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  • ‘Shogun, ‘Baby Reindeer’ and More Lead the 2024 Emmy Nominees

    (Left) Hiroyuki Sanada in 'Shogun'. Photo: FX. (Center) Jeremy Allen White in 'The Bear.' Photo: Courtesy of FX. (Right) Richard Gadd in 'Baby Reindeer'. Photo: Ed Miller/Netflix. © 2022 Netflix, Inc.
    (Left) Hiroyuki Sanada in ‘Shogun’. Photo: FX. (Center) Jeremy Allen White in ‘The Bear.’ Photo: Courtesy of FX. (Right) Richard Gadd in ‘Baby Reindeer’. Photo: Ed Miller/Netflix. © 2022 Netflix, Inc.

    Preview:

    • The 2024 Emmy nominees were announced this morning.
    • ‘Shogun’ leads the pack with 25 nominations.
    • Other big favorites include ‘The Bear’ and ‘The Crown’.

    The 2024 Emmy Award nominees were announced this morning by ‘Veep’ veteran Tony Hale, ‘Abbott Elementary’ regular Sheryl Lee Ralph and Television Academy chair Cris Abrego in a ceremony at Los Angeles’ El Capitan Theatre in a ceremony that was also livestreamed.

    And, as is typical for the Television Academy, it represents a scattering of returning big-hitters (‘The Bear’ and ‘The Crown’), but particularly, now the likes of ‘Succession’ have left our screens, the nominees list is dominated by popular newcomers, including ‘Shōgun’ and TV’s other buzziest series, the Netflix stalker drama ‘Baby Reindeer’.

    The overwhelming presence of new shows can be chalked up one-two punch of writers and actors’ strikes, which delayed work on many potential big series –– the likes of ‘House of the Dragon’, ‘The White Lotus’ ‘Yellowjackets’ and ‘The Last of Us’ will all have to wait until 2025’s Emmy season.

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    It was a very good day for cable channel FX, which scored the most nominations for its well-respected novel adaptation ‘Shōgun’.

    Perhaps more surprising (though welcome) is the inclusion of series such as ‘Fallout’ –– who would have expected last year that a series boasting a post-apocalyptic blend of comedy, violence and gore would have made such an impact? And Apple’s spy series ‘Slow Horses’, which broke into the Emmy race with a handful of nominations, including for star Gary Oldman.

    Notable Nominees

    Nava Mau as Teri in 'Baby Reindeer'.
    Nava Mau as Teri in ‘Baby Reindeer’. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2024.

    Among the biggest stories of this year’s nominees was Nava Mau, who became the first Latina trans nominee, scoring that for her supporting role in ‘Baby Reindeer’. Indeed, the Netflix limited series did about as well as expected, landing 11 total nominations including Best Limited Series.

    On a more tragic emotional note is the nomination for the late Treat Williams, who died in a motorcycle accident in June last year. He’s posthumously nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series for his role in ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.’

    Here are the main categories. Who are you hoping takes home a trophy on September 15th, when the awards are handed out?

    Drama Series

    Ella Purnell (Lucy) in 'Fallout'.
    Ella Purnell (Lucy) in ‘Fallout’. Credit: JoJo Whilden/Prime Video. Copyright: © Amazon Content Services LLC.

    Lead Actor in a Drama Series

    Idris Elba in 'Hijack,' premiering June 28, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Idris Elba in ‘Hijack,’ premiering June 28, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    Lead Actress in a Drama Series

    Jennifer Aniston in 'The Morning Show,' premiering September 13, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Jennifer Aniston in ‘The Morning Show,’ premiering September 13, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

    Steve Martin as Charles in season 3 of 'Only Murders in the Building.'
    Steve Martin as Charles in season 3 of ‘Only Murders in the Building.’ Photo by: Patrick Harbron/Hulu.

    Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

    Ayo Edebiri in 'The Bear.'
    Ayo Edebiri in ‘The Bear.’ Photo: Courtesy of FX.

    Comedy Series

    Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in 'Hacks' Season 3.
    (L to R) Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in ‘Hacks’ Season 3. Photograph: Beth Dubber/Max.

    Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

    Jon Hamm as Sheriff Roy Tillman in ‘Fargo’ season 5.
    Jon Hamm as Sheriff Roy Tillman in ‘Fargo’ season 5. Photo: Michelle Faye/FX.

    Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

    Jodie Foster in HBO's 'True Detective: Night Country.'
    Jodie Foster in HBO’s ‘True Detective: Night Country.’ Photo: Michele K. Short/HBO.

    Limited Series or Anthology Series

    Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in 'Ripley.'
    Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in ‘Ripley.’ Photo: Philippe Antonello/Netflix © 2023.

    Outstanding Talk Series

    'Late Night with Seth Meyers' host Seth Meyers.
    ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ host Seth Meyers. Photo: Lloyd Bishop/NBC.

    Reality Competition Program

    (L to R)Judges Michelle Visage, host RuPaul, JoJo Siwa and Ts Madison in 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' season 8, streaming on Paramount+, 2023.
    (L to R)Judges Michelle Visage, host RuPaul, JoJo Siwa and Ts Madison in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ season 8, streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: World of Wonder/Paramount+ ©2023 World of Wonder Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. RuPaul’s Drag Race and all related titles and logos are trademarks of World of Wonder Productions, Inc. VH1 is a trademark of Viacom International Inc.

    Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

    Elizabeth Debicki in 'The Crown' season 6.
    Elizabeth Debicki in ‘The Crown’ season 6. Copyright: Netflix / LeftBank.

    Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

    Jack Lowden in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Jack Lowden in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    For the complete list of categories and nominees, head to the Television Academy’s site.

    Related Article: ‘Succession’, ‘The White Lotus’, ‘Beef’, ‘Ted Lasso’ Among the Nominees for the 2023 Emmy Awards

  • ‘The NeverEnding Story’ Reboot in the Works

    1984's 'The NeverEnding Story.'
    1984’s ‘The NeverEnding Story.’ Photo: Warner Bros.

    Preview:

    • ‘The NeverEnding Story’ will return to screens in a new adaptation.
    • The 1984 original is a cult classic that many grew up with.
    • See-Saw Films, which made ‘The King’s Speech’ among others, is developing it.

    Most famous for being a key part of eighties’ kids childhood (who among us can forget the heart-rending image of a horse drowning in a swamp as part of a movie designed to entertain children?), ‘The NeverEnding Story’ might also be famous for the joke about someone threatening legal action because it, you know, ended.

    But now, because every piece of pop culture somehow comes spinning back around on the giant wheel of remakes (and because there was added renewed interest thanks to the use of its music in ‘Stranger Things’), the rights to adapt Michael Ende’s original novel are now in the clutches of See-Saw Films, the team behind ‘The King’s Speech’ on the big screen and ‘Slow Horses’ on the small, and they have big plans going forward.

    Related Article: Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden Talk Apple TV+’s ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3

    What’s the plot of ‘The Neverending Story’?

    1984's 'The NeverEnding Story.'
    1984’s ‘The NeverEnding Story.’ Photo: Warner Bros.

    Michael Ende’s 1979 kid-friendly fantasy novel became a bestseller in Germany and ended up translated into 45 languages, selling millions of copies worldwide.

    We’re introduced to shy but imaginative child Bastian Balthasar Bux who, while escaping from bullies, discovers the mysterious, titular tome about the heroic Atréyu and his mission to save the magical realm of Fantastica — a world of dragons, giants and deadly swamps — and its ruler, the Childlike Empress, from being destroyed by force known as “The Nothing.”

    Yet the more he reads, the more Bastian realizes he’s not simply an uninvolved spectator and he soon finds himself transported into Fantastica himself, flying atop the luckdragon Falkor.

    The movie version (directed by Wolfgang Petersen) was not to Ende’s taste, though his disapproval didn’t stop production of two sequels and a couple of short-lived TV adaptations.

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    Who is working on the new ‘The Neverending Story’?

    1984's 'The NeverEnding Story.'
    1984’s ‘The NeverEnding Story.’ Photo: Warner Bros.

    Right now, all the film has is rights holders and producers; the process of finding filmmakers and cast to bring it to life, and a distribution home, is only now starting.

    Iain Canning and Emile Sherman of See-Saw are working with Roman Hocke and Ralph Gassmann, who run Michael Ende Productions, the estate of the author.

    Here’s what Canning told Variety about the appeal:

    “The story is both timely and timeless, and really has an opportunity to be told in a fresh way. And part of the specialness of the book is that you can go back to it at different ages in your life and find different levels of meaning. So how wonderful that we have this opportunity to do a fresh perspective that will have new layers and meanings. We just believe that every generation deserves their own journey into Fantastica.”

