Thursday, October 24, 2024

'The Agency' Set to Bow on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME on November 29, Unveils First Look Images

Showtime's THE AGENCY reveals First-Look Images with stars Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith and Richard Gere for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME®

Political thriller based off critically-acclaimed series Le Bureau des Legendes, is commissioned by Showtime Studios and produced in association with 101 Studios

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Espionage political thriller THE AGENCY for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® has revealed First Look Images for its highly-anticipated series starring Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith and Richard Gere.

Michael Fassbender as Martian in The Agency, episode 9, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024
Michael Fassbender as Martian in The Agency, episode 9, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024. Photo Credit: Nick Wall/Paramount+

A fresh take on the critically acclaimed hit French drama Le Bureau des LegendesTHE AGENCY is an all-new political thriller that follows Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent, who is 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.

L-R Jeffrey Wright as Henry and Richard Gere as Bosko in The Agency, episode 2, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024
L-R Jeffrey Wright as Henry and Richard Gere as Bosko in The Agency, episode 2, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024. Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+

THE AGENCY will debut on demand and streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan on Thursday, November 29, before its on-air debut and will stream internationally on Paramount+ in the UK, Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany, Latin America, Brazil and Japan.

L-R India Fowler as Poppy and Michael Fassbender as Martian in The Agency, episode 4, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024
L-R India Fowler as Poppy and Michael Fassbender as Martian in The Agency, episode 4, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024. Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+

In addition to Fassbender, Wright, Turner-Smith and Gere, previously announced cast includes series regulars Katherine Waterston, John Magaro, Alex Reznik, Andrew Brooke, Harriet Sansom Harris, India Fowler, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Reza Brojerdi and recurring cast members include Adam Nagaitis, Ambreen Razia, Bilal Hasna, David Harewood, Kurt Egyiawan, Ray BLK, Sabrina Wu and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.

L-R Richard Gere as Bosko and Michael Fassbender as Martian in The Agency, episode 0, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024
L-R Richard Gere as Bosko and Michael Fassbender as Martian in The Agency, episode 0, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024. Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+

Currently in production in London, THE AGENCY is commissioned by Showtime Studios and produced in association with 101 Studio. George Clooney and Grant Heslov are executive producers through Smokehouse Pictures. The series is co-distributed internationally by Paramount Global Content Distribution and Federation Studios.

L-R Michael Fassbender as Martian and Jodie Turner Smith as Samia Zahir in The Agency, episode 1, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024
L-R Michael Fassbender as Martian and Jodie Turner Smith as Samia Zahir in The Agency, episode 1, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024. Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+

Le Bureau des Legendes 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. Living under false identities for years, these agents' missions are to identify and recruit good intelligence sources. Le Bureau des Legendes was created by Eric Rochant and is a CANAL+ Creation Originale series produced by TOP - The Originals Productions and Federation Studios.

L-R Richard Gere as Bosko and Jeffrey Wright as Henry in The Agency, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024
L-R Richard Gere as Bosko and Jeffrey Wright as Henry in The Agency, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2024. Photo Credit: Nadav Kander/Paramount+

THE AGENCY is executive produced by Keith Cox and Nina L. Diaz (Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios); David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin and Bob Yari (101 Studios), George Clooney and Grant Heslov (Smokehouse Pictures); Alex Berger (TOP - The Originals Productions); and Ashley Stern and Pascal Breton (Federation Studios/Federation Entertainment of America); and Michael Fassbender. Jez and John-Henry Butterworth are writers and executive producers; Joe Wright is executive producer and director for the first two episodes.

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Originally published: October 24, 2024.

Official Paramount+ with SHOWTIME press release courtesy of TheFutonCritic.com; Imagery courtesy of Vital Thrills.

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