The Agency: Jeffrey Wright Joins Paramount+ CIA Thriller Series

Paramount’s The Agency, formerly known as The Department, has gained another big star, as Jeffrey Wright is now attached to star alongside Michael Fassbender.

Wright (Westworld, American Fiction) has joined the project according to a new report from THR. He’ll star opposite Fassbender, who just recently was reported to have joined the cast. According to the report, Wright will play the role of Henry, the director of operations at the London Station and a mentor to Martian (Fassbender).

For Wright, it’s yet another high-profile television role for the actor yet to come. Earlier this year, it was also announced that Wright would star in The Last of Us Season 2 as Isaac Dixon, the leader of a militia group that he also played in the game.

Wright also recently starred in Cord Jefferson’s hit 2023 movie American Fiction, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

What do we know about The Agency?

The Agency is based on the hit French drama series Le Bureau des Legendes (The Bureau), which was created by Éric Rochant. The Bureau originally aired in France in April 2015 before it came to the United States in June 2016. The series ran for five seasons and starred Mathieu Kassovitz, Sara Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, and Léa Drucker.

“Based on real accounts and inspired by contemporary events, this French spy thriller follows the daily lives and missions of members of the country’s external security service — France’s equivalent of the CIA,” the synopsis for The Bureau reads. “It focuses on intelligence officer Guillaume Debailly, code-named ‘Malotru,’ who is mysteriously recalled to Paris after spending six years undercover in Syria. As he tries to reconnect with his daughter, ex-wife, and colleagues, Debailly risks everything by resuming contact with his married lover, Nadia, who might have secrets of her own that jeopardize the agent.”

A release date for The Agency has not yet been set.