When Slow Horses season 4 is coming out and how to watch free

Slow Horses is set to return to screens within days for its hotly anticipated fourth season. Streaming in September, the latest instalment in the BAFTA-winning espionage series will see the MI5 rejects facing a menacing new villain and the aftermath of a deadly bombing.

Billed as a ‘darkly humorous espionage drama’ Slow Horses has been another hit for Apple TV+ having earned nine Emmy nominations for its third season, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. The new season debuted with a perfect 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score after 10 reviews, with the series as a whole currently boasting an impressive 98 percent.

According to the official synopsis, season four will open with a deadly car bomb that shakes London while detonating personal secrets and rocking the already unstable foundations of Slough House. It will also see the return of the show’s stellar ensemble cast, led by Oscar-winner Gary Oldman as Slough House head Jackson Lamb.

He appears alongside returning co-stars including Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Christopher Chung, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Kadiff Kirwan and Jonathan Pryce. The Slow Horses will have their work cut out in the new six-part season as they go up against the show’s new villain, Frank Harkness, played by The Matrix and The Lord of the Rings star Hugo Weaving.

Also joining the cast are The Thick of It’s Joanna Scanlan, Ted Lasso’s Ruth Bradley, Preacher’s Tom Brooke and Battlestar Galactica’s James Callis. Slow Horses is based on the award-winning novels by Mick Herron, with this season adapted from the fourth in the book series, Spook Street.

Apple TV+ has already announced a fifth season is in the works, to be adapted from Herron’s fifth novel, London Rules. But until then, here’s when Slow Horses season four is coming out and how you can watch it for free.

When is Slow Horses season four released?

Slow Horses season four premieres Wednesday, September 4, with the first episode. A new episode will drop every Wednesday through to the sixth and final episode on October 9.

How to watch Slow Horses season four for free

Slow Horses is available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+, which TV lovers can join for £8.99 a month. But by signing up today, members can enjoy Apple’s stellar film and TV library without paying a penny with a seven-day free trial.

Savvy shoppers can get Apple TV+ free for three months when buying a new Apple device like iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs or Macs, including the new iPad Air which is available from £17 when spreading the cost with Sky Mobile. Currys also offers up to three months of Apple TV+ with Currys Perks.

An Apple TV+ trial gives free access to hit shows like Jake Gyllenhaal legal thriller Presumed Innocent and Vince Vaughn crime caper Bad Monkey, plus blockbuster films like Matt Damon heist comedy The Instigators.

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