award nominations for this. They both gave really strong performances.
I was shocked to see Olivia Cooke in this, because I thought she would be busy with the Game of Thrones prequel, but episode 2 showed it was a smaller role for her.
I was really surprised to see that season two was already shot before season one was released. Most companies usually wait to see how season one performs, but Apple can afford to do that.
I hope Oldman and Thomas receive some award nominations for this. They both gave really strong performances.
05-13-22, 05:54 AM
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My only gripe is the plot wrapped up super quick. However, enjoyed it overall and glad there will be more since it was only 6 episodes.
06-01-22, 08:10 AM
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Renewed through season 4
Season 2 was already filmed and will air later this year.
Renewed through season 4
Season 2 was already filmed and will air later this year.
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06-01-22, 08:28 AM
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That’s awesome. Great cast of characters, great show.
07-05-22, 09:36 AM
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Just watched this. Thought it was pretty terrific. One thing I felt that they managed to do somehow was write it in a way where you knew everyone's name which is really difficult but crucially important for you to follow the show.I have seen multiple seasons of some shows and not 100% on all the names. Oldman was pretty terrific in this and the cast was excellent. Pretty cool its already renewed to season 4. Apple does not have a ton of shows but most of them I have seen have been quite good. Severance is my favorite show of the year so far, SNW not far behind.
07-05-22, 11:39 AM
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Oldman is amazing in this show. I'm up to episode 5 and it's pretty consistent. Apple seems to produce some great quality stuff, I've binge-watched it over the long weekend and I almost wish I had spaced it out over a few days as it does not totally hold my interest from time to time and I find myself distracted watching this show more than normal. Probably wrap this up tonight.
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