Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast of Showtime’s upcoming political thriller series ‘The Agency.’
Wright joins the previously announced casting of Michael Fassbender who takes on the role of Martian, a covert CIA agent. George Clooney serves as executive producer.
Wright will play Henry, the CIA’s director of operations overseeing non-official cover agents, and a mentor to Martian.
Based on ‘The Bureau,’ the hit French spy show, the new series follows Martian as he’s “ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart, hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.”
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The series will be executive produced by Keith Cox and Nina L. Diaz of MTVE Studios; David Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin and Bob Yari of 101 Studios (“Yellowstone”); Alex Berger for The Originals Productions; and Ashley Stern and Pascal Breton for Federation Studios/Federation Entertainment of America. Jez and John-Henry Butterworth serve as writers. Joe Wright directs and executive produces the first two episodes.
Wright was last seen in the 2023 film ‘American Fiction’ as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison. His upcoming projects include in Season 2 of HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ as well as Spike Lee’s ‘High and Low’ opposite Denzel Washington.
