"The Agency" promises intrigue, espionage and CIA secrets, bolstered by a heavyweight cast and high-gloss production values reflective of its premium cable berth on Paramount+ With Showtime. Unfortunately,

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.

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' (premiering Friday, Nov. 29, on Paramount+) follows an undercover CIA agent (Michael Fassbender), who is ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London. Joining Postmedia's Mark Daniell from London, Fassbender and his co-star Jeffrey Wright talked about working on the new thriller series.

Here at FandomWire, we review the new Showtime and Paramount+ spy series The Agency, starring Michael Fassbender and Richard Gere!