The Agency tv series

"[It] offers audiences something different (...) Deeply engrossing, the espionage thriller explores the human cost of covert work." 

"The precise appreciation of seemingly innocuous details and meticulous unfurling of each mystery still make 'The Agency' an inviting new addition to the spy genre" 

"Despite some promising concepts and a committed cast, 'The Agency' squanders its potential with slow pacing and a conflicted tone that seems to be at battle with itself (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 10)" 

"The series looks terrific and sometimes builds suspense. What it doesn’t have, at least in early episodes, is much consistency" 

"Fassbender can’t save this cliché-heavy spy drama. (...) Even the impressive supporting cast, brimming with talent though it is, feels oddly underutilized (...) While the ingredients are here for a standout spy drama (...) the execution falters" 

"One assumes (...) that something compelling is going to happen in those remaining seven hours, but the direction is so thick (...) that it’s hard to work up more than a cursory interest in anyone’s fate" 

"Michael Fassbender perfectly cast as agent emerging from undercover, but some of Showtime series’ storylines are difficult to follow (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"