‘The Agency’ Review: Michael Fassbender Can’t Save This Cliché-Heavy Spy Drama

‘The Agency’ Review: Michael Fassbender Can’t Save This Cliché-Heavy Spy Drama

“The Agency” promises intrigue, espionage and CIA secrets, bolstered by a heavyweight cast and high-gloss production values reflective of its premium cable berth on Paramount+ With Showtime. Unfortunately, beneath the polished exterior lies a reheated platter of worn-out tropes that already felt tired 10 years ago. Harried technicians stare anxiously at garbled video calls on their computers while agents rush between their offices, exchanging cl…

The Agency’s Jeffrey Wright Goes Deep on His New Spy Drama, Hints That The Last of Us Season 2 Will Deliver Isaac’s Backstory: ‘It Might Not Be Pretty’

Conventional spy-drama wisdom has us believe that fictional covert operatives are malleable masters of improvisation who are tough to corral. Correspondingly, their most effective handlers exhibit sympathy and understanding mixed with a no-nonsense willingness to make tough calls. In Paramount+ With Showtime’s upcoming The Agency, that blend of warmth and gravitas comes in the form […]

Michael Fassbender’s ‘The Agency’ Promises to Redefine Spy Thrillers – Watch the Trailer Now

Showtime released the official trailer earlier and announced the premiere date for its highly anticipated espionage spy thriller, The Agency. Starring Michael Fassbender in the lead role along with Richard Gere, the series is set to debut on Friday, November 29. The first two episodes will be available for streaming on Paramount+ for subscribers of the Paramount+ with Showtime plan. For its international audience, the series will premiere exclus…

‘The Agency’ Review: Michael Fassbender & A Top Shelf Cast Cannot Save A Handsome, But Uninspired Espionage Series

“The Agency” might seem like a nourishing substitute for all the “Homeland”-heads that have been without their fix these last four-and-a-half years, but anyone looking for the same tempestuous mix of high-stakes espionage crossed with exciting character work and moral complexity will be disappointed. Pretty much a 1:1 remake of the acclaimed French series, “Le Bureau des Légendes,” this new American version suffers from a sleepwalking epidemic t…

The Agency Review — 'A well-made but dry, impersonal thriller'

Streaming on: Paramount+ Episodes viewed: 2 of 10 It's hard to imagine anything more intense than working undercover for the CIA in a hostile environment, losing years of your life to a secret identity that could be blown at any minute. Except — imagine trying to follow up one of the most critically-acclaimed French shows ever made with a new version, just four years after the original ended. That's the demand placed on The Agency, an American r…

'The Agency' Review - Michael Fassbender Can't Rescue Showtime's Slog of a Spy Show

When The Agency was first announced at Showtime, it felt like it was predestined to be something great. It’s bolstered by an outstanding ensemble cast, including Academy Award nominees Michael Fassbender and Jeffrey Wright, and spearheaded by the award-winning writing team of John-Henry and Jez Butterworth. It’s also based on a criminally underrated French series, … The post ‘The Agency’ Review – Michael Fassbender Can’t Rescue Showtime’s Slog o…