Director Joe Wright explains why the series set amid authentic wars between Ukraine and Russia and in Sudan had to "plant our pin somewhere" to avoid real-life events "overtaking" the fictional world of the show.

The actor plays an operative called back to London from the undercover life he leads in Ethiopia in this suspenseful series on Paramount+ with Showtime that also features Jeffrey Wright and Richard Gere.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the first two episodes of The Agency.  The Agency is one of the latest series that puts you in a state of high intrigue. It is a show that depicts the events of a political thriller;