The Agencygets its first trailer, teasing an intense spy thriller series starring Michael Fassbender. Serving as an English-language remake of French seriesThe Bureau,The Agencystars Fassbender as Martian, a CIA operative who finds himself unraveling and caught between personal and professional obligations in the midst of a dangerous operation. The show also stars Richard Gere, Jeffrey Wright, Katherine Waterston, and Jodie Turner-Smith, and is set to premiere on Showtime and Paramount+ on November 29.
The officialShowtimeYouTube channel now releases the first trailer forThe Agency, revealing more details about the show. The trailer teases that Fassbender’s character won’t just be facing external threats due to his undercover work in the CIA, but that his own agency could be hanging him out to dry. The footage in the trailer is careful not to reveal too much, and certainly teases thatthere’s more going on here in terms of Martian’s mission and just what the CIA is up to. Check out the trailer and official synopsis below:
Martian is 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.
What The Agency Trailer Reveals About The Show
How The Show Compares To Another Recent Fassbenger Project
Fassbender’s character inThe Agencyactually looks to have some similarities to his recent role inDavid Fincher’sThe Killer.Martian seems to have been an especially capable agent, but events quickly look to spiral out of his control, much as they do in the hitman Netflix thriller. In contrast withThe Killer, however,Fassbender’s character inThe Agencylooks to have more emotion as he becomes caught between the CIA, the consequences of his undercover work, and the woman he loves.
The Agency’s trailer also provides a better look at Bosko and Henry, characters played by Gere and Wright, respectively. Both look to hold supervisory positions in the CIA. Interestingly, this will be the second time Wright has played such a character after playing 007’s CIA ally Felix Lighter in severalJames Bondmovies. Turner-Smith, on the other hand, plays Sami Zahir, the love interest who learns the truth about Martian’s CIA identity. Waterston’s character of Naomi is more mysterious, but it looks like she also works in the intelligence community.
Our Take On The Agency’s Trailer
Does Showtime Have Another Homeland On Its Hands?
The Bureauran for five seasons from 2015 to 2020 and was highly acclaimed throughout its run.The Agencycertainly has its work cut out for it in terms of matching the thrills and strong character beats from this French series, and the trailer is a promising start.Fassbender continues to prove himself one of the most talented actors working in Hollywood today, and he alone looks to be a reason to watch the newParamount+ show.
On top of a powerful lead performance from Fassbender and the rest of the cast,The Agencytrailer suggests the show could be recapturing what madeHomelandso beloved, particularly how personal and professional lives become muddied in the intelligence community. With some high-stakes espionage operations and a great cast,The Agencyhas the ingredients to be a thrilling new entry in the spy thriller genre.
The Agency (2024)
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This espionage thriller follows covert CIA agent Martian as he is recalled to London Station, disrupting his undercover life. When a past romance resurfaces, he must navigate a perilous blend of love, professional duty, and identity, entwined in a complex web of international intrigue and espionage.
