{"id":941016,"date":"2026-10-21T07:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/941016\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T07:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:08:13","slug":"slow-horses-season-7-premiere-date-info-bad-actors-book-summary-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/941016\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Slow Horses\u2019 Season 7 Premiere Date Info, \u2018Bad Actors\u2019 Book Summary, And More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slow Horses<\/a> fans have gotten used to devouring a new season of Apple TV<\/a>\u2018s hit espionage series, then immediately getting excited for the next season. And we\u2019re pleased to report that beloved tradition continues after Slow Horses Season 6\u2019s finale!<\/p>\n

You see, Slow Horses doesn\u2019t just get early renewals. The series kicks off production so swiftly that when one season ends, a teaser for the next season premieres! So when the end credits roll on Slow Horses Season 6, Episode 6, \u201cJudgment Day,\u201d you\u2019ll get a first look at what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n

Based on Books 6 and 7 in Mick Herron\u2019s Slough House series, Slow Horses Season 6 saw our favorite misfit MI-5 agents on the run from assassins. Sadly, not everyone made it out alive. And no spoilers, but the eventful, action-packed finale ended with a potentially deadly cliffhanger that will leave fans begging for more. Thankfully, Slow Horses also gave viewers a compelling look ahead to hold them over.<\/p>\n

So when is Slow Horses Season 7\u2019s premiere date? Which Mick Herron novel will be adapted this time around? How many books are in the Slough House series? And will there be a Slow Horses Season 8? Here\u2019s everything to know about the future of Slow Horses, including Season 7 premiere date info, the Bad Actors book summary, what we learned from the teaser at the end of Season 6\u2019s finale, and more.<\/p>\n

Will There Be A Slow Horses Season 7 On Apple TV?<\/p>\n

You bet! On July 8, 2025, ahead of its fifth season, Apple TV renewed\u00a0Slow Horses\u00a0for Season 7.<\/a><\/p>\n

Slow Horses Season 7 Premiere Date: When Does Slow Horses Return With New Episodes On Apple TV?<\/p>\n

While an official Slow Horses Season 7 premiere date has yet to be announced, fans can assume the one-season-per-year tradition will continue. Based on recent seasons, it\u2019s also likely that we\u2019ll get new episodes in Fall 2027. Why? Here\u2019s when past seasons premiered:<\/p>\n

Season 1: April 1, 2022 \u2013 April 29, 2022<\/p>\n

Season 2: December 2, 2022 \u2013 December 30, 2022<\/p>\n

Season 3: November 29, 2023 \u2013 December 27, 2023<\/p>\n

Season 4: September 4, 2024 \u2013 October 9, 2024<\/p>\n

Season 5: September 24, 2025 \u2013 October 29, 2025<\/p>\n

Season 6: September 16, 2026 \u2013 October 21, 2026<\/p>\n

How Many Episodes Will Be In Slow Horses Season 7?<\/p>\n

Like\u00a0Slow Horses\u00a0seasons past, Season 7 will likely consist of six episodes.<\/p>\n

What Will Slow Horses Season 7 Be About? And Which Mick Herron Book Will Slow Horses Season 7 Adapt?<\/p>\n

Per Apple TV\u2019s official press release<\/a>, \u201cIn season seven, Lamb and his Slow Horses are on the hunt to find and neutralize a mole at the heart of the British Government before they can bring down the state. Season 7 is adapted from the Bad Actors<\/a> novel in Mick Herron\u2019s Slough House book series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on the preview at the end of Season 6\u2019s finale, we have some additional intel on the season ahead, as well. ICYMI, the teaser kicks off with Standish asking Lamb if he\u2019s heard anything about River. \u201cYeah, funny enough, I got a postcard. \u2018Weather\u2019s lovely in the afterlife. Sunsets to die for. Love and hugs,’\u201d Lamb replied.<\/p>\n

Then Taverner explains, \u201cThe head of the GRU, Vassily Rasnikov, arrived on UK soil unannounced,\u201d which means the bow on Season 6\u2019s storyline isn\u2019t as neatly tied as everyone hoped. \u201cThat man sent a death squad to murder four of my joes,\u201d Lamb says, confirming their score hasn\u2019t been settled yet either.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll also see Taverner out in the field in Season 7, with Lamb telling her, \u201cTakes some fucking balls going after you.\u201d And Taverner vowing, \u201cI\u2019m gonna chop that little fucker, Sparrow, off at the ankles.\u201d She even flips the bird at a drone! And she runs \u2014 in heels! How can you feel they, Diana? Meanwhile, after we see Shirley take what appears to be an iron to a bus windshield, Lamb informs her she\u2019s going to rehab to \u201cget on top of impulse control issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a shot of helicopters and boats, we see Lamb asking, \u201cHow long has Rasnikov been in the country, getting up to fuck knows what?\u201d Another man warns, \u201cSomething\u2019s going down. I can feel it in my balls.\u201d And Louisa\u2019s voice warns, \u201cWe could be looking at a death toll into the thousands.\u201d <\/p>\n

