Apple has revealed a new series launching this fall that shows great potential for success, thanks to its source material from Mick Herron, the author of Slow Horses. Here are all the insights about Down Cemetery Road, arriving soon on Apple TV+.
### Down Cemetery Road features Emma Thompson delving into a complicated small-town conspiracy
Apple TV+ seems to be the premier streaming platform for fresh thrillers this fall. Just in the past week, Apple has unveiled three new crime thrillers:
– [The Savant](https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/23/new-apple-tv-thriller-the-savant-jessica-chastain-undercover/), starring Jessica Chastain as she tracks domestic extremists within online hate communities
– [The Last Frontier](https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/24/new-apple-tv-crime-thriller-puts-dozens-of-violent-inmates-on-the-loose/), featuring Jason Clarke as a U.S. marshal dealing with a multitude of escaped violent offenders
– and now Down Cemetery Road rounds out this trio
Down Cemetery Road will debut on Apple TV+ **on Wednesday, October 29** with its initial two episodes, followed by weekly releases until December 10.
The series stars Emma Thompson as a private investigator and Ruth Wilson as her client.
Here’s Apple’s [official series summary](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2025/07/apple-unveils-first-look-at-new-thriller-starring-emma-thompson-and-ruth-wilson/):
> When a home explodes in a serene Oxford neighborhood and a girl goes missing in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Tucker (Ruth Wilson) becomes fixated on locating her and seeks the assistance of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Emma Thompson). Together, Zoë and Sarah unexpectedly find themselves embroiled in a complex conspiracy, uncovering that individuals long thought dead are alive, while the living are swiftly joining them in death.
Down Cemetery Road is adapted from [the novel by Mick Herron](https://amzn.to/4oiKM8P), a familiar name for Apple TV+ viewers. Herron is also the author of the [Slough House series](https://amzn.to/4lKAjRG), the basis for the acclaimed series [Slow Horses](https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/08/slow-horses-gets-season-7-renewal-three-new-seasons-coming-to-apple-tv/).
In relation to Slow Horses, season 5 of that series [debuts in September](https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/03/slow-horses-season-5-gets-release-date-on-apple-tv/) and intriguingly, it will conclude on the exact day that Down Cemetery Road premieres.
Are you keen to watch Down Cemetery Road? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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