- Network: Apple TV
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 29, 2025
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It slowly sets up the nuanced characters and their interlinked lives, where tension simmers behind the middle-class facade. I expect the lack of clarity will lead some to switch off, but for those who don’t, the premiere builds enough excitement – and ends on an unexpected and gripping cliffhanger – to make it worth sticking with.
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A cat-and-mouse game that has a light touch and is tonally off in places — but Thompson and Wilson manage to steer this into compelling viewing territory.
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Down Cemetery Road’s first season starts off as a pulse-pounding journey that sadly hits a dead end.
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Though some Slow Horses seasons are stronger than others, in general it makes translating Herron's stories, and toggling between moods, look effortless. Down Cemetery Road has its moments, but overall is a reminder that what Slow Horses does is a lot harder than it appears.
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Thompson is on cruise control — enjoying every no-fucks line, even in redundancy, but Zoë lacks the specificity and command seen in Herron’s better characters. Meanwhile, Banks’ strained attempts to put Sarah on Zoë’s level leave Wilson stranded in a character unfit for the driver’s seat.
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Rote, mushy mess, whose story is bloated, conspiracy is deflating, and rah-rah feminism is corny—a trifecta that turns it into an exercise in excruciating unoriginality.
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