    When will the new ‘Neverending Story’ be on screens?

    There is no release date for the movie yet.

    1984's 'The NeverEnding Story.'
    1984’s ‘The NeverEnding Story.’ Photo: Warner Bros.

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  • Spy Series ‘Slow Horses’ Renewed for Season 5

    Gary Oldman in 'Slow Horses' season 2, premiering December 2, 2022 on Apple TV+.
    Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ season 2, premiering December 2, 2022 on Apple TV+.

    Preview:

    • Apple TV+ has renewed ‘Slow Horses’ for a fifth season.
    • The show, starring Gary Oldman, adapts Mick Herron’s novels.
    • This new season will see bizarre events happening around London.

    They might not be considered the best of the best when it comes to MI5’s roster, but the denizens of Slough House are certainly proving successful for Apple TV+, proving to be one of the breakout hits for the tech giant’s streaming service.

    Which is to say that across three seasons (so far), ‘Slow Horses’ the Gary Oldman-starring series have scored plenty of critical praise and won lots of fans.

    It’s hardly surprising then, that after rolling out renewals for the third and fourth seasons as a block (the third just launched its finale on December 27th), Apple TV+ has handed down a fifth season order almost as quickly.

    What is ‘Slow Horses’?

    Gary Oldman in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    ‘Slow Horses’ is adapted from Mick Herron’s eponymous novel series, which is also known as ‘Slough House’, named for the low-rent MI5 office our heroes work from.

    Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but misanthropic leader of the spies, who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes as they frequently find themselves blundering around the smoke and mirrors of the espionage world.

    Yet for all their issues, the team frequently proves to be much more effective than any of their colleagues suspect, with Lamb a crafty genius who uses his off-putting, cantankerous exterior to thwart expectations. There are times when the Horses are the last line of defence between the UK and some serious threats.

    Related Articles: TV Review: ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3

    What’s the story of ‘Slow Horses’ Season 5?

    Christopher Chung stars in the third season of 'Slow Horses,' coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.
    Christopher Chung stars in the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.

    Season 5 adapts Herron’s fifth book, ‘London Rules’, and the story finds the team suspicious when resident tech nerd Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung) has a glamorous new girlfriend, but when a series of increasingly bizarre events occur across the city, it falls to the Slow Horses to work out how everything is connected.

    After all, Jackson Lamb knows that in the world of espionage, “London Rules” should always apply.

    Who else is in ‘Slow Horses’?

    Jack Lowden returns for the third season of 'Slow Horses,' coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.
    Jack Lowden returns for the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.

    The cast also includes Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Freddie Fox, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Kadiff Kirwan, Jonathan Pryce and Sophie Okonedo.

    No information is available about any cast additions for Season 5.

    When will ‘Slow Horses’ Season 5 be on our screens?

    Given that Season 4 has yet to launch (it has no official premiere date yet, but showrunner Will Smith has promised it’ll be sometime in 2024), there is zero information on the fifth as of yet. Add to that the fact that it still has to film, and we’ll be waiting for a while.

    Academy Award winner Gary Oldman returns for the third season of 'Slow Horses,' coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.
    Academy Award winner Gary Oldman returns for the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.

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  • ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3 Interview: Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden

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    Premiering November 29th on Apple TV+ is the third season of the popular spy series ‘Slow Horses,’ which stars Oscar-winner Gary Oldman (‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’), Jack Lowden (‘Dunkirk’), Olivia Cooke (‘Ready Player One’), and Kristin Scott Thomas (‘Only God Forgives’).

    Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden star in Apple TV+'s 'Slow Horses' season 3.
    (L to R) Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden star in Apple TV+’s ‘Slow Horses’ season 3.

    Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden about their work on the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ having the opportunity to explore their characters over three seasons, and drawing inspiration from the novels the series is based on.

    Gary Oldman in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    You can read the full interview below or click on the video player above to watch our interview.

    Moviefone: To begin with, Gary, can you talk about the advantages of creating a character for a series verses a movie, and now that you are in your third season, do you feel like you really know who Jackson Lamb truly is?

    Gary Oldman: I think we know who they are, and I think the writers now know who we are. With a feature film, you’ve got an hour and a half, two hours, to tell a story. I think the thing I’ve always actually liked about long form is that you get to really focus on character. We are on the journey with a particular character as it goes along and unfolds. So, I find it very satisfying and very liberating that we can work on a character and tell a story over basically, over six hours, rather than a tight timeframe or two.

