Jeffrey Wright on his espionage thriller ‘The Agency:’ ‘I was kind of born inside that culture’
nypost.com“No Time to Die.” “That’s much more fantastical,” he said. “This was much more detailed in its focus on the real world that we are all living in now.”Wright, who has won an Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe, added, “I tend to be a bit of a news junkie; a little bit of a politics junkie.
And this world that ‘The Agency’ is set in was right up my alley.” Premiering Nov. 29 (on Paramount+ with Showtime) with its linear on-air debut on Dec.
1 (9 p.m. on Showtime), “The Agency” is based on the French drama “Le Bureau des Legendes.” The plot follows Martian (Michael Fassbender), a CIA agent who is abruptly ordered to abandon his undercover life after several years, and return to London Station, leaving behind a lover Sami (Jodie Turner-Smith) that he struggles to sever ties with.
Wright co-stars as Henry, the director of operations who is a mentor to Martian. Richard Gere rounds out the main cast as Bosko, the London Station Chief.
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