Season 1 – The Agency

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Torben E @Tales_from_Elsewhere Oct 10, 2026 An outstanding spy drama that you’re sure to enjoy IF you liked "The Killer", the Jason Bourne movies, "Black Bag", and perhaps "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". The series is intelligent, fairly realistic, and refreshingly understated. There is little action, no super-villains, and none of the usual Bond-style bells and whistles. You also have to follow multiple character storylines, which requires concentration. The acting is fantastic across the board. Michael Fassbender and Jeffrey Wright are thoroughly convincing, Saura Lightfoot-Leon is incredibly talented, and then there’s Richard Gere, delivering an impressive performance with tremendous screen presence. For me, the first season had only one weak point, though it was a significant one: the chemistry between Fassbender and Jodie Turner-Smith never felt believable. She is a great actress too—so that wasn't the issue—but I simply never felt any genuine love between the two of them. See more Mathias Z @Tokenomics Sep 2, 2026 The espionage side of this show is genuinely well done. The tradecraft, the compartmentalization, the office politics that matter as much as the missions, it’s handled with real patience and intelligence. When it’s in that mode, it’s great TV. My problem is the characters, especially the lead. He’s constantly getting pulled off course by his pursuit of Sami, even when there’s something far more important happening around him, and it makes him hard to root for. A good spy protagonist earns your investment through competence or conviction. This one keeps choosing the girl over the job, and it reads less like compelling personal stakes and more like a character who can’t stay focused on what actually matters. By the end I wasn’t rooting for him so much as waiting for him to get his priorities straight. There’s a sharper, more gripping show buried in here. The spycraft is confident and well built. The people running it just aren’t giving me anyone to care about. See more Derrick M @Derrickvance88 Aug 29, 2026 Extremely intelligent and realistic spy drama. I love everything about this show. See more Eric J @RT27161063 Aug 13, 2026 A great first season with strong character development, top-notch acting, and a story that kept me invested from beginning to end. The characters and relationships really drew me in as the season progressed, and I loved how the finale wrapped things up while still leaving me wanting more. Definitely looking forward to Season 2. See more Emily H @emilyh Aug 11, 2026 Season 1 was a little slow and the storyline felt like it got drug out a bit too long for my taste, but still excellent television! See more Cyrus S @dogwild Aug 3, 2026 When you finish watch the second season, you appreciate this one so much more. It’s rare for a show to take leaps and bounds from the first to second seasons but boy does this show do it. I remember not liking the love story so much but again, it sets up scriptwriting and performance brilliance. See more Read all reviews

The Agency — Season 1

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