Thursday, October 24, 2024

Showtime Sets Premiere Date for New Drama 'The Agency' Starring Michael Fassbender

Showtime has today announced the premiere date for its upcoming original drama series The Agency starring Michael Fassbender.







The first two episodes of the season will be available to stream on Paramount+ at midnight on Friday, November 29 before making their linear debut two days later on Sunday, December 1.

Based on the French drama Le Bureau des Legendes, the political thriller follows Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent, 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.

In addition to Fassbender, the drama stars Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston, John Magaro, Alex Reznik, Andrew Brooke, Harriet Sansom Harris, India Fowler, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Reza Brojerdi and Richard Gere.

Recurring guest stars include Hugh Bonneville, Adam Nagaitis, Ambreen Razia, Bilal Hasna, David Harewood, Kurt Egyiawan, Ray BLK, Sabrina Wu and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.

Jez and John-Henry Butterworth developed the drama. They executive produce with Fassbender, Keith Cox, Nina L. Diaz, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Alex Berger, Ashley Stern, Pascal Breton and director Joe Wright. MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, Smokehouse Pictures, The Originals Productions and Federation Studios produce.