Michael Fassbender’s new spy show has scored a season 2 renewal after a record-setting streaming premiere. The Irish actor is best known for his roles in film franchises, including Magneto in theX-Menmovies, playing the role for the first time in 2011. From there, Fassbender also joined theAlienfranchise, playing the android David in the 2012 prequelPrometheus, followed by his additional portrayal of Walter One in its 2017 sequel,Alien: Covenant, both installments being directed by Ridley Scott.
While Fassbender made his feature film debut in Zack Snyder’s300, some of his earliest roles came in the HBO miniseriesBand of Brothersand the Sky One fantasy dramaHex. Over his career, Fassbender has mostly focused on film, starring in the aforementioned franchises and critically acclaimed films such as12 Years a SlaveandSteve Jobs, for which he received Academy Award nominations. A few of his recent roles include David Fincher’sThe KillerandThe Agency, the latterreturning him to television for the first time in decades.
The Agency Scores A Season 2 Renewal
The Agency, Michael Fassbender’s new spy show, has scored a season 2 renewal after a record-setting streaming premiere. Created by the Butterworth brothers, based on the French seriesThe Bureau, the Paramount+ with Showtime series followsa covert CIA agent who leaves his undercover life behind and returns to London Station, but when the love he left behind reappears, their romance is rekindled. Michael Fassbender leadsThe Agencycastalongside Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston, Harriet Sansom Harris, John Magaro, Richard Gere, Hugh Bonneville, and Dominic West.
The Agency Episode 2 Ending Explained: Why The CIA Blew Martian’s Cover To Find Coyote
The first 2 episodes of Paramount’s CIA series The Agency show Michael Fassbender’s “Martian” getting pulled off a mission for a special assignment.
Now, after a record-setting two-episode streaming premiere, Paramount+ has officially announced thatThe Agencyhas scored a season 2 renewal. The series delivered Showtime’s most streamed series premiere in history with 5.1 million global viewers. This is based on internal global data provided by Paramount+ for November 29 to December 1.
What The Agency’s Season 2 Renewal Means For The Series
It’s Overcome The Mixed Reviews
According toThe Agencyreviews, the series highlights the demanding nature of spycraft with a mix of fascination and fatigue, but overall places its star-studded cast in a lavishly shot world of espionage. ThoughThe Agencydebuted with a poor Rotten Tomatoes score, signaling trouble ahead, it eventually climbed up to 67%, indicating generally favorable reviews. Now, after a record-setting streaming premiere and a season 2 renewal,The Agencyhas firmly rebounded from its bad Rotten Tomatoes score, signaling a bright future forMichael Fassbender’s spy series.
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The Agency is a 2024 espionage thriller following covert CIA agent Martian, who is recalled to London Station, disrupting his undercover life. As a former romance rekindles, Martian’s career and true identity are jeopardized, leading him into a high-stakes world of international intrigue and deception.
