Michael Fassbender's Overlooked Spy Series Quietly Returns as a Streaming Hit

Michael Fassbender’s espionage series The Agency has quietly returned to the top of streaming interest, landing at the No. 10 spot on Paramount+ via Amazon Channels according to FlixPatrol. The series—designed for American audiences by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth and adapted from Éric Rochant’s French thriller Le Bureau des Legendes—has remained on the platform’s list for more than 50 days. Starring Fassbender as Brandon Colby (“Martian”), the show follows him after he’s forced to step away from undercover work, with Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith and Richard Gere among the cast. Season One scored 66% on Rotten Tomatoes while Season Two improved to 93% for both critical and audience ratings.