    Jack Lowden in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Jack Lowden in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    MF: Jack, similar question for you. Now after three seasons of ‘Slow Horses’ do you feel like you really know who River Cartwright is or is there still more to explore in future seasons?

    Jack Lowden: I’m still figuring him out for sure. I really do feel that I’m experiencing it along with River because you really don’t know what’s around the corner. He really doesn’t know, and I don’t know what’s around the corner until the scripts land in our inbox and I’ve purposely not read the books past the point that we’re at. But by the end of this whole journey with ‘Slow Horses,’ that could have been a massive mistake. I don’t know. But I’m quite enjoying not knowing and just finding out as I go along. But his character development is quite interesting in going from somebody who thinks quite highly of himself to where I think it’s beginning to unravel ever so slightly, which is probably what someone needs when they’re so insanely arrogant is that he needs to be brought down and I think he’s sort of realizing that. So, it’s a real joy to play him because I don’t really know where he’s going to go.

    Related Article: TV Review: ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3

    Academy Award winner Gary Oldman returns for the third season of 'Slow Horses,' coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.
    Academy Award winner Gary Oldman returns for the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.

    MF: Finally, Gary, when first started playing Jackson Lamb, did you draw inspiration from Mick Herron’s novels, or people that you’ve known in your own life, or did you just create the character based on how he was written in the scripts?

    GO: As an actor, I think I like to refer to it as the script is like your map of the world, and if the material is good, then all one must do is just follow all the signposts. I think that often if you’ve got poor material, then you’re just working too hard. If you break a sweat, you’re working too hard. With Mick, he’s created this world and these characters so magnificently. I have just followed Mick’s directions. The character is in the material and in the books. The character is there for you. I have brought, like you do with anything, you bring your own inherent humanity to a part, but it’s out of the imagination of Mick. I just really had to follow the map.

    Jack Lowden returns for the third season of 'Slow Horses,' coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.
    Jack Lowden returns for the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.

    What’s the Plot of ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3?

    In Season 3 of ‘Slow Horses’, a romantic liaison in Istanbul threatens to expose a buried MI5 secret in London.

    When Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and his team of misfits are dragged into the fight, they find themselves caught in a conspiracy that threatens the future not just of Slough House –– but of MI5 itself.

    Who is in the Cast of ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3?

    • Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb
    • Jack Lowden as River Cartwright
    • Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner
    • Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish
    • Olivia Cooke as Sido
    • Jonathan Pryce as David Cartwright
    Gary Oldman in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

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  • TV Review: ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3

    Gary Oldman in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    Launching on Apple TV+ on November 29th (with two episodes), ‘Slow Horses’ makes a triumphant return to screens with another winning blend of character work, memorable dialogue and compelling action.

    While Gary Oldman’s Jackson Lamb continues to be the standout, but there isn’t a weak link in this cast, and some new recruits (including one who is only in the first episode) only add to that feeling.

    Related Article: Gary Oldman and Saskia Reeves Talk Apple TV+’s ‘Slow Horses’ Season 2

    What works about ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3?

    Kristin Scott Thomas in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Kristin Scott Thomas in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    Apple TV+ is clearly happy with the success of this adaptation of Mick Herron’s popular spy thriller novels, as the streaming service commissions seasons in batches of two –– which is why we got a taster of the second as the credits rolled on the first.

    That will continue with Season 4, which has already been shot, and on the evidence of the quality of Season 3, that’s a very good thing.

    Even in this era of peak television and shorter streaming seasons, there are shows that have run out of steam only a couple of seasons in. Fortunately, ‘Slow Horses’ is most definitely not one of them. Showrunner Will Smith (not that one) and his team have kept the entertainment value consistent through all the seasons so far, and the third is no exception.

    If you’ve never seen the show, this is a very different world to the usual heroics of, says James Bond or Jason Bourne. It’s much more street level, scruffier and set in the world of MI5’s rejects, who have somehow fouled up on duty and are shunted off to a satellite office of the security service.

    Gary Oldman in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    Slough House (from where the team gets its nickname) is the butt-end of the intelligence world, a place careers go to die when they can’t hack it at the sparkling glass and solid concrete world of the service HQ in Regent’s Park.

    And yet… As led by the drunken, flatulent Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), they somehow always manage to make it work. When big crises threaten the UK, the team is often drafted in, usually without really wanting to take part.

