The Agencyreceives a production update on season 2 and the show’s future. Headlined by Michael Fassbender and joined by Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Richard Gere, and many others, the George Clooney and Grant Heslov-produced Showtime thriller series is adapted from Alex Berger’s French hit,The Bureau. Having premiered in November 2024, the series sees a covert CIA agent (Fassbender) struggle to abandon his undercover identity as an old flame surfaces. The show was renewed for season 2 in December, which was expected to begin filming in April 2025.
Now, in an interview withVariety, Alex Berger offered an update onThe Agencyseason 2. The producer confirmed thatfilming is underway in London for the next season of the Fassbender series, having just recently begun. Berger also revealed that the writers are working on scripts for season 3, confirming the show is intended to run beyond season 2, though Showtime has not officially greenlit another season at the time of writing.
What This Means For The Agency
Showtime And Paramount Have A Big Plan For The Agency
It’s very possible thatThe Agency’s fatemay go beyond season 2. Berger’s French series,The Bureau, ran for five seasons from 2015 to 2020, while last year, a spinoff series titledThe Bureau: Africawas announced to expand the universe, while Showtime’s TV adaptation,The Agency, hit the streaming platforms. In the same interview, Berger revealed thatParamount and Showtime’s ambition was to create “a hugely successful franchisebased on something that has proven itself.”
Comparing the adaptation to his original series, Berger also highlighted the scale and budget of the Fassbender-led show, revealing thatThe Agencyseason 1cost “over 10 times” more thanTheBureauseason 1. This means that thenew spy series could potentially run more than three seasonsand receives its spinoff shows and sequels, depending on its success.
Our Take On The Agency’s Future
The Agency Will Come Back Sooner Than Later
WhileThe Agencyseason 2currently doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet, it’s expected to come back in the first half of 2026. Berger’s filming update seems to indicate that the series is on schedule withShowtime and Paramount actively exploring its future beyond the confirmed second season. It also means that fans likely don’t have to wait around for years to watch another season.
The George Clooney-produced spy series shows a lot of promise. As slow-burning as it is,The Agencyhas a very strong castand follows very interesting storylines that have proven successful, and has beenoverall well-receivedby critics and viewers alike. It’d be very interesting to see how the show will evolve in the long term.
The Agency
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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.
