Slow Horses (2022)
Dysfunctional MI5 agents navigate a darkly comic, suspenseful world of espionage with witty dry humor.
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
How intense is Slow Horses?
Slow Horses is mildly scary, with light gore and strong violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is brisk, and it is a full-attention watch. The humor runs dry and dark. Rated TV-MA.
What Slow Horses feels like
- Tone
- grittydarkly comicsuspenseful
- Pace
- Brisk
- Humor
- dry and witty, dark and satirical
- Best for
- Full attention
Where to stream Slow Horses
US availability via TMDB, last checked Sep 11, 2026. The app filters picks to the services you actually have.
Is Slow Horses for you?
Is Slow Horses scary?
Only a little. Slow Horses has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Slow Horses gory or violent?
Light gore (1 of 3) and strong violence (2 of 3).
Is Slow Horses sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is Slow Horses OK for kids?
It is rated TV-MA, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 1, gore 1, violence 2, each out of 3.
Where can I stream Slow Horses?
Slow Horses is streaming on Apple TV+.
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