The Agency
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.
Cast (358)
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Directors
Alex Zakrzewski
Director
J. Miller Tobin
Director
Paul Michael Glaser
Director
Ages 58-60
Peter Markle
Director
Ages 49-50
Michael W. Watkins
Director
Nick Gomez
Director
Ages 38-40
Robert Berlinger
Director
Ages 43-44
Mikael Salomon
Director
Ages 56-58
Joe Chappelle
Director
Jay Tobias
Director
Harry Winer
Director
Ages 54-56
Adam Davidson
Director
Ages 37-38
Kenneth Fink
Director
Randall Zisk
Director
Ian Toynton
Director
Jeff Woolnough
Director
Arvin Brown
Director
Ages 61-62
Larry Shaw
Director
Winrich Kolbe
Director
Ages 61-62
Michael Nankin
Director
Ages 45-47
Rod Hardy
Director
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English