Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith and Richard Gere also star in the drama created by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, which looks at the world of international espionage through the London CIA station.

Debuting from Friday, November 29, US viewers can watch The Agency online on Paramount Plus, with two episodes available initially from 12am PT / 3am ET. Subsequently, new installments are added every Sunday from 6pm PT / 9pm ET.

The actor plays an operative called back to London from the undercover life he leads in Ethiopia in this suspenseful series on Paramount+ with Showtime that also features Jeffrey Wright and Richard Gere.

The espionage thriller “The Agency” on Paramount+ is gorgeously shot meditation on the toll of obscuring your identity for the CIA.

He hasn’t done much TV since a 2001 role in Steven Spielberg’s Band of Brothers helped launch his career, but getting a chance to star in an espionage thriller that explores the sacrifice of covert work is exactly the type of work Fassbender relishes.

Critics are enjoying Michael Fassbender’s performance in The Agency; however, reviews are also split when it comes to other elements of the new Showtime series. The first two episodes of The Agency will premiere on Paramount+ with Showtime on9,

Spies aren't supposed to love. It's not what they signed up for. Martian's handler Naomi (Katherine Waterston) sums up this devil's bargain nicely in a frosty piece of advice she gives to a neophyte agent: "The price [of the job] is surviving totally alone, forever."

The Agency does not reinvent the wheel, but it offers a great turn from Michael Fassbender in the lead role and a few intriguing mysteries to unravel.