Did they really? That surprised me as it seemed to generate buzz, indicating people were watching it. Which is difficult to achieve these days of fractured services and non-linear tv
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It just seems to be about numbers for Netflix, theyād donāt seem to even consider reviews. Kaos spent time in their top 10, but not enough time there, it seems.
Disappointing.
Yeah, confirmed a couple of weeks back, not renewed for S2.
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yep, needed at least one/two more epsā¦
for me it felt rushed, not sure why hugo weaving just gave up the ghost and the gun at the endā¦i get he had the fail safe, but it still didnt play out well ā¦maybe becuase there was less than ten minutes to go, but yeah, as like season three, the ending was quite underwhelmingā¦
having the terminator run around for a while was a bit basic too, could easily have had a few more sons and had them gettign picked off, would have enhanced the story, not detracted from it, in my mindā¦
nah, for me it would have been better served going on a bit longerā¦some pretty rushed content in thereā¦see aboveā¦
I lasted 2 episodes and thought Kaos was rubbish. Maybe Iām alone here.
Had to quickly move back to football replays and Messiās hat trick was much better viewing for me.
Slow Horses on the other hand was great.
Looking for something new tonight.
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We have been watching āLudwigā which is a detective series on the BBC featuring David Mitchell.
The premise is that he is a newspaper puzzle setter (known by the pseudonym Ludwig) who impersonates his twin brother, who is a detective, after his brother goes missing.
It follows a mystery of the week format in which he solves various crimes using his puzzle solving skills whilst trying to uncover the ongoing mystery of his brothers disappearance.
I thought it was light and fun. My wife found similarities with the US series āMonkā. The soundtrack is made up of variations of various themes by Beethoven which is a bonus.
Anyway, it is on the iPlayer if you are interested.
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I forgot to ask if you are in the UK? We have been abusing my workās VPN again!
Meh. Thereās only one Ludwig:
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I described this to my wife and she thought Iād either lost the plot or misremembered a Terry Gilliam animation. Iām guessing that it never found itās way out of Britain?
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My sister and I still say āAh, Ludwig!ā at random moments.
Yes, weāre sad.
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We got half way through episode one. Mrs likes soaps and rom coms, jnr partial to same plus sci-fi and fantasy, Iāll watch anything that isnāt a romcom soap with judges. Pretty broad We all thought it was pants. How do you make a bad show with Jeff Goldbloom? And the really annoying thing is that I love Greek mythology 
Sydney but thanks for the tip. Will check out our ABC and other streaming.
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Iāve watched a few episodes of that too. I also got the āMonkā vibes from it. Also heavily reminded me of the Shakespeare and Hathaway show. Not a great show but like you say light and fun.
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Slow Horses season 5 return and news on season 6
Story by Chris Longridge
Note: contains spoilers for Slow Horses seasons 1-4.
The only reliable thing about Jackson Lamb and his squadron of semi-competent MI5 agents is that they will always be back for another season.
Everyone still alive after season four is busy wiping down the walls and taping over the broken windows as they prepare for season five (an adaptation of Mick Herronās fifth book in the series, London Rules). Weāre also levitating with excitement over the news that AppleTV+ has confirmed that season six is greenlit, and will adapt books six and seven, Joe Country and Slough House.
Slow Horses season 5 potential release date
First things first, itās a definite that Slow Horses will return. Apple TV+ (officially one of our best streaming services) confirmed that a fifth season was commissioned back in January 2024. Not only that, but they confirmed a sixth season is on the way too (this time to be based on two novels, Joe Country and Slough House). Slow Horses is as close to a bankable hit as TV gets right now, and AppleTV+ is very happy to be the bank in question.
But when will we see it? While season one debuted in April 2022, seasons two and three came out in December of '22 and '23 respectively, while the fourth season came a little earlier in September '24.
If we were to assume an annual autumn release window and a year-long production schedule, that means we could reasonably expect the fifth season around September '25 .
However, Gary Oldman confirmed in August 2024 that filming had completed on season five. He told Deadline : āWeāve just finished filming season five and thereās another layer of the onion that is peeled back with Lamb. You find out a little bit more about what went on.ā
They donāt hang about on this show ā while they were shooting season four, they were writing season five, and when they were editing four, they were shooting five. (Which means that theyāre editing five now and writing six.)
That all being so, assuming a maximum six-month editing/post-production cycle, we might see the fifth season arriving earlier in the year than usual, possibly even in the spring of 2025. But that depends on Apple TV+'s corporate plans.
Slow Horses season 5 cast
Thereās no show without Gary Oldman as walking binbag Jackson Lamb. Luckily heās confirmed that heāll be around till they stop making the show.
Jack Lowden, who plays River Cartwright, revealed a similar outlook to Collider: āAs long as itās still interesting and people are still interested, I think itās the same with anything. Iād love to do it.ā
Alas, Marcus Longridge didnāt make it out of season four, so itās the last weāve seen of Kadiff Kirwan around the Barbican. Joanna Scanlanās role as busybody Moira Tregorian looks like being a one-and-done, so she too is probably not returning.
Slow Horses season 5 plot: London Rules
As surely as night follows day and as an unidentifiable smell follows Jackson Lamb, the fifth season will, as we said earlier, follow Mick Herronās book series, meaning the plot will be lifted from book five, London Rules.
This means the return of political intrigues involving Samuel Westās Peter Judd (and other populist politicians who we couldnāt possibly connect to any real-life figures), a string of mysterious terror attacks across the country and big trouble for the beleaguered First Desk Claude Whelan.
Much of this was confirmed in the teaser trailer that dropped at the end of the season-four finale, though there appear to be some interesting changes from the book that we wonāt go into here for fear of spoilers.
Slow Horses season 5 trailer
As we mentioned above, there is a teaser at the end of the season-four finale, and weāll put it up here as soon as itās made available.
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Watching and loving the Like a Dragon Yakuza show - feels so awesome to see Kamarocho on the big screen!
Following it up by finally starting Shogun. What a fun show that is - i love the English actor channeling Richard Burton. Great cast all round.
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To me it felt like Jonathan Creek, which is no bad thing.
Has anyone watched Only Murders in the Building? In the middle of season three. I think it might be the best thing Steve Martin has ever done.
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Iāve never watched Jonathan Creek as I donāt like the two leading actors.
OMITB Iāve watched the first two seasons and love the show. 3rd season is waiting on my to watch pile, along with the latest Slow Horses season.