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Also known as | The Department |
Based on | The Bureau (Le Bureau des Légendes) by Eric Rochant |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Spy fiction, Drama, Thriller |
Season | 1 |
Episodes | 10 |
Release date | November 29, 2024 – present |
Running time | 50–60 min |
Age rating | TV-MA |
Starring | Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston, John Magaro |
Directed by | Joe Wright, Zetna Fuentes, Grant Heslov, Philip Martin |
Written by | Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth |
Produced by | George Clooney, Grant Heslov |
Executive producers | Keith Cox, Nina L. Diaz, David Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Alex Berger, Ashley Stern, Pascal Breton, Michael Fassbender |
Cinematography by | Jakob Ihre, Balazs Bolygo, Christopher Ross, Martin Ruhe |
Edited by | Cheryl Potter, Tanya M. Swerling, Kate Baird, James Barham, Adam Bosman, Matthew Cannings, Crispin Green, Tom Hemmings |
Casting by | Dixie Chassay, Avy Kaufman, Verity Naughton |
Production Design by | Jordana Finkel, Sarah Greenwood |
Art Direction by | Roxana Alexandru, Joe Howard, Katrina Mackay, Triin Valvas, Ketan Waikar |
Production Company | Federation Entertainment 101 Studios Smokehouse Pictures The Originals Productions MTV Entertainment Studios |
Original Network | Paramount+ with Showtime |
The Agency Cast & Characters
Main
- Michael Fassbender as Brandon Colby, codename ‘Martian’, previously CIA NOC operative in Africa for six years, and now a senior case officer. He is known to Zahir by his former cover name Paul Lewis.
- Jeffrey Wright as Henry Ogletree, Martian’s boss, mentor and CIA London Deputy Station Chief. His official cover is the Foreign Service Support Attaché
- Jodie Turner-Smith as Dr. Samia Fatima ‘Sami’ Zahir, a Sudanese anthropology professor and Martian’s love interest
- Katherine Waterston as Naomi, Martian’s former and Danny’s current CIA case officer
- Harriet Sansom Harris as Dr. Rachel Blake, a CIA clinical psychologist assigned to London Station from Langley
- John Magaro as Owen Taylor, Coyote’s CIA case officer
- Saura Lightfoot-Leon as Daniela ‘Danny’ Ruiz Morata, codename ‘Gremlin’, a new CIA field officer undercover as a geophysics graduate to get on an exchange program to Tehran to identify Iranian nuclear engineers. Her cover name is Daniela Moreno Acosta.
- Andrew Brooke as Grandpa, a CIA field agent assigned with keeping tabs on Martian
- India Fowler as Poppy Cunningham, Martian’s daughter
- Reza Brojerdi as Reza Mortazevi, an Iranian seismology professor secretly affiliated with the IRGC. Danny is assigned to get selected for his esteemed exchange program that will allow her to enter Iran with bona fide cover
- Alex Reznik as Pitor Rybak, codename ‘Coyote’, a CIA non-official deep cover agent in Belarus
- Richard Gere as James Bradley, codename ‘Bosko’, the CIA London Station Chief.
Recurring
- Ambreen Razia as Blair, a CIA case officer
- Alex Jennings as Frank, a senior CIA case officer who originally recruited Coyote
- Curtis Lum as Guo, a Chinese MSS operative
- Marcin Zarzeczny as Alexei Orekhov, a trucking company owner and CIA asset in Belarus
- Violet Verigo as Sandy
- Adam Nagaitis as Grandma, a CIA field agent assigned with keeping tabs on Martian
- Bilal Hasna as Simon, a CIA technician
- Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ben, a senior CIA technician
- Sabrina Wu as Raine Miller, a CIA officer
- Edward Holcroft as Dr. Charlie Remy, Ogletree’s brother-in-law, a Delta Force operator and deep cover agent in occupied Ukraine
- Sergej Onopko as Dr. Koval, SOF soldier undercover with Remy in Ukraine
- Oleksandr Rudynsky as Sasha Boutenko, an SOF soldier undercover with Remy and Koval in Ukraine
- Tim Samuels as Alex Kent-Jones, a professor at the Royal College of World Heritage
- Kurt Egyiawan as Osman, a Sudanese GIS operative assigned to keep track of Sami by her estranged husband
Guest
- Hugh Bonneville as James ‘Jim’ Richardson, a senior MI6 official
- David Harewood as Dalaga, a Sudanese official negotiating a peace deal with China over control of East Africa
- Dominic West as CIA Director
The Agency Storyline
The Agency centers on Martian, a covert CIA agent who’s 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.
About The Agency TV Series
In February 2023, Showtime gave a straight-to-series order for The Agency, based on the French espionage series The Bureau, created, directed, and produced by Eric Rochant. Initially titled The Department, the series is produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures, MTV Entertainment Studios, and 101 Studios. Executive producers include Keith Cox and Nina L. Diaz of MTVE Studios, David Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, and Bob Yari of 101 Studios, Alex Berger for The Originals Productions, and Ashley Stern and Pascal Breton for Federation Studios/Federation Entertainment of America.
Joe Wright will direct the first two episodes, with Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth writing all 10 episodes. Clooney was initially set to direct.
Production began in June 2024, with the series retitled The Agency. Michael Fassbender joined as both an executive producer and lead actor, taking over a role originally played by Mathieu Kassovitz in the French series. Shortly after, Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston, and John Magaro were added to the cast.
In August 2024, further cast members were announced, including Alex Reznik, Andrew Brooke, Harriet Sansom Harris, India Fowler, and Saura Lightfoot-Leon.
Filming for the movie occurred in various locations in 2024, including London. Additional filming took place in Tallinn, Estonia, in September 2024, and in Cairo, Egypt, in October 2024.
In December 2024, the series was renewed for a second season.
The Agency Release Date
The Agency premiered with the first two episodes on Paramount Global’s premium streaming service Paramount+ with Showtime on November 29, 2024, in the United States, before making its Showtime Networks debut which includes the Paramount+ with Showtime channel two days later, with worldwide streaming following on November 30.
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Season Overview
Season | Episodes | First released | Last released |
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1 | 10 | November 29, 2024 | January 24, 2025 |
2 | TBA | 2025 | TBA |