    Oldman is very clearly having the time of his life playing Lamb, all stained shirts and stringy hair whose outward appearance and brusque manner (a choice line of his from this season is, “you’re about as welcome as a turd in a hot tub”) hides a keen intelligence and a strong feeling of loyalty to those who earn it. While he insults his team constantly, he’d lay down his life to help any one of them in truly dire straits.

    Saskia Reeves and Jack Lowden in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    (L to R) Saskia Reeves and Jack Lowden in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    He’s primarily supported by Saskia Reeves’ Catherine Standish, an alcoholic but longstanding officer who runs Slough House and gives Lamb the counterbalance he needs.

    Elsewhere, River Cartwright (Jack Lowden), who started to show as the audience’s point of view when he’s banished to Lamb’s team after a bad call on a training exercise, has really become part of the gang –– realizing that he might have actually found the perfect place to work. Even if he complains about it from time to time.

    The rest of the team are all interesting characters, including the arrogant (without much cause besides his hacking skills) tech bro agent Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung), the world-weary Louisa Guy (Rosalind Eleazar), who is still recovering from the death of her partner/lover in Season 2 and newer recruits Shirley Dander (Aimee-Ffion Edwards) and Marcus Longridge (Kadiff Kirwan) get some much-needed depth, even if it does mean they’re both thrust into danger.

    This is a perfectly gathered ensemble that play well off of each other, and the supporting cast is just as good –– Kristin Scott Thomas brings icy cool to the role of Diana Taverner, essentially second-in-command at the Regent’s Park HQ and endlessly bristling at being passed up for the top job.

    That position went to Sophie Okonedo’s Ingrid Tearney, and she takes plenty of pleasure in reminding Diana of the place. Okonedo is so good as the bookish bureaucrat whose owlish nature sheathes a spine of steel.

    When it’s time for the action to kick in, ‘Slow Horses’ doesn’t stint –– we won’t go into spoilers for this season’s big confrontation, but if you’ve seen the previous seasons, you’ll know it truly leans into the idea of conflict with stakes.

    What doesn’t work in ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3?

    Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    There is very little that’s wrong with the new season of ‘Slow Horses’ –– while some could quibble that each new storyline brings some variation of espionage genre tropes: a threat to the nation; a conspiracy to keep secrets long buried; one of the team being kidnapped for leverage.

    Each time, however, the writers undercut them with the humor and style of the show.

    ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3: Final Thoughts

    Jack Lowden in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Jack Lowden in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    In a world where spies are usually slick operators who save the day with complicated gadgets or by seducing the right woman, it’s reassuring to know that ‘Slow Horses’ offers the alternative, a downplayed, grungy but very, very human look at intelligence work. Long may these horses ride (even if it is slowly).

    ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3 receives 9 out of 10 stars.

    Kristin Scott Thomas in 'Slow Horses' season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.
    Kristin Scott Thomas in ‘Slow Horses’ season 3 premiering November 29, 2023 on Apple TV+.

    What’s the story of ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3?

    In Season 3 of ‘Slow Horses’, a romantic liaison in Istanbul threatens to expose a buried MI5 secret in London.

    When Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and his team of misfits are dragged into the fight, they find themselves caught in a conspiracy that threatens the future not just of Slough House –– but of MI5 itself.

    Who else is in ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3?

    The cast includes Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Christopher Chung, Freddie Fox, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Kadiff Kirwan, Jonathan Pryce and Sophie Okonedo.

    Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and, in a small role, Katherine Waterston is among the new faces this year.

    Academy Award winner Gary Oldman returns for the third season of 'Slow Horses,' coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.
    Academy Award winner Gary Oldman returns for the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.

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    Please click on the video player below to watch our interviews with the cast of ‘Slow Horses’ season one.

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  • First Images from ‘Slow Horses’ Season 3

    Academy Award winner Gary Oldman returns for the third season of 'Slow Horses,' coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.
    Academy Award winner Gary Oldman returns for the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.

    Apple TV+ has certainly reaped rewards with spy series ‘Slow Horses’, which won Best English-Language Drama Series at the 2022 C21 International Drama Awards and has been drawing a big following.

    In fact, so successful was the show out of the gate that Apple kept to its policy of crafting two seasons at a time, which meant that a teaser for the second run was attached to the end of the first, and new episodes appeared mere months after that.

    We’ve had to wait a little longer for the third season, but now we know the show will be back in November and the first images are online, showing star Gary Oldman and the rest of the gang.

