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TV series

The Agency

2001 · 2 seasons · 44 episodes

Created by Wolfgang Petersen, Gail Katz and Michael Frost Beckner

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Synopsis

The Agency is a CBS television drama that followed the inner-workings of the CIA. The series was created by Michael Frost Beckner and was executive produced by Michael Frost Beckner, Shaun Cassidy Productions and Radiant Productions in association with Universal Network Television and CBS Productions. It aired from September 27, 2001 until May 17, 2003, lasting two seasons. It featured unprecedented filming from the actual CIA headquarters. The show was controversial regarding its exploration of current international affairs and its treatment of the ethical conflicts inherent in intelligence work. Beckner's pilot script, written in March 2001, posited a re-invented CIA tasked with a "War on Terror" after Osama Bin Laden's Al Qaeda terrorist organization plots a lethal attack on the west. The pilot was to premiere at CIA Headquarters on September 18, 2001 and set to air on CBS September 21, 2001, however, the actual 9/11 attacks convinced the network to hold the pilot and instead air a later episode. That first episode was aired later as the third episode of the first season. The September 11, 2001 terrorist events changed the way Americans viewed topical entertainment and "The Agency", at the time, was one of the most topical offering on network television. The producers of the series quickly responded to this new American perspective on world affairs, but CBS chose to cancel the show shortly after the second season's final episode.

About 44h to watch every episode. An estimate: 44 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 60 minutes.

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Main cast

  • David Clennon
    Joshua Nankin
    44 episodes

  • Will Patton
    Jackson Haisley
    44 episodes

  • Paige Turco
    Terri Lowell
    44 episodes

  • Rocky Carroll
    Carl Reese
    44 episodes

  • Richard Speight Jr.
    Lex
    39 episodes

  • Daniel Benzali
    Robert Quinn
    35 episodes

  • Beau Bridges
    Tom Gage
    31 episodes

  • Gil Bellows
    Matt Callan
    22 episodes

  • Jason O'Mara
    A.B. Stiles
    22 episodes

  • Gloria Reuben
    Lisa Fabrizzi
    22 episodes

  • Ronny Cox
    Director Alex Pierce III
    10 episodes

  • Melissa Weing
    CIA Agent
    10 episodes

  • Joey Naber
    CIA Translator
    10 episodes

  • Ivar Brogger
    Mr. Holland
    6 episodes

  • Jenny Gago
    Anaya
    6 episodes

  • Alyson Reed
    Lesley Turnbull
    5 episodes

  • Regina Schneider
    Bree
    5 episodes

  • Steven Koller
    Matt
    5 episodes

Seasons