Slow Horses season 4 has landed a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes from its first reviews.
The Apple TV+ spy series is due to return next month, continuing the story of Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and his band of Slough House misfits.
However, this time around, River Cartwright's (Jack Lowden) grandfather David (Jonathan Pryce) enters the fray.
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Season 4 looks set to be another hit after earning a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics suggesting the show remains operating at a top level.
Here's what reviewers are saying:
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Empire
"Darkly funny and tighter than the buttons on Lamb’s sauce-stained shirt, this is yet another outstanding season for Apple’s brilliantly unconventional spy series."
Evening Standard
"Series four delivers more of the same: a fully realised world, superb script, a stellar cast all at the top of their game and a lot of great action. And at just six episodes it leaves the viewer desperate for more."
Paste
"If Slow Horses keeps operating at this level for the rest of its run (it’s been renewed through Season 5 thus far, though there are more novels in the series), it won’t just be a serious awards contender, but potentially one of the best shows of the decade."
CBR
"Slow Horses is utterly delicious - a top-shelf, to-the-point series that serves as a remedy to 2024's other TV series that have failed to simply get on with it."
Total Film
"The most personal season of Slow Horses yet raises the stakes like never before, with Jack Lowden and Jonathan Pryce taking the spotlight in style. It’s just a shame the rest of our beloved band of rejects get somewhat lost in the mix."
The AV Club
"Plot beats aside, this season sticks to the formula that makes Slow Horses a dependably entertaining ride [...] As always, Slow Horses has very little fat, and each episode zips."
Slow Horses seasons 1-3 are streaming on Apple TV+. Season 4 will premiere on September 4, with new episodes on Wednesdays.
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