So is this a remake?? Of another show?
The Agency is an American
espionage thriller television series for
Showtime produced by
George Clooney and
Grant Heslov and starring
Michael Fassbender. The series is based on the critically acclaimed French series
Le Bureau des Légendes created by
Éric Rochant that aired on
Canal+ from 2015 to 2020. The series premiered on November 29, 2024.
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The Bureau (original title:
Le Bureau des Légendes) is a French
espionage thriller television series created and co-written by
Éric Rochant and produced by TOP – The Oligarchs Productions and
Canal+, which revolves around the lives of agents of the
DGSE (General Directorate of External Security), France's principal external security service. Originally aired in France from 27 April 2015, it was launched in the United States and Canada on
iTunes on 1 June 2016 as part of a new international "Episodic Cinema" label, quickly reaching the Top Five.
[2][3] In the United Kingdom, the series was released exclusively by
Amazon Prime on 17 June 2016.
[4][5]
The first season received positive reviews in both France and other countries, and won several awards. The second season has been universally acclaimed, and has even been seen by some as the best television ever produced in France.
[6] The third and fourth seasons, respectively aired in France beginning 22 May 2017
[7] and 22 October 2018,
[8] have met with further acclaim, with praise for the show's acting, pacing, plot and realism.
[9] There is also a fifth season.