George Clooney’s remake of French political drama series The Bureau has officially found its lead. Michael Fassbender will star in the series, which is now known as The Agency, having previously been titled The Department. Fassbender will also exec produce alongside Clooney. Given a straight-to-series at Showtime in 2023, The Department will premiere on Paramount+ with Showtime later this year. The series follows Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. 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.