Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 5: Release date news, streaming details, and more

Slow Horses Season 5
Slow Horses Season 5 (Image via YouTube/ Apple TV)

Slow Horses Season 5 is currently airing episodes every week on Apple TV+.

The series, based on the Slough House novels written by Mick Herron, shows how the lives of the rejected MI5 agents under Jackson Lamb's supervision gradually decipher the elaborate conspiracies in London. The buzz around Slow Horses Season 5 is really intense, and the audience is eagerly waiting for the next episode to come out.

The first episode of Slow Horses Season 5 premiered on September 24, 2025, after which the remaining episodes are released weekly every Wednesday at 3 a.m. ET (midnight PT), exclusively on Apple TV+. The 5th season consists of six episodes, and the next one in line is Episode 5, titled Circus, which will air on October 22, 2025.


Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 5: Release date and streaming information

A still from Slow Horses (Image via Apple TV+)
A still from Slow Horses (Image via Apple TV+)

Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 5, titled Circus, will go live on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. The schedule for Slow Horses Season 5 weekly release is Wednesday at 3 a.m. ET / midnight PT. In the UK, the episode can be viewed from 8 a.m. BST.

The series can only be watched on Apple TV+, which is a subscription-based service. Apple TV+ allows new subscribers to enjoy the content for free for seven days and thereafter pay the monthly subscription.

Right now, there are no other ways to watch this series for free or see it on TV; Apple TV+ remains the only legal channel.

Numerous plots will coincide as a major turning point for the season is to be delivered by Episode 5 of Slow Horses Season 5. The Slough House crew has to deal with the increased risk. The team is put through the wringer due to the unfortunate MI5 operation, the heightened scrutiny from the upper echelons, and the fallout from Roddy Ho's involvement in a honeytrap, which, in the wake of Episode 4's chaotic events, has slowly begun to take its toll on them.

As Slough House is being sealed off, MI5's "Dogs" are protecting the team and attempting to flush out the suspects, particularly Tara, who is Roddy's new girlfriend. Her genuine loyalty and participation in this international intrigue are still to be revealed.

The leadership of Jackson Lamb is put to the test since he counts on his typical mix of sardonic wit, unorthodox problem-solving, and deeply disturbing storytelling, most prominently a horrific story about torture, whose truthfulness is still uncertain but serves as a tactical trick to lead his agents to escape.

The Slough House agents have their hands full trying to exonerate themselves, disentangle the honeytrap drama, and reduce the harm done while the internal MI5 power struggles and cover-ups are going on at full blast.

In Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 5, the intertwining of old plots will take place, for instance, the implications of Dennis Gimball's unintentional death, the forthcoming arrest of Tara, and the unveiling of new secrets that point to the team's participation in the upper-echelon MI5 intrigue.


What is Slow Horses Season 5 about?

Slow Horses Season 5 (Image via YouTube/ Apple TV)
Slow Horses Season 5 (Image via YouTube/ Apple TV)

Slow Horses Season 5 is based on Mick Herron's book London Rules, and the plot revolves around the Slough House group trying to decipher the mystery behind the violent and strange terrorist attacks taking place in different parts of London during an intense mayoral election campaign.

In Episode 1, titled Bad Dates, the Slough House staff is portrayed confronting new obstacles in London's political and social unrest. Besides, a terrible series of attacks is going on simultaneously with the election campaign of the mayor, leading to the situation where Jaffrey and Gimball, the two candidates, are in danger. At the same time, Roddy Ho has a love affair with Tara that raises doubts.

The storyline of Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 2, titled Incommunicado, takes it to another level when it comes to the mystery surrounding Roddy and Tara, and it tells us more about her character as a honeytrap that not only seduces Roddy but also increases security risks. The Slough House operatives find it hard to limit the consequences, while the internal police of MI5, the "Dogs," get stronger after the failure of the operation.

In Episode 3, Tall Tales, the main character Jackson Lamb is shown in various facets of his personality, one being his tormenting but cunning use of a torturous Stasi tale to mislead the MI5 Dogs and shield his group. As the team simplifies the complicated maze of treacheries and possible exposures within MI5, the tension increases.

In Episode 4, titled Missiles, Slough House is put under lockdown, with the entire team watched and regarded with suspicion. The problems that arose from Roddy’s bad situation and a botched operation contribute to the increase in tension, while the MI5 higher-ups are trying to conceal the growing scandal in the midst of the election turmoil.

These episodes combined set the stage for the main theme of the season, which is political unrest, insider spying among different factions, and the survival of the rejected spies at Slough House. Slow Horses Season 5, characterized by dark wit, ethical uncertainty, and a strong character-focused narrative, is continuously getting closer to an exciting finale.

Edited by Sahiba Tahleel