Scripted series · Paramount+
The Agency
Truth is a moving target.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Michael Fassbender
Brandon 'Martian' Colby / Paul Lewis
20 eps
Jeffrey Wright
Henry Ogletree
20 eps
Jodie Turner-Smith
Dr Samia 'Sami' Zahir
20 eps
Katherine Waterston
Naomi Ford
20 eps
Harriet Sansom Harris
Dr Rachel Blake
20 eps
John Magaro
Owen Lublin
20 eps
Saura Lightfoot-Leon
Daniela 'Danny' Ruiz Morata
20 eps
India Fowler
Poppy Cunningham
20 eps
Andrew Brooke
Grandpa
20 eps
Christian Ochoa Lavernia
Grandma
10 eps
Reza Brojerdi
Reza Mortazevi
20 eps
Ambreen Razia
Blair
18 eps
Alex Reznik
Piotr 'Coyote' Rybak
11 eps
Richard Gere
James 'Bosko' Bradley
20 eps
Dominic West
CIA Director
7 eps
Adam Nagaitis
Grandma
8 eps
Bilal Hasna
Simon
20 eps
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Ben
8 eps
Edward Holcroft
Dr Charlie Remy
5 eps
Emma Lau
Amelia - China Ops
4 eps
Annabel Mullion
Emily Ogletree
3 eps
Marcin Zarzeczny
Orekhov
3 eps
Sergej Onopko
Dr Koval
4 eps
Oleksandr Rudynskyi
Boutenko
4 eps
Elena Saurel
Ms Robinshaw
13 eps
Kurt Egyiawan
Osman
12 eps
David Harewood
Dalaga
7 eps
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Jerome
3 eps
Akpore Uzoh
Negotiator
3 eps
Hugh Bonneville
James Richardson
12 eps
Abdullahi Islaw
Abdel
4 eps
Curtis Lum
Guo
4 eps
Juris Žagars
General Volchok
5 eps
Anthony Edridge
Secretary of State
3 eps
Ray BLK
Dozer
7 eps
Vladimir Angelove
Leo
3 eps
Michael Lindall
SAC/SOG Commander J. Pruitt
4 eps
Sabrina Chow Yee Wu
Raine Miller
17 eps
Clayne Crawford
Viking
9 eps
Keanush Tafreshi
Hassan Zamani
9 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Agency actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Agency reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Covert CIA agent Martian is ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind unexpectedly reappears, their romance reignites, pitting his career, his real identity and his mission against his heart while hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 20 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202410 episodes
5.3IMDbUndercover CIA agent Martian is ordered to return to London. When the woman he left behind suddenly reappears, their love is rekindled, entangling them in a deadly game of intrigue and international espionage.
Best episode · S01E01 The Bends
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202610 episodes
4.1IMDbMartian is a CIA agent living undercover in his own life. Samia, his lover, is a political prisoner in Sudan, and he will do anything to try and save her, even past the point of treachery. The only way out is deeper in, which is a knife-edge Martian must walk if he is to save love, life, and his mission.
Best episode · S02E04 Dead End
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Wooden Duck
A spooked source threatens to put an operation at risk.
- Directed by Joe Wright
S01E01
The Bends
Covert CIA agent Martian is called back to London Station.
- Directed by Joe Wright
S01E08
Truth Will Set You Free
Martian's approach doesn't go to plan. Sami makes a startling confession.
- Directed by Grant Heslov
S01E05
Rat Trap
Henry sends Owen to Minsk in a hunt for clues. Martian sets a rat trap.
- Directed by Zetna Fuentes
S01E06
Spy for Sale
Martian scrambles to unravel Cossack's game. Osman plays his hand.
- Directed by Zetna Fuentes
S01E03
Hawk from a Handsaw
Martian finds a needle in a haystack and confronts Sami about London.
- Directed by Philip Martin
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
John-Henry Butterworth
Creator
Jez Butterworth
Showrunner
Joe Wright
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
David Hutkin
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Alex Berger
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Pascal Breton
Executive producer
David C. Glasser
Executive producer
Grant Heslov
Executive producer
Bob Yari
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Ashley Stern
Executive producer
George Clooney
Executive producer
Ron Burkle
Executive producer
Michael Fassbender
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Joe WrightExecutive Producer
- John-Henry ButterworthExecutive Producer
- David HutkinExecutive Producer
- Alex BergerExecutive Producer
- Pascal BretonExecutive Producer
- David C. GlasserExecutive Producer
Direction
- Philip MartinDirector
- Joe WrightDirector
- Zetna FuentesDirector
- Grant HeslovDirector
- Neil BurgerDirector
Cinematography
- Balazs BolygoDirector of Photography
- Jakob IhreDirector of Photography
- Christopher RossDirector of Photography
- Sebastian BlenkovDirector of Photography
- Baz IrvineDirector of Photography
- Martin RuheDirector of Photography
Music
- Emilie Levienaise-FarrouchOriginal Music Composer
- Lindsay WrightOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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