In the espionage thriller “The Agency,” Michael Fassbender plays a CIA case officer working deep undercover when he’s abruptly exfiltrated and called back to London Station. No one is telling him why.

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.

There’s a question at play in nearly every spy drama, and it’s a tough one: Can a covert operative be in a truly loving relationship when that romance is built on a state-sanctioned lie? TVLine put forth the idea during a recent conversation with Michael Fassbender,

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.

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."

Michael Fassbender's new star-studded spy series debuts with a poor Rotten Tomatoes score from the critics ahead of its premiere on November 29.