Emmy nominee Richard Gere is the latest big name to join the upcoming Showtime series The Agency following the additions of Michael Fassbender and Jeffrey Wright.
Gere is set to play Bosko, a London Station Chief that’s described as having a storied past after serving as an 8-year undercover agent. Gere, known for films like Pretty Woman and American Gigolohas had a few television roles in the place, including playing the main role of Max Finch in the British thriller MotherFatherSon. However, The Agency marks a major television role for Gere and the actor is said to have decided on it after fielding a number of high-profile TV offers.
What to know about Gere’s new TV show, The Agency
The upcoming political thriller centers on Martian (two-time Academy Award nominee Fassbender), a covert CIA agent that’s ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. However, when the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. This leads to a battle between Martian’s career, real identity, mission, and heart and a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage. As for Wright, he’ll play Henry, the Director of Operations and mentor to Martian.
The Agency is described as a fresh take on the critically acclaimed hit French drama Le Bureau des Légendes (The Bureau). The original centered on the daily life and missions of agents within France’s principal external security service. It focuses on the Bureau of Legends in particular, as they are 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 Légendes was created by Eric Rochant and is a CANAL+ Creation Originale series produced by TOP – The Originals Productions and Federation Studios.
As for The Agency, Golden Globe nominee and multi-BAFTA winner Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice, The Darkest Hour and The Atonement) will direct and executive produce the show and Tony Award-winning writer Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth (Ford v Ferrari, Edge of Tomorrow) will executive produce and write all ten episodes.
The adaptation is ommissioned by Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and produced in association with 101 Studios. It’s is executive produced by Keith Cox and Nina L. Diaz of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios; David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin and Bob Yari of 101 Studios (Yellowstone); George Clooney and Grant Heslov for Smokehouse Pictures; Alex Berger for TOP-The Originals Productions; Ashley Stern and Pascal Breton for 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 of the first two episodes.
