Director: Jez Butterworth
Spies rarely get the luxury of clean choices, and The Agency drops its characters into a web of competing loyalties where every decision carries a cost that ripples far beyond one operation.
What is The Agency about?
Adapted from the acclaimed series The Bureau, this espionage drama pulls back the curtain on intelligence work that runs on secrecy, improvisation, and constant risk. Operatives navigate a landscape of shifting alliances, each carrying private burdens that complicate their professional lives, while the wider plot circles threats large enough to shake entire nations. Rather than glamorizing the spy trade, the series lingers on the toll of deception: the strain of maintaining false identities, the isolation that comes with never fully trusting anyone, and the moral compromises that pile up over time. Showrunner Jez Butterworth crafts a tense, character-driven world where the geopolitical stakes stay grounded in the everyday choices of people trying to hold their lives together while doing work that demands they hide who they really are.
Cast & crew
Michael Fassbender leads the ensemble with a controlled, understated performance well suited to a story built on concealment and quiet tension. Jeffrey Wright and Jodie Turner-Smith bring sharp presence to their roles, while Richard Gere and Katherine Waterston round out a cast that gives the intelligence world depicted here a lived-in sense of authority.
Context & significance
The Agency is a French-American co-production created by Jez Butterworth and based on the French series The Bureau from 2015, translating that show's meticulous approach to tradecraft for a new audience. The series carries a strong 7.4 rating on IMDb, with each episode running around 60 minutes, and sits squarely in the drama-thriller genre. Its dual national roots give it a distinct texture, blending European procedural restraint with a broader international scope.
Where & how to watch
The Agency is available on K-Time with both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so Farsi-speaking viewers can follow every twist without missing a beat. Browsing this page costs nothing; streaming the series requires signing into a K-Time account.