Actor Michael Fassbender will play a CIA agent in the upcoming espionage thriller series The Agency, set up at streaming platform Paramount+. Award-winning filmmaker Joe Wright will direct the first two episodes of the 10-part series, penned by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. Based on the French show Le Bureau des Legendes, the upcoming series has started production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In The Agency, Fassbender will play a spy agent who is ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. Next Goal Wins Movie Review: Michael Fassbender's 'White Saviour' Takes Center-Stage in Taika Waititi's Engaging Sports Comedy (LatestLY Exclusive).

"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," read the official synopsis. George Clooney and Grant Heslov are attached to executive produce the show via their Smokehouse Pictures alongside Fassbender, Wright and the Butterworths. “Michael Fassbender is one of the most gifted actors of our time. He brings a gravitas and nuanced complexity to every character he inhabits, which is why we are so excited for him to star in The Agency as we start to roll out our new slate of Showtime originals,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global co-CEO and president/CEO of Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios. Next Goal Wins Trailer: Michael Fassbender Takes a Chance on the Worst Football Team Ever in Hilarious First Look at Taika Waititi's Biographical Sports Comedy (Watch Video).

The Agency: Michael Fassbender Takes Lead in New Paramount+ Series

Formerly titled The Department, the series will stream on the platform's Paramount+ With Showtime tier. Fassbender, who last starred in David Fincher's Netflix film The Killer, recently completed work on Steven Soderbergh's movie Black Bag.