Michael Fassbender Risks His Life for Freedom and Love Alongside Richard Gere and Jodie Turner-Smith inThe AgencyTrailer

Mar. 15, 2025

The Agencyis almost here, and it has no shortage of suspense, action and drama.

In the trailer for the new series, which premieres on Nov. 29 on Paramount+ with Showtime,Michael Fassbenderstars as Martian, a spy who has left his undercover position as a CIA agent to return to the real world. When he reconnects with a lover from before his mission, their relationship poses a threat to his identity, which, according to the synopsis, “hurl[s] them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.”

“You think it’s possible that you may have something to hide?” she replies.

Michael Fassbender as Martian in “The Agency”.Kander/Paramount

Michael Fassbender as Martian in The Agency, episode 9, season 1, streaming on Paramount

Kander/Paramount

Martian goes on to list the things he has had to do to keep his mission under wraps: “Lie to everyone, pretend to be someone you’re not, risk your life on a daily basis.”

“No glamour, no exploding watch,” he continues as the screen shows fights, escapes and surrenders.

The camera then cuts back to his conversation with the doctor. “I believe there’s one type of agent, the insane,” he states with a straight face.

Richard Gere (left) and Michael Fassbender (right).Kander/Paramount

Richard Gere as Bosko and Michael Fassbender as Martian in The Agency, episode 0, season 1, streaming on Paramount

Richard Gere’s character, Bosko — who appears to be the director of the CIA — then tells a worker, “We lost an agent,” referring to Martian. “You find him. Bring him back. Whatever it takes, make it invisible.”

Offering a deeper look into the darkness of living undercover, Martian goes on to narrate what it is like to be under the agency’s control, explaining, “The CIA sends us out into the world to behave in entirely unhealthy, deviant, dangerous ways.”

“I was in a relationship that I broke off because of my mission,” he adds.

“She’s not in the game,” Martian says.

Michael Fassbender and Jodie Turner-Smith.Kander/Paramount

Michael Fassbender as Martian and Jodie Turner Smith as Samia Zahir in The Agency, episode 1, season 1, streaming on Paramount

Katherine Waterston’s character Naomi then explains, “If you’re in this game, nobody knows,” beforeJeffrey Wright’s Henry appears and says, “You deploy undercover for years. People come back damaged from that.”

As Martian cries, Henry goes on: “It’s the agency. Nothing is personal.”

Flashes of screaming, running and gunshots lead to Sami shouting at Martian, “I never thought I would see you again. You just vanished!”

At the end, Martian returns to the doctor, dramatically declaring, “You’re not trying to help me, doctor. You’re worried I may have somehow become sane.”

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The Agency’s first two episode premiere on Nov. 29 on Paramount+ with Showtime and on-air on Showtime’s cable channel on Dec. 1.

source: people.com