‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 Episode 3 Release Date, Time, and Where to Watch
‘Slow Horses’ has settled back into its familiar Wednesday rhythm, and the sixth season is proving just as tense as the five that came before it. As Jackson Lamb’s crew of disgraced MI5 operatives get pulled deeper into Diana Taverner’s latest scheme, viewers are naturally looking ahead to the next chapter of the story.
Episode 3, titled ‘Resurrection,’ arrives on September 30, continuing the show’s steady weekly cadence. Here is what fans need to know about when the episode drops, where to stream it, and what the season has set up so far.
‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 Episode 3 Release Date And Time
‘Slow Horses’ season 6 premiered on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, with a total of six episodes carrying the season through late October. Episode 3 is scheduled for September 30, 2026, following the same weekly release pattern the show has used since its debut.
That schedule places ‘Resurrection’ one week after episode 2, and one week ahead of episode 4. The full episode lineup runs Wednesday, Sept. 16 for episode 1, Sept. 23 for episode 2, Sept. 30 for episode 3, Oct. 7 for episode 4, Oct. 14 for episode 5, and Oct. 21 for the season finale.
In terms of timing, Apple TV+ has historically dropped new ‘Slow Horses’ episodes very early in the morning for US audiences. Season 5 episodes were released on Wednesdays at 12:01 a.m. PT and 3 a.m. ET, and that pattern has generally carried into the current season. Some outlets have also noted that Apple occasionally makes episodes available the evening before their official date, so viewers eager to watch as soon as possible may want to check the app the night before as well.
Where To Watch ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6
‘Slow Horses’ remains an Apple TV+ exclusive, meaning there is no alternate platform for streaming new episodes as they air. The series is available to stream exclusively on Apple TV, and that has not changed for season 6.
Viewers outside a direct Apple TV+ subscription do have one alternative route. In the UK and Australia, the season can also be accessed through the Apple TV Prime Video Channel for those with an active Prime Video subscription. This gives subscribers who already bundle their streaming through Amazon a way to catch the show without signing up for a separate Apple TV+ account.
International audiences are watching on the same day as everyone else. UAE viewers, for example, are able to stream new episodes the same day as the global release, with the season premiering at 4pm GST. That simultaneous rollout has been consistent across regions, so there is no need to wait for a delayed international debut.
What To Expect From ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 Episode 3
The overarching plot of season 6 centers on the Slough House team being placed directly in the crosshairs. Apple has described the season as following the Slow Horses after they are forced on the run when Diana Taverner pulls them into a deadly game of retaliation and revenge. That premise has already been building across the first two episodes.
Episode 1, ‘Circle of Life,’ saw River bracing for his grandfather’s funeral while Lamb looked into the death of an ex Slow Horse. Episode 2, ‘Daddy Issues,’ escalated matters further, with the reemergence of Frank Harkness and a suspicious string of murders putting Lamb and the team on high alert.
Episode 3 carries the title ‘Resurrection,’ a name that suggests some of the threads involving Harkness and the season’s mounting body count may come to a head. The season is notable for another reason as well. This marks the first time the show has adapted more than one Mick Herron novel in a single season, drawing from both ‘Joe Country’ and ‘Slough House,’ the sixth and seventh books in the series.
The source material for ‘Joe Country’ gives some sense of the tone season 6 is working with. The novel finds old wounds resurfacing at Slough House, with Catherine Standish drinking again, Louisa Guy dwelling on a lost love, and a new recruit determined to uncover who wrecked his career. With two books being folded into six episodes, the middle stretch of the season, including episode 3, is likely where several of those simmering personal storylines start to converge with the external threat closing in on the team.
The ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 Cast
Gary Oldman continues to anchor the series as Jackson Lamb, the acerbic head of Slough House whose disregard for protocol has become one of the show’s defining traits. Jack Lowden returns as River Cartwright, alongside Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner, the MI5 power player driving much of the season’s conflict.
The rest of the Slough House ensemble is back as well. The cast includes Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish, Christopher Chung as Roddy Ho, Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Shirley Dander, Rosalind Eleazar as Louisa Guy, Kadiff Kirwan as Marcus Longridge, and Tom Brooke as JK Coe. Jonathan Pryce also appears as David Cartwright, River’s grandfather, whose funeral opens the season.
Supporting players rounding out the cast include Chris Reilly as Nick Duffy and Samuel West as Peter Judd, both familiar faces from earlier seasons. On the production side, Apple TV+ has confirmed that showrunner duties have shifted for this run of episodes. Season 6 is the first produced without longtime showrunner and creator Will Smith, a change that has drawn attention from longtime followers of the series heading into this new stretch of episodes.
With ‘Resurrection’ set to air September 30, the season’s midpoint is shaping up to be a pivotal turn for the Slough House team, and it will be worth watching how Lamb’s crew responds once the title’s implications become clear. What do you think ‘Resurrection’ will mean for River, Louisa, and the rest of the Slow Horses once episode 3 finally airs?
