Michael Fassbender is back in action as CIA agent Martian with the return of The Agency – and this time his mission is a personal one.
The intense spy thriller is back for a second season, and first-look photos show Fassbender’s character out for blood in the desert.
After living undercover in his own life before being called back to London, Martian is thrown back into the chaos of the CIA when his lover Samia (played by Jodie Turner-Smith), is taken as a political prisoner in Sudan.
Deciding to fix the problem himself, Martian soon goes in all guns blazing (literally, judging by the pictures) in a bid to get her back.
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However, he soon finds himself crossing his own moral boundaries as his desperate attempts to rescue her grow.
Soon it even extends to treachery as he becomes laser-focused on getting her back, but with stakes so high, will he be able to keep his head in the game?
Fans won’t be left hanging to find out what happens – with all 10 episodes dropping as a boxset when it’s released on 21 June.
At the end of season 1, Martian found himself compromised and forced to work as a double agent for the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service – so he’s in a mess from the start.
In April 2025, Fassbender teased the upcoming episodes will be just as intense as the first, telling Deadline: “The walls just keep coming in, and the vice grip keeps getting tightened.
“That tension and that jeopardy just heightens all the way through without any let-up in the second season.”
Based on Le Bureau des Légendes, a French thriller, The Agency also boasts an all-star cast including Jeffrey Wright as CIA London deputy station chief Henry Ogletree and Richard Gere as the CIA station chief, codenamed Bosko.
Christian Ochoa Lavernia (Silo) will be joining as a series regular, while Clayne Crawford (Chad Powers), Keanush Tafreshi (SWAT), Medalion Rahimi (Hacks), Raza Jaffrey (Maternal) and Tessa Ferrer (Swagger) will all be in recurring roles.
The Agency season 2 launches on Paramount+ from 21 June.
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Tilly Pearce is a freelance TV journalist whose coverage ranges from reality shows like Love Is Blind to sci-fi shows like Fallout. She is an NCTJ Gold Standard accredited journalist, who has previously worked as Deputy TV Editor (maternity cover) at Digital Spy, and Deputy TV & Showbiz Editor at Daily Express US.