In true Slow Horses fashion, there\u2019s lots of fist fights, gunshots, car chases, and cursing ahead. Lamb screams, \u201cYou\u2019re a spy. You know it. I know it,\u201d at someone out of frame. Roddy has a gun to his head. A man gets hit by a car. And a voice warns, \u201cThis will be an overture reckoning.\u201d Oh, and of course Lamb still makes time to messily eat! Want more? Here\u2019s what else to know about Bad Actors\u2026<\/p>\n

Bad Actors<\/a> Plot: What Is Book 8 In Mick Herron\u2019s Slough House Series About?<\/p>\n

Want more info on Slow Horses Season 7? Here\u2019s the synopsis of Bad Actors, Book 8, straight from Herron\u2019s website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cA governmental think-tank, whose remit is to curb the independence of the intelligence service, has lost one of its key members, and Claude Whelan \u2014 one-time head of MI5\u2019s Regent\u2019s Park \u2014 is tasked with tracking her down. But the trail leads straight back to the Park itself, with Diana Taverner as chief suspect. Has Diana overplayed her hand at last? What\u2019s her counterpart, Moscow\u2019s First Desk, doing in London? And does Jackson Lamb know more than he\u2019s telling?
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Over at Slough House, with Shirley Dander in rehab, Roddy Ho in dress rehearsal, and new recruit Ashley Khan turning up the heat, the slow horses are doing what they do best, and adding a little bit of chaos to an already unstable situation . . .\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n

How Many Books Are in Mick Herron\u2019s Slow Horses Book Series?<\/p>\n

Heron has written standalone novels, short story collections, and several novellas throughout his career, but there are currently nine full novels in his \u201cSlough House\u201d series, listed in order of publication here:<\/p>\n

Book 1:\u00a0Slow Horses\u00a0(2010)<\/p>\n

Book 2:\u00a0Dead Lions\u00a0(2013)<\/p>\n

Book 3:\u00a0Real Tigers\u00a0(2016)<\/p>\n

Book 4:\u00a0Spook Street\u00a0(2017)<\/p>\n

Book 5:\u00a0London Rules\u00a0(2018)<\/p>\n

Book 6:\u00a0Joe Country\u00a0(2019)<\/p>\n

Book 7:\u00a0Slough House\u00a0(2021)<\/p>\n

Book 8:\u00a0Bad Actors\u00a0(2022)<\/p>\n

Book 9:\u00a0Clown Town\u00a0(2025)<\/p>\n

Will There Be A Slow Horses Season 8?<\/p>\n

Yes again! On September 15, on the eve of Slow Horses Season 6\u2019s premiere, Apple TV renewed Slow Horses\u00a0for Season 8, revealing in a press release, \u201cSeason 8 sees Jackson Lamb and Diana Taverner face off in their most explosive confrontation yet. When a botched attempt to blackmail the Park puts Taverner on the offensive, it is up to Lamb to unravel one of MI5\u2019s darkest secrets and put an end to it once and for all.\u201d The series is officially Apple TV\u2019s longest-tenured series, so fingers crossed we make it through the rest of Herron\u2019s books (and get the J.K. Coe prequel of Tom Brooke\u2019s dreams<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more Slow Horses Season 6 finale coverage from Decider. And we\u2019ll be sure to update you when we know more about Slow Horses Season 7 (and beyond).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Slow Horses fans have gotten used to devouring a new season of Apple TV\u2018s hit espionage series, then…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":941017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[322347,353,49,48,322348,75,10790,322349,297314,35642,77814,68034,322350,322351,348],"class_list":["post-941016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-aimee-ffion-edwards","tag-books","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-christopher-chung","tag-entertainment","tag-gary-oldman","tag-hugo-weaving","tag-jack-lowden","tag-kristin-scott-thomas","tag-mick-herron","tag-olivia-cooke","tag-saskia-reeves","tag-tom-brooke","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=941016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/941017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=941016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=941016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=941016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}