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Slow Horses Hitmen Kill Struan Loy, Then Drown Another

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Jackson Lamb Targeted

Gary Oldman’s Jackson Lamb leads the Slow Horses as they become killing-spree targets.
Paul Higgins’s Struan Loy is burned alive in a container by hitmen Kyle Soller and MyAnna Buring.
The assassins drown a second former Slough House employee in a canal.
Kristin Scott Thomas’s Diana Taverner of MI5 dismisses the agents’ removal from Park databases.
Ruth Bradley’s Emma Flyte delivers Loy’s death file to Lamb despite Taverner’s orders.

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Apple TV Renews

Apple TV announced an early renewal for Slow Horses Season 8 while launching Season 6.
Season 6 adapts Mick Herron’s novels “Joe Country” and “Slough House,” merging two books into one storyline.
A new showrunner was hired to oversee the two-book adaptation for Season 6.
Episode 2 premieres September 23, 2026; weekly episodes run through October 21, 2026.
The series earned another Primetime Emmy win before Season 6’s launch.

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Jackson Lamb Targeted

Gary Oldman’s Jackson Lamb leads the Slow Horses as they become killing-spree targets.
Paul Higgins’s Struan Loy is burned alive in a container by hitmen Kyle Soller and MyAnna Buring.
The assassins drown a second former Slough House employee in a canal.
Kristin Scott Thomas’s Diana Taverner of MI5 dismisses the agents’ removal from Park databases.
Ruth Bradley’s Emma Flyte delivers Loy’s death file to Lamb despite Taverner’s orders.

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