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THE AGENCY

Action, psychological drama, and Brandon Colby “Martian”, is taken
tension: these are the three key away from his undercover life and
With Michael Fassbender ideas that drive “The Agency”, the has to return to London, where he
at the helm and a luxury new SkyShowtime spy series, whi- is included in the Agency and in
cast, “The Agency” is ch mixes genres and delivers a gri- demanding missions while being
SkyShowtime's latest pping story of drama, thriller, and kept under surveillance. The main
streaming bet. The series even romance. The series, which problem is that, although the ru-
deals with the world has already been renewed for a se- les of his professional life are quite
of espionage and the cond season, has a dense and ex- clear, Brandon has fallen in love...
complex web of intrigue citing script, based on the succes- And this fragility could jeopardi-
that surrounds the sful French series “Le bureau des se not only his career but the en-
center of the action, the legendes,” which ran from 2015 to tire structure he is part of. Step
agents, the missions and 2020, and where its protagonist, by step, the script stretches into
(possible) family life. Mathieu Kassovitz (The Fabulous multiple storylines, adding to the
Destiny of Amélie Poulain), is a climate of constant tension and
SARA QUELHAS must-see. distrust.

The premise, although simple, is At the heart of the action is a
attractive. A covert CIA agent, heterogeneous conflict between

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