Slow Horses Season 5: Will Frank Harkness Return? Apple TV+ Spy Thriller Scoop

Fans of the spy thriller Slow Horses are on the edge of their seats wondering what will happen next!

Frank Harkness' Return

The season 4 finale of Slow Horses ended with a shocking twist! It revealed that the sinister villain, Frank Harkness (played by Hugo Weaving), is the father of River Cartwright. Frank, after some blackmailing, got himself out of trouble and his future remains a mystery!

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Hugo Weaving's Comments

Collage of Hugo Weaving as Frank Harkness looking serious and Jack Lowden as River Cartwright looking stressed in Slow Horses season 4 Image

Hugo Weaving, in a recent interview with GamesRadar+, played coy about Frank Harkness's return for season 5. He suggested that fans should check out the books. In the books, Frank Harkness does make another appearance, creating a massive cliffhanger for all fans. Weaving did say that he really liked Frank Harkness and would love to get to play this special character and even explore the newly discovered father-son relationship with River, played by Jack Lowden.

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Frank Harkness' Future

Flyte (Ruth Bradley) arrests Frank Harkness (Hugo Weaving) in Slow Horses season 4's finale Image

The ending of season 4 leaves audiences wondering and gives plenty of clues as to the possibility of Frank returning! Frank believes his moment is coming! His scheme to manipulate MI5 shows just how manipulative and cunning Frank Harkness truly is.

This complex father-son dynamic, as revealed, gives fans even more to ponder about what's going to come up in Slow Horses.

Frank has created killing machines as sons!
River, being a son who rebels against his father is completely unexpected for fans, especially with the twist!

While the future is unclear, it looks very promising, thanks to the interviews done and based on what Weaving has mentioned, it's safe to guess that season 5 will dive more deeply into Frank Harkness's twisted world! Season 5 should explore how this newfound knowledge about River impacts River's perspective, as he will have to come to grips with such shocking revelation.

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Slow Horses Season 5

Season 4 gave an incredibly personal feel to Slow Horses. Fans might enjoy these moments of intimacy between characters!

This makes Frank Harkness not just some random villain!

What is this really bringing? The possibility of exploring father-son relations while giving audiences something unexpected! This twisted family drama with Frank as a sociopath versus River who completely avoids all the characteristics of Frank's other sons should be some compelling, incredible moments!

Slow Horses is based on Mick Herron's novels, giving this adaptation a great backdrop of what the creators are using for ideas. Season 5 on Apple TV+ will be something fans are looking forward to and given how tense things got in Season 4, things could be much more powerful with season 5 bringing yet another big hit to those that love this incredible show. There is much to look forward to with this compelling, exciting series! Be sure to check it out and join us to dive more deeply into Slow Horses!

Slow Horses Season 5: Will Frank Harkness Return? Apple TV+ Spy Thriller Scoop

Frank Harkness' Return

Hugo Weaving's Comments

Frank Harkness' Future

Slow Horses Season 5

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