# Slow Horses

13 Hacker News commenters recommended Slow Horses and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a sharp, fun British spy comedy about misfit MI5 agents, with many calling it one of the best shows on TV. Critics note it has no purchasable physical releases.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised as one of the best shows (4 comments): "which is perhaps my favorite show in years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46919714)) "they are one of the best things on TV" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46742451)) "Slow horses is phenomenal no notes." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47860014))
- Comic ineptitude handled with flair (2 comments): "Slow Horses is so equal-opportunity with how it hands out ineptitude" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46720530)) "Slough House denizens screw up in blatant, over the top ways." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46723818))

## What people warn about

- No purchasable physical release (1 comments): "Silo, Ted Lasso, Severance and Slow Horses do not have purchasable releases at all." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49789339))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Halt and Catch Fire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/halt-and-catch-fire.md): 166 recommend
- [Babylon 5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/babylon-5.md): 86 recommend
- [Silicon Valley (TV series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silicon-valley.md): 52 recommend
- [Andor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/andor.md): 52 recommend
- [The Wire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wire.md): 39 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Slow Horses", https://hackerapproved.com/p/slow-horses/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).