Gary Oldman Thinks He Knows the Secret to ‘Slow Horses’ Success

Gary Oldman Thinks He Knows the Secret to ‘Slow Horses’ Success



The reasons for the success on Apple TV

The fifth season of Slow horses is currently in full swing on Apple TV. From 2022, the release date of its first season, the spy series is a success. Adapted from the novels by author Mick Herron, Slow horses East appreciated both by the press and the public.

It must be said that it has the arguments for: chiseled writingBritish humor the way we like it, good intrigue and engaging characters. What about the casting, led primarily by the excellent Gary Oldman? He is perfectly accompanied by Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas and others host of prestigious guests.

“Slow Horses”: a series about ordinary but heroic characters

Slow Horses season 5 © Apple TV

If all these criteria are taken into account to understand the success of Slow horsesthere is another one that matters a lot. According to Gary Oldman, the series has what other spy thrillers may lack:

“These are ordinary people doing heroic things. I think audiences can relate to them more easily, unlike films like The Dead or James Bond, with their casinos and their tuxedos. These are people who have relationship problems, alcohol problems, who are going through a divorce or who only see their kids at the weekend, and they go to the cleaners and do things we can relate to,” the actor explains to the BBC’s Today programme.

Slow horses offers us a world away from glamour tinsel of James BondFor example. And we owe it to Mick Herron. “ it offers us a universe that is very familiar to us, but which turns it completely on its head, and that’s something we can recognize. This is what makes it attractive », Estimate Gary Oldman.

We have to believe that this recipe works since then Slow horses it already was renewed for two seasons additional. Go to Apple TV to recover the series.

Source: Cine Serie

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