Paramount+ with Showtime has fired up a new series titled The Agency for subscribers.
The Agency is an international espionage thriller that is landing some pretty heavy talent.
Here’s everything we know about the upcoming series so far.
What is The Agency About?
The Agency is a fresh take on the critically acclaimed hit French drama Le Bureau des Légendes (The Bureau internationally).
Le Bureau centers on the daily life and missions of agents within France’s principal external security service. It focuses on the “Bureau of Legends,” responsible for training and handling deep-cover agents on long-term missions in areas with French interests.
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Living under false identities for years, these agents’ missions are to identify and recruit good intelligence sources.
The Agency follows Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent who has been ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station.
When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity, and his mission are pitted against his heart, hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.
Here’s the trailer for the show’s inspiration, The Bureau:
Who Stars in The Agency?
Michael Fassbender
Fassbender stars as Martin, the CIA agent who reconnects with his love, who was left behind when he went undercover.
After a long undercover stint, Martin struggles with his identity, his mission, and his racing heart.
“Michael Fassbender is one of the most gifted actors of our time,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios.
“He brings a gravitas and nuanced complexity to every character he inhabits which is why we are so excited for him to star in The Agency as we start to roll out our new slate of Showtime originals.”
Fassbender has just completed production on the Steven Soderbergh feature Black Bag with Cate Blanchett and will next be seen in Kneecap, the Sundance Audience Award winner about the rise of the Belfast-based rap trio.
Last year, he returned to screens with David Fincher’s acclaimed noir assassin thriller The Killer and Taika Waititi’s comedy Next Goal Wins.
Jeffrey Wright
Wright will play Henry, the Director of Operations and mentor to Martian.
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“Jeffrey Wright doesn’t just portray characters – he inhabits them completely, infusing each role with raw, emotional power and profound, psychological insight,” said McCarthy.”
“We are thrilled to have him join Michael Fassbender and our creative dream team of Joe Wright, Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, Grant Heslov and George Clooney.”
Wright is a Tony, Emmy, AFI, and Golden Globe Award-winning actor who has enjoyed an illustrious career spanning the worlds of theatre, film, and television.
Wright is currently giving one of the best performances of his career in Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction, an Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios production.
Wright received nominations from the Academy Awards, Gotham Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Critics Choice Awards, SAG Awards and NAACP Image Awards and won the Independent Spirit Award for his wonderful performance as protagonist, Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison.
Coming up, Wright will star opposite Denzel Washington in the Spike Lee-directed Apple Original Films and A24 thriller High and Low, and he will join season two of the award-winning HBO drama The Last Of Us.
Richard Gere
Gere will play “Bosko,” the London Station Chief with a storied past after serving as an 8-year undercover agent.
“Richard Gere is in a class of his own, adored by generations of fans worldwide for his exceptional ability to infuse depth and authenticity into every role he plays,” said McCarthy.
“We are delighted to have him join our extraordinary cast, which includes Michael Fassbender and Jeffrey Wright in Showtime’s latest thriller.”
Humanitarian, actor, producer, and Golden Globe winner, Gere is known for his roles in films such as An Officer and a Gentleman, Days of Heaven, American Gigolo, Breathless, Pretty Woman, First Knight, Primal Fear, Chicago, Unfaithful, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, The Cotton Club, Shall We Dance and Internal Affairs.
Mr. Gere has won numerous humanitarian awards, acknowledging his commitment to human and civil rights, health, education, and the plight of the disenfranchised worldwide.
For the last two decades, he has served as Chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet.
Next up, Gere will star in Oh, Canada from director Paul Schrader, alongside Jacob Elordi and Uma Thurman. Next, he will star alongside Diane Keaton and Blake Lively in his upcoming project, The Making Of.
Jodie Turner-Smith
Turner-Smith will play Sami Zahir, a Professor of Social Anthropology who has a history with Martian, played by two-time Academy Award® nominee Michael Fassbender.
“Jodie Turner-Smith is a force who captivates audiences with her raw emotional power,” said Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer, SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks.
“We are thrilled she is joining this extraordinary cast for The Agency alongside Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, and Richard Gere.”
British actress Jodie Turner-Smith stands out as one of today’s most sought-after talents. She gained widespread recognition for her captivating performance in Universal’s Queen & Slim, earning critical acclaim for her breakout role.
Most recently, Turner-Smith starred in Noah Baumbach’s acclaimed White Noise (Netflix), Murder Mystery 2 (Netflix), the final season of Sex Education (Netflix), and the Star Wars series The Acolyte (Disney+).
Upcoming projects include a starring role in Bad Monkey (Apple TV+) and Disney Marvel’s Tron: Ares, slated for release in 2025.
In addition to Fassbender, Wright, Turner-Smith, and Gere, the previously announced cast includes series regulars Katherine Waterston, John Magaro, Alex Reznik, Andrew Brooke, Harriet Sansom Harris, India Fowler, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, and Reza Brojerdi.
Recurring cast members include Adam Nagaitis, Ambreen Razia, Bilal Hasna, David Harewood, Kurt Egyiawan, Ray BLK, Sabrina Wu, and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.
Where Can I Watch The Agency?
The Agency will debut on demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan before making its on-air debut.
The series will also stream internationally on Paramount+ in the UK, Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany, Latin America, Brazil, and Japan. Paramount Global Content Distribution and Federation Studios co-distribute the series internationally.
When Does The Agency Premiere?
The Agency will premiere on Friday, November 29, 2024, with two episodes.
How many episodes will The Agency Season 1 Have?
The Agency Season 1 will consist of ten episodes.
Is The Agency a Limited Series?
The series isn’t being billed as limited, but with this cast, you have to be hesitant to expect a long-running show.
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Fassbender, Wright, and Gere are in high demand, so their casting would be quite a coup for a long-running series.
Usually, a series is noted to be a limited production when announced, but we expect to discover whether this is the case here eventually!
On the other hand, it’s not called “The Agent,” which would limit casting. With a title as all-encompassing as “The Agency,” the possibilities for where the show could go in subsequent seasons is endless.
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Is There a Trailer for The Agency?
Yes, there is a trailer for The Agency, and it reveals a series that is somewhat different than we might have expected coming into the series.
The series seems to want to peel back the layers of what CIA agents are expected to due in the course of their work and how they do it with very little support.
To be an agent is insane; to want out is to become sane. Take a look:
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