Slow Horses
TV Series2022Returning Series

Slow Horses

Taste attributes: comedycrimedramathrillerespionagefastunsavourylightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"It's spy vs. spy vs. spy."

Boxlist takeA smart, polished crime comedy series: wide-ranging and heightened. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

This quick-witted spy drama follows a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Gary OldmanJack LowdenKristin Scott Thomas

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2022
Status
Returning Series
Studio
Flying Studio Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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