{"id":49800,"date":"2023-02-06T15:37:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T20:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=49800"},"modified":"2023-02-06T15:37:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T20:37:38","slug":"showtime-orders-espionage-political-thriller-the-department-w-t-to-be-directed-by-two-time-oscar-winner-george-clooney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/06\/showtime-orders-espionage-political-thriller-the-department-w-t-to-be-directed-by-two-time-oscar-winner-george-clooney\/","title":{"rendered":"Showtime Orders Espionage Political Thriller &#8220;The Department&#8221; (w\/t) to Be Directed by Two-Time Oscar Winner George Clooney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10029\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Showtime_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Showtime_logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Showtime_logo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Showtime_logo-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Showtime_logo-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>SHOWTIME has placed a straight-to-series order for THE DEPARTMENT (w\/t) to be directed by George Clooney. Clooney and Grant Heslov will executive produce through their Smokehouse Pictures with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios set to produce. <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/c\/130535\/1565014\/3065\">Bundle Paramount+ with SHOWTIME\u00ae &#038; stream it all in one place. Plans start at $11.99\/mo. Try it FREE! Terms &#038; conditions apply.<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/i\/130535\/1565014\/3065\" style=\"position:absolute;visibility:hidden;\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;THE DEPARTMENT, based on the riveting and brilliant series The Bureau, will follow in the great tradition of HOMELAND, one of the most successful and brand-defining shows at SHOWTIME,&#8221; said Chris McCarthy, President\/CEO, Showtime and Paramount Media. &#8220;Just as HOMELAND elevated global espionage to new heights, THE DEPARTMENT will take viewers even deeper into a world of intrigue and subterfuge with complicated characters who struggle with their own demons as they fight existential threats to the nation and the world.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-2604343592\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Le Bureau centers on the daily life and missions of agents within France&#8217;s principal external security service. It focuses on the &#8220;Bureau of Legends,&#8221; responsible for training and handling deep-cover agents on long-term missions in areas with French interests. Living under false identities for years, these agents&#8217; missions are to identify and recruit good intelligence sources. The New York Times named it one of the top international shows of the decade, and NPR has called it &#8220;addictively suspenseful&#8221; and &#8220;one of the best TV shows in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Le Bureau Des Legendes (The Bureau) was created by Eric Rochant and is a CANAL+ Creation Originale series produced by TOP &#8211; The Originals Productions (Alex Berger, Eric Rochant) and Federation Studios (Pascal Breton). Production is slated to start later this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are delighted to extend The Bureau&#8217;s DNA through THE DEPARTMENT for SHOWTIME with our friends at MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios,&#8221; said Alex Berger, President, and Executive Producer at The Originals Productions (TOP). &#8220;The Originals Productions (TOP), Federation, and Paramount are taking our franchise to the next level, making a new high-stake international espionage show set today in a very complex geopolitical environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Added Guillaume Pommier, Co-Head of Distribution at Federation: &#8220;We couldn&#8217;t dream of a better partner home than SHOWTIME to adapt The Bureau. 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