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Apple TV+ Debuts Down Cemetery Road With Two-Episode Premiere to Strong Early Notices

Apple frames the Emma ThompsonRuth Wilson drama as its next Mick Herron showcase connected to Slow Horses.

Overview

  • Two episodes are now streaming, with the remaining six releasing weekly on Wednesdays through December 10.
  • Emma Thompson stars as private investigator Zoë Boehm opposite Ruth Wilson’s Sarah Tucker in Morwenna Banks’s adaptation of Mick Herron’s debut novel.
  • The story begins with a suburban Oxford explosion and a missing child, drawing the pair into a wider conspiracy without relying on expositional hand-holding.
  • Early reviews and viewer reactions highlight sharp performances and tone, with multiple outlets reporting positive recommendations.
  • The series comes from 60Forty Films with Natalie Bailey as lead director and filmed across Bristol, Somerset, Cornwall and Oxford, launching the same day Slow Horses season five concluded.