A contemporary series of classic espionage starring Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas, which is also the most entertaining on television, what more could you ask for? Fans of Slow Horses are in luck because a new season has just premiered, and those who have already watched it from start to finish have given it a 100% positive rating.

The fourth season of the series from Apple TV+ starts off with a bang (literally) as a bomb explosion sets off the events of this installment, an attack that triggers personal secrets, shaking the already unstable foundations of La Ciénaga.

All this sets off a series of threats and investigations, and at the center of it all is Frank Harkness (Hugo Weaving), a mysterious and lethal antagonist who may be the most dangerous in the series to date.

A phenomenon in its own right

Despite being on a platform with limited reach like Apple TV+, this series has managed to captivate viewers, who have personally taken on the task of recommending it.

Season after season, the series has become a small phenomenon thanks to word of mouth, because if it's good, a spy story doesn't need gimmicks. The more classic, the better, and Slow Horses knows this well.

The series is based on the award-winning series of novels Caballos negros (published in Spain by Salamandra) written by Mick Herron, an author who has been said to have revolutionized and modernized the genre with his sarcastic and satirical sense of humor, and has been adapted by Will Smith, not the controversial recent Oscar winner, but rather a veteran British screenwriter, who won two Emmys with Veep, and was BAFTA-nominated for The Thick of It.

Oldman plays Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses, who in his introductory scene wakes up to the explosive sound of his own flatulence. Lamb is the irreverent and agent-in-charge-of-everything at Slough House, the name given to the dumping ground for MI5 rejected agents after committing an unforgivable mistake in their career.

Their colleagues disdainfully refer to them as "slow horses," the laughingstock division of the British secret service. Throughout the first season, some details about who these sidelined agents were in the past and why they ended up at Slough House will be revealed.

Renewed for two more seasons

Apple TV+ has renewed it for a fifth season after completing the third season. 

The fifth installment will adapt the next novel from Mick Herron's literary series Jackson Lamb, titled Las reglas de Londres.

9 Emmy nominations

The series, a five-time BAFTA Award nominee, received its first Emmy Award nominations this year and is a nominee in nine categories, including best drama series, best leading actor for Oldman, best writing and directing.

The three seasons aired have a rating of over 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, and after its latest episode, aired on December 27, the series continues to receive global praise from both critics and audiences.

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence*