The Agency

Drama Spy Thriller

United States

English

November 29, 2024

Season: 1

Episodes: 10

Status: upcoming

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Series Details:

Also known as	The Department
Based on	The Bureau by Eric Rochant
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Spy fiction, Drama, Thriller
Season	1
Episodes	10
Release date	November 29, 2024
Running time	TBA
Age rating	TBA
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

Cast & Character:

Michael Fassbender as “Martian”
Jodie Turner-Smith as Sami Zahir
Jeffrey Wright as Henry
Richard Gere as Bosko
Katherine Waterston as Naomi
John Magaro as Owen
Hugh Bonneville as James Richardson
Alex Reznik
Andrew Brooke
Harriet Sansom Harris
India Fowler
Saura Lightfoot-Leon
Reza Brojerdi
Bita Taghavi

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 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 is expected to take place in London throughout 2024, with additional scenes shot in Tallinn, Estonia in September and Cairo, Egypt in October.

The Agency is set to premiere on Paramount+ with Showtime on November 29, 2024.