It’s a success for this American remake of a French cult series

It’s a success for this American remake of a French cult series



The Agency debuts with an album in the United States…

Aired from 2015 to 2020 on Canal+, The Office of Legends it was a real success in France. Its popularity also attracted the attention of Hollywood studios and Showtime decided to remake it. Titled The Agencythis is this time worn by Michael Fassbender. Play Martian, a CIA agent who returns to the London headquarters after years undercover. But the rebirth of his relationship with the woman he loved it soon puts him in danger.

Showtime and Paramount+ recently began streaming The Agency in the United States. The first two episodes have been revealed. And they did very well. As reported The Hollywood journalistthey attracted 5.1 million viewers in the world! What a score the best debut for a series in Showtime history.

…and it’s already renewed for a second season!

Faced with these figures, the broadcasters The Agency I can’t wait to start the sequel. So, even though only two episodes of the series have been broadcast at the moment, the development of a season 2 has been made official.

Major cast members from the first season are expected to return in the sequel. In addition to Michael Fassbender, Richard Gere, Jodie Turner-Smith and Jeffrey Wright can be seen inside The Agency. An impressive cast, which should therefore reform. George Clooney he is also involved in the show as a producer. We don’t know if he will play this role again in future episodes.

The series will arrive in 2025 in France

If the first two episodes of The Agency they were therefore a success in the United States, French viewers are still waiting to discover them. For that they will still have to wait. The first ten episodes that make up the first season of the series will be broadcast in France on Canal+ in 2025. The broadcast is expected to begin at the beginning of the year, but no specific date has been provided yet from the chain.

We’ll see if The Agency it will be as popular in France as it is in the United States. But we can think that it will have more difficulty convincing the French public than the American one. Because it’s never easy to follow a series that has had as much popularity as The Office of Legends in his country of origin.

Source: Cine Serie

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