‘The Agency’ Renewed For Season 2 At Showtime After Record Debut Weekend
deadline.comThe Agency has scored a quick Season 2 renewal at Showtime after a monster debut weekend. The first two episodes of the espionage thriller have racked up 5.1M global “viewers” on streaming and linear since premiering on November 29.
Paramount Global says it’s Showtime’s most-streamed new series in history, though streaming-specific numbers weren’t available. (While Paramount is touting viewers, it’s important to note that, on Paramount+, the company can’t determine how many people are watching via a single stream, or if anyone is actually watching at all.
This likely means that Paramount is using “active sub households” as a proxy for streaming viewers.) “The success of The Agency is proof that our new Showtime slate is poised to propel Paramount+ to its next phase of growth,” Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios said in a statement.
The Agency is inspired by the French drama Le Bureau des Legendes. It follows Martian (Michael Fassbender), a covert CIA agent, ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station.
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