Slow Horses fans have gotten used to devouring a new season of Apple TV‘s hit espionage series, then immediately getting excited for the next season.
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fans → get → season
And we’re pleased to report that beloved tradition continues after Slow Horses Season 6’s finale!
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tradition → report → finale
You see, Slow Horses doesn’t just get early renewals.
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Horses → see → renewals
The series kicks off production so swiftly that when one season ends, a teaser for the next season premieres!
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teaser → kick → season
So when the end credits roll on Slow Horses Season 6, Episode 6, “Judgement Day,” you’ll get a first look at what’s to come.
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what → roll → look
Based on the sixth and seventh books in Mick Herron’s Slough House series, Slow Horses Season 6 saw our favorite misfit MI-5 agents on the run from assassins.
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Season → base → assassins
Sadly, not everyone made it out alive.
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everyone → make → it
And no spoilers, but the eventful, action-packed finale ended with a potentially deadly cliffhanger that will leave fans begging for more.
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that → pack → more
Thankfully, Slow Horses also gave viewers a compelling look ahead to hold them over.
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Horses → give → them
Which Mick Herron novel will be adapted this time around?
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novel → adapt → ?
Here’s everything to know about the future of Slow Horses, including Season 7 premiere date info, the Bad Actors book summary, what we learned from the teaser at the end of Season 6’s finale, and more.
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You bet!
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You → bet → ?
On July 8, 2025, ahead of its fifth season, Apple TV renewed Slow Horses for Season 7.
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TV → renew → Season
Slow Horses Season 7 Premiere Date: When Does Slow Horses Return With New Episodes On Apple TV?
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Horses → return → TV
While an official Slow Horses Season 7 premiere date has yet to be announced, fans can assume the one-season-per-year tradition will continue.
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tradition → have → year
Based on recent seasons, it’s also likely that we’ll get new episodes in Fall 2027.
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we → base → Fall
Here’s when past seasons premiered:
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Like Slow Horses seasons past, Season 7 will likely consist of six episodes.
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What Will Slow Horses Season 7 Be About? And Which Mick Herron Book Will Slow Horses Season 7 Adapt?
Per Apple TV’s official press release, “In season seven, Lamb and his Slow Horses are on the hunt to find and neutralize a mole at the heart of the British Government before they can bring down the state.
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they → adapt → state
Season 7 is adapted from the Bad Actors novel in Mick Herron’s Slough House book series.”
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Season → adapt → series
Based on the preview at the end of Season 6’s finale, we have some additional intel on the season ahead, as well.
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we → base → season
ICYMI, the teaser kicks off with Standish asking Lamb if he’s heard anything about River.
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he → kick → River
“Yeah, funny enough, I got a postcard.
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I → get → postcard
‘Weather’s lovely in the afterlife.
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Weather → ’ → afterlife
Love and hugs,'” Lamb replied.
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Lamb → reply → ?
Then Taverner explains, “The head of the GRU, Vassily Rasnikov, arrived on UK soil unannounced,” which means the bow on Season 6’s storyline isn’t as neatly tied as everyone hoped.
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everyone → explain → storyline
“That man sent a death squad to murder four of my joes,” Lamb says, confirming their score hasn’t been settled yet either.
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score → send → joes
We’ll also see Taverner out in the field in Season 7, with Lamb telling her, “Takes some fucking balls going after you.”
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Lamb → see → you
And Taverner vowing, “I’m gonna chop that little fucker, Sparrow, off at the ankles.”
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I → vow → ankles
She even flips the bird at a drone!
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She → flip → drone
And she runs — in heels!
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she → run → heels
How can you feel they, Diana?
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you → feel → they
Meanwhile, after we see Shirley take what appears to be an iron to a bus windshield, Lamb informs her she’s going to rehab to “get on top of impulse control issues.”
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she → see → issues
After a shot of helicopters and boats, we see Lamb asking, “How long has Rasnikov been in the country, getting up to fuck knows what?”
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Rasnikov → see → country
Another man warns, “Something’s going down.
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Something → warn → ?
I can feel it in my balls.”
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I → feel → balls
And Louisa’s voice warns, “We could be looking at a death toll into the thousands.”
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Lamb screams, “You’re a spy.
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You → scream → ?
You know it.
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You → know → it
I know it,” at someone out of frame.
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I → know → frame
…and 16 more, not listed.
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