    What’s the story of ‘Slow Horses’?

    Jack Lowden returns for the third season of 'Slow Horses,' coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.
    Jack Lowden returns for the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.

    ‘Slow Horses’ is adapted from Mick Herron’s eponymous novel series, which is also known as ‘Slough House’, named for the low-rent MI5 office our heroes work from.

    Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but misanthropic leader of the spies, who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes as they frequently find themselves blundering around the smoke and mirrors of the espionage world.

    In season three, a romantic liaison in Istanbul threatens to expose a buried MI5 secret in London. When Lamb and his team of misfits are dragged into the fight, they find themselves caught in a conspiracy that threatens the future not just of Slough House… But of MI5 itself.

    Who stars in ‘Slow Horses’?

    Saskia Reeves and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù star in the third season of 'Slow Horses,' coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.
    (L to R) Saskia Reeves and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù star in the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.

    The ensemble for the show also includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Christopher Chung, Freddie Fox, Chris Reilly, Samuel West, Sophie Okonedo, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Kadiff Kirwan and Jonathan Pryce.

    Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù joins the season three cast as Sean Donovan, the former head of security at the British embassy in Istanbul, along with Katherine Waterston who plays Alison Dunn, an MI5 agent who uncovers a dark secret at the heart of the agency.

    Related Article: Gary Oldman and Saskia Reeves Talk Apple TV+’s ‘Slow Horses’ Season 2

    Will there be a fourth season of ‘Slow Horses’?

    Jack Lowden and Rosalind Eleazar star in the third season of 'Slow Horses,' coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.
    (L to R) Jack Lowden and Rosalind Eleazar star in the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.

    In keeping with the filming plan, a fourth season, adapting Herron’s book ‘Spook Street’, was shooting in London this past April, which hopefully means it’ll be arriving next year.

    Gary Oldman talks ‘Slow Horses’?

    Gary Oldman in 'Slow Horses' season 2, premiering December 2, 2022 on Apple TV+.
    Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ season 2, premiering December 2, 2022 on Apple TV+.

    Here’s what Oldman told The Wrap about his role as Lamb:

    “It is oddly very liberating to play a character who is openly hostile and publicly humiliates people. But at the core, he has a very strong moral sense. I think that’s why, ultimately, you can like Lamb even though he’s not P.C.”

    When will ‘Slow Horses’ return for Season 3?

    Christopher Chung stars in the third season of 'Slow Horses,' coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.
    Christopher Chung stars in the third season of ‘Slow Horses,’ coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, December 1, 2023.

    With the first two seasons already streaming on Apple TV+, the third will launch globally on Wednesday, November 29th with two episodes, while one new episode will land weekly on Wednesdays through December 27th.

    Gary Oldman in 'Slow Horses' season 2, premiering December 2, 2022 on Apple TV+.
    Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ season 2, premiering December 2, 2022 on Apple TV+.

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    Please click on the video player below to watch our interviews with the cast of ‘Slow Horses’ season one.

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  • ‘Slow Horses’ Season 2 Interviews: Gary Oldman and Saskia Reeves

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    Premiering on Apple TV+ beginning December 2nd is the second season of the popular spy series ‘Slow Horses.’

    The first season followed British MI5 agent River Cartwright (Jack Lowden), who after a botched mission is exiled to Slough House, which is nicknamed “Slow Horses” and is an administrative purgatory for service agents.

    Cartwright and his fellow former agents now perform boring administrative tasks and work for the miserable Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), who expects everyone to quit out of frustration, but the team soon becomes entangled in a dangerous mission at London’s Regent’s Park.

    The second season will revolve around the investigation of a retired Cold War era spy, who is found dead on a bus miles away from where he works or lives.

    In addition to Lowden and Oldman, the cast also includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Saskia Reeves, Olivia Cooke, and Jonathan Pryce.

    Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Gary Oldman and Saskia Reeves about their work on ‘Slow Horses’ season 2, the new plot, how Reeves prepares for her role, and how Catherine and Jackson’s relationship has changed since season one.

    Saskia Reeves and Gary Oldman star in Apple TV+'s 'Slow Horses' season 2.
    (L to R) Saskia Reeves and Gary Oldman star in Apple TV+’s ‘Slow Horses’ season 2.

    You can read our full interview below or click on the video player above to watch our interviews with Oldman, Reeves, and Jack Lowden about ‘Slow Horses’ Season 2.

