Showtime has officially announced The Agency Season 2 renewal for its newest espionage thriller, starring Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender. This comes after its successful series debut last Nov. 29 where it amassed 5.1 million viewers worldwide, making it Showtime’s most streamed new series debut to date.
“The series follows Martian, 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,” reads the synopsis.
What did the Showtime executive say about The Agency Season 2 renewal?
Paramount and Showtime executive Chris McCarthy praised the cast and crew of The Agency for the show’s incredible viewership achievement.
“The success of The Agency is proof that our new Showtime slate is poised to propel Paramount+ to its next phase of growth,” McCarthy said in a statement (via THR). “This achievement is a testament to the creative power of the team led by [executive producers] George Clooney, Jez Butterworth, Joe Wright and David Glasser and our incredible cast including Michael Fassbender, Richard Gere, Jodie Turner-Smith and Jeffrey Wright.”
The Agency is based on the acclaimed French drama Le Bureau des Legendes. Additional cast members include Katherine Waterston, John Magaro, Alex Reznik, Andrew Brooke, Harriet Sansom Harris, India Fowler, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Reza Brojerdi and Richard Gere. Additional cast includes Adam Nagaitis, Ambreen Razia, Bilal Hasna, David Harewood, Kurt Egyiawan, Ray BLK, Sabrina Wu and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.
The series is written and executive produced by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, with Joe Wright directing the first two episodes. It is executive produced by Wright, Fassbender, George Clooney, Keith Cox, Nina L. Diaz, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Grant Heslov, Alex Berger, Ashley Stern, Pascal Breton. are writers and executive producers; Joe Wright is executive producer and director for the first two episodes.
