{"id":72651,"date":"2024-07-02T17:49:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T21:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=72651"},"modified":"2024-07-02T17:50:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T21:50:22","slug":"richard-gere-joins-showtimes-the-agency-for-paramount-with-showtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/02\/richard-gere-joins-showtimes-the-agency-for-paramount-with-showtime\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Gere Joins Showtime&#8217;s &#8220;The Agency&#8221; for Paramount+ with Showtime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Political Thriller is Based On the Critically Acclaimed Series<em> Le Bureau<\/em> and Stars Michael Fassbender and Jeffrey Wright.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72652\" style=\"width: 671px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-72652 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Actor_Richard_Gere_at_Oh_Canada_Press_Conference_at_2024_Cannes_Film_Festival_cropped.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Actor_Richard_Gere_at_Oh_Canada_Press_Conference_at_2024_Cannes_Film_Festival_cropped.webp 671w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Actor_Richard_Gere_at_Oh_Canada_Press_Conference_at_2024_Cannes_Film_Festival_cropped-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actor Richard Gere at Oh, Canada Press Conference at 2024 Cannes Film Festival Photo: Arielaortizb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paramount+ with SHOWTIME announced that EMMY\u00ae nominee Richard Gere joins the cast of the espionage political thriller THE AGENCY (formerly <em>The Department<\/em>) for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME as a series regular. THE AGENCY, currently in production in London, is commissioned by Showtime Studios and produced in association with 101 Studios. George Clooney and Grant Heslov will executive produce through Smokehouse Pictures.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3812438737\" 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>The all-new political thriller follows Martian (two-time Academy Award\u00ae nominee Fassbender), a covert CIA agent, ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity, and his mission are pitted against his heart; hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage. Gere will play &#8220;Bosko,&#8221; the London Station Chief with a storied past after serving as an 8-year undercover agent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Richard Gere is in a class of his own, adored by generations of fans worldwide for his exceptional ability to infuse depth and authenticity into every role he plays,&#8221; said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President\/CEO, Showtime &amp; MTV Entertainment Studios. &#8220;We are delighted to have him join our extraordinary cast which includes Michael Fassbender and Jeffrey Wright in Showtime&#8217;s latest thriller.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Humanitarian, actor, producer, and Golden Globe winner, Richard Gere is known for his roles in films such as <em>An Officer and a Gentleman, Days of Heaven, American Gigolo, Breathless, Pretty Woman, First Knight, Primal Fear, Chicago, Unfaithful, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, The Cotton Club, Shall We Dance<\/em> and<em> Internal Affairs<\/em>. Mr. Gere has won numerous humanitarian awards acknowledging his commitment to human and civil rights, health, education, and the plight of those disenfranchised everywhere. For the last two decades, he has served as Chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet. Next up, Gere will star in <em>Oh, Canada<\/em> from director Paul Schrader, alongside Jacob Elordi and Uma Thurman. Next, he will star alongside Diane Keaton and Blake Lively in his upcoming project THE MAKING OF.<\/p>\n<p>THE AGENCY is a fresh take on the critically acclaimed hit French drama <em>Le Bureau des L\u00e9gendes<\/em> (<em>The Bureau<\/em> internationally) and will debut on demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan, before making its on-air debut. The series will also stream internationally on Paramount+ in the UK, Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany, Latin America, Brazil and Japan. The series is co-distributed internationally by Paramount Global Content Distribution and Federation Studios.<\/p><div id=\"morty-965925822\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><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><em>The Bureau<\/em> &#8211; <em>Le Bureau des L\u00e9gendes<\/em> centers on the daily life and missions of agents within France&#8217;s principal external security service (DGSE). It focuses on the &#8220;Bureau of Legends&#8221; service, 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; The Bureau &#8211; Le Bureau des L\u00e9gendes was created by Eric Rochant and is a CANAL+ Creation Originale series produced by TOP &#8211; The Originals Productions and Federation Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Golden Globe\u00ae nominee and multi-BAFTA\u00ae winner Joe Wright (<em>Pride and Prejudice, The Darkest Hour and The Atonement<\/em>) will direct and executive produce the new drama series and Tony\u00aeAward-winning writer Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth (<em>Ford v Ferrari, Edge of Tomorrow<\/em>) will executive produce and write all ten episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioned by Showtime\/MTV Entertainment Studios and produced in association with 101 Studios, THE AGENCY is executive produced by Keith Cox and Nina L. Diaz of Showtime\/MTV Entertainment Studios; David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin and Bob Yari of 101 Studios (<em>Yellowstone<\/em>); George Clooney and Grant Heslov for Smokehouse Pictures; Alex Berger for TOP-The Originals Productions; Ashley Stern and Pascal Breton for Federation Studios\/Federation Entertainment of America; and Michael Fassbender. Jez and John-Henry Butterworth are writers and executive producers; Joe Wright is executive producer and director for the first two episodes.<\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/fDZgOeTiplrl0skvK6IIyejHLQF.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>The Agency: Central Intelligence<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Paramount+ with Showtime<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Drama<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 1<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 10<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>Covert CIA agent Martian is ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind unexpectedly reappears, their romance reignites, pitting his career, his real identity and his mission against his heart while hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Political Thriller is Based On the Critically Acclaimed Series Le Bureau and Stars Michael Fassbender and Jeffrey Wright. 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