    Moviefone: To begin with, can you both talk about what fans can expect from season 2 of ‘Slow Horses?’

    Gary Oldman: Well, season two begins with a suspicious death, a Cold War era spy, retired ex-spy Dickie Bow is found on a bus miles away from where he works or lives. We are told that he has died from a heart attack.

    Jackson had a relationship with Dickie back in the old days and is suspicious that he died, that it was natural causes and thinks that there’s something a little more mysterious to this death that meets the eye. He gathers his dysfunctional team to really start to investigate.

    Saskia Reeves: He’s known to Catherine as well because they’re part of the same crew as it were years ago. Dickie has a reputation, a very bad reputation. So, there’s all sorts of little clues that bring these two characters together.
    It’s almost like they can’t not get involved, isn’t it? Sometimes when I’m working on this story, I often imagine that we’re not spies, we’re actors. So, it’d be like an actor you worked with in Liverpool 30 years ago or something.

    Saskia Reeves in 'Slow Horses' season 2, premiering December 2, 2022 on Apple TV+.
    Saskia Reeves in ‘Slow Horses’ season 2, premiering December 2, 2022 on Apple TV+.

    GA: When he mysteriously dies you think, “Oh no, there’s something up,” and you want to find out.

    SR: And he got really bad reviews when in fact he was actually quite a good actor. So, I do synonyms. I think, oh, how can I get closer to this material? So, it’s like Jackson and Catherine share a knowledge of him and the history and everything. Then even more history comes up.

    GA: Mind you though, there’s probably a few actors that would come up from the old days and you would say, “Well, okay.”

    MF: Finally, Saskia can you talk about how Catherine and Jackson’s relationship has changed since the first season?

    SR: I mean there’s a definite undertone in the backstory and it actually exists through quite a few of the books written by Mick Herron, and is rumbling in the background in the series, which is great to have as you build the story and the characters. She takes the opportunity to be helpful and get involved, which is great fun to do.

    Gary Oldman in 'Slow Horses' season 2, premiering December 2, 2022 on Apple TV+.
    Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ season 2, premiering December 2, 2022 on Apple TV+.
  • Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden Talk ‘Slow Horses’

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    Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden in “Slow Horses,” now streaming on Apple TV+.

    Premiering on Apple TV+ beginning April 1st is the new spy series ‘Slow Horses,’ which is based on author Mick Herron’s novel of the same name.

    The series follows British MI5 agent River Cartwright (Jack Lowden), who after a botched mission is exiled to Slough House, which is an administrative purgatory for service agents. Cartwright and his fellow former agents now perform boring administrative tasks and work for the miserable Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), who expects everyone to quit out of frustration.

    But soon the former agents of Slough House, or Slow Horses as they’ve been nicknamed, become entangled in a dangerous mission at London’s Regent’s Park. In addition to Lowden and Oldman, the cast also includes Olivia Cooke, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Jonathan Pryce.

    Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden about their work on ‘Slow Horses.

    You can read our full interview with Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden below, or watch a video of our interviews with Oldman, Lowden, Olivia Cooke, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Jonathan Pryce in the player above.

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    Moviefone: To begin with, Gary can you talk about your approach to taking this character from the page to the screen?

    Gary Oldman: Well, I was very lucky because Jackson Lamb is really created, he’s from the imagination of Mick Herron, who is the writer of the books that the series is based on. He created this world and this incredible character, and it was all there. It was all pretty much on the page. All I had to do was just follow all the signposts.

    I knew immediately when I read the book and read the scripts, I just thought I could have a lot of fun playing Jackson. I don’t particularly like him, but I do like playing him and his interaction with the characters in the piece. But a lot of the work, I must say, was done for me in the writing, because it’s very, very good writing.

    MF: Finally, Jack can you talk about your character’s journey and how he feels about being sent to Slough House?

    Jack Lowden: He goes there because he is pushed into making a mistake, given the wrong information, which only adds to his constant frustration. The fact is that he’s just in this one big, bad mood for all six episodes. So, it’s definitely not his fault. I think we were talking earlier about the fact that Jackson, his boss, knows that because he knows everything and chooses to sort of beat him with it.

    I think his career, when we meet him is probably going brilliantly well. I think it’s probably going very well. I think where he then ends up is just not something that he could foresee at all. Then it all just comes crumbling down through no fault of his own.

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    Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden in “Slow Horses,” now streaming on Apple TV+.