A month before its launch, on November 29 on the Paramount+ platform, the series the agencynew American version of Legends Officeis revealed in a trailer released to the public on October 25.
Following the framework of Legends Office, the agency Follow the daily lives of undercover CIA agents and their missions around the world. Michael Fassbender plays one of them, codenamed “The Martian.”
Like “Malotru” (Mathieu Kassovitz) in the French version, “Marciano” is forced to leave his life as an undercover agent to work in the CIA offices. When an old lover resurfaces, her life is turned upside down.
In the tradition of “Homeland”
This series, originally titled the departmentis produced by George Clooney. The first season consists of ten episodes. The first two episodes are directed by Joe Wright (Pride and prejudice, come back to me).
Michael Fassbender stars alongside Jeffrey Wright (Royal casino), Jodie Turner-Smith (Sex education) and Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Animals). Richard Gere completes the cast.
the agency It is a production of the American channel Showtime. Chris McCarthy, its president, announced in 2023 in Variety who intended to make a series in the tradition of Homelandone of Showtime’s most popular shows.
Sold in more than 100 countries.
Broadcast between 2015 and 2020 on Canal+, the series The legends office (EITHER the office abroad) has been sold in more than 100 countries and has been praised by the DGSE itself for its realism.
Since the end of legends officeÉric Rochant continues with his series projects: he is working on an adaptation of Whore and her ghostNorman Mailer’s novel about the role of the CIA during the Cold War.
Source: BFM TV
