The Agency (2001)

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Overview

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.

  1. Wolfgang Petersen

    Creator

  2. Michael Frost Beckner

    Creator

  3. Gail Katz

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Gil Bellows as

    Gil Bellows

    44 Episodes

  2. Jason O'Mara as

    Jason O'Mara

    44 Episodes

  3. David Clennon as

    David Clennon

    44 Episodes

  4. Gloria Reuben as

    Gloria Reuben

    44 Episodes

  5. Will Patton as Jackson Haisley

    Will Patton

    Jackson Haisley

    44 Episodes

  6. Paige Turco as

    Paige Turco

    44 Episodes

  7. Rocky Carroll as

    Rocky Carroll

    44 Episodes

  8. Ronny Cox as

    Ronny Cox

    44 Episodes

  9. Beau Bridges as

    Beau Bridges

    44 Episodes

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Full Cast & Crew

Last Season

Season 2

2002 • 22 Episodes

Season 2 of The Agency premiered on September 28, 2002.

Our Man In Washington (2)

(2x22, May 17, 2003) Season Finale

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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