Apple TV+ Releases First Footage of 'Slow Horses' Season 5

It took a good five years, but Apple TV+ is finally coming into its own. The streaming service that launched in 2019 with a laughable four shows on offer (and zero library of past hits to support it) really didn't know what it was doing when it started. However, several key hiring decisions later (including the man who made HBO the powerhouse it is today, Richard Plepler), Apple TV+ has finally managed a sustainable run of culturally relevant and impactful releases for 2025, from Severance to The Studio. With an actual viewership base, it will now bring back sleeper hit Slow Horses and the still-struggling Foundation to see how they fare.,

Apple spent its first few years offering up original series that were clearly meant to ape previous hit prestige TV shows, but which barely made an impact on audiences. Foundation is from those earliest years, a high-budget, low-viewership series based on the classic Isaac Asimov series of short stories. The series features high-end British actors, including Jared Harris, Alexander Siddig, Alfred Enoch, and Philip Glenister. For its third season, the show will add PBS favorites like Leo Bill (Funny Woman) and recognizable stars from other fantasy fare, such as Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones).

It remains to be seen if the series can finally draw the attention it deserves now that Apple has subscribers' attention. However, considering how much better the company has gotten at marketing in the past six months, I wouldn't count it out.