Apple TV+’s Slow Horses has set the internet ablaze with the release of its Season 5 trailer on October 9, 2024, sending fans into a countdown frenzy for the series’ return on September 24, 2025. Hailed as “one of the best shows ever created,” this critically acclaimed spy thriller, adapted from Mick Herron’s London Rules, stars Gary Oldman as the grizzled Jackson Lamb, leading his team of MI5 misfits through a labyrinth of espionage and betrayal. With a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score for Season 4, per rottentomatoes.com, and 1.8 million trailer views on X within days, Slow Horses Season 5 promises heart-pounding action, with fans calling it “the ultimate binge.” The countdown is on, and the stakes are higher than ever.

The trailer, debuted after the Season 4 finale, teases a high-stakes plot centered on tech nerd Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung) and his glamorous new girlfriend, whose suspicious ties spark a city-wide crisis of bizarre events, per newsweek.com. Oldman’s Lamb, Jack Lowden’s River Cartwright, and Kristin Scott Thomas’s Diana Taverner navigate shootouts, fistfights, and a destabilization plot, with a fleeting kiss between River and Louisa (Rosalind Eleazar) hinting at personal drama, per imdb.com. X fans are losing it, one tweeting, “That trailer is FIRE—Lamb’s gonna own Season 5!” Another gushed, “Roddy’s girlfriend twist? This is peak Slow Horses!” The series, filmed in London’s gritty streets, amplifies its noir intensity, per radiotimes.com.

Showrunner Will Smith, per tomsguide.com, confirmed Season 5’s six episodes, shot back-to-back with Season 6, will premiere with two episodes on September 24, followed by weekly releases until October 22, 2025. The cast, including Saskia Reeves and Jonathan Pryce, welcomes Nick Mohammed as a guest star, adding fresh intrigue, per parade.com. With Season 6 and 7 already greenlit, Slow Horses is a juggernaut, drawing 2.3 million viewers for its Season 4 premiere, per Nielsen. Its gritty authenticity and sharp wit resonate with recent media moments, making it a must-watch.

Join the X frenzy over Slow Horses Season 5 and stream Seasons 1-4 on Apple TV+ to catch up before the premiere. Will Lamb’s team unravel the conspiracy, or will their missteps cost everything? This is the spy thriller set to dominate 2025.