The Agency season 2: Release date speculation and latest news

While Christian Ochoa Lavernia (Silo) will be joining as a series regular, Clayne Crawford (Chad Powers), Keanush Tafreshi (SWAT), Medalion Rahimi (Hacks), Raza Jaffrey (Maternal) and Tessa Ferrer (Swagger) will all be in recurring roles across the new episodes.

They will be joining returning cast members including Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Richard Gere and Katherine Waterston, with season 2 following up after the end of the last run saw Fassbender's Martian compromised.

He was forced to work as a double agent for the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, in order to save the life of his love Samia - leaving fans on tenterhooks for season 2.

Fassbender has said the next run of the show "doesn’t let up", telling Deadline: "The walls just keep coming in, and the vice grip keeps getting tightened. That tension and that jeopardy just heightens all the way through without any let up in the second season."

Meanwhile, Wright has revealed a storyline that he hopes his character will get in season 2, saying: "I’d love to have Henry be challenged as a DEI hire. I’d love that to come down the pike. That his competency is questioned by ideologues relative to things that are currently in the political climate in Washington.

"I’d love to address that and smack it in the ass. I’d love to. I think it would be fitting, but also it would be my tiny slither of civic duty given the times."

But what do we know about season 2 so far, and when can fans expect it to debut on Paramount+? Here's everything you need to know.

Will there be The Agency season 2?

There will! The series was renewed for a second outing mere days after the first season debuted, as the opening episodes received strong streaming numbers. In fact, the show became the most-streamed new series in Showtime history upon its debut, with 5.1 million global cross-platform viewers.

On announcement of the show's renewal, Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios said in a statement: "The success of The Agency is proof that our new Showtime slate is poised to propel Paramount+ to its next phase of growth.

"This achievement is a testament to the creative power of the team led by George Clooney, Jez Butterworth, Joe Wright and David Glasser and our incredible cast including Michael Fassbender, Richard Gere, Jodie Turner-Smith and Jeffrey Wright."

Since the first season finished airing, creators Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, have spoken about what fans can expect from season 2, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

They were asked whether fans can expect the second run to lean into the current political landscape in the US, to which Jez said that the show is "offset by a couple of years".

John-Henry added: "There’s an offset, but the forces that have come to create what’s just happened there, it’s a definite factor. I think it’s dangerous to try to guess what’s going to happen next in the world with a show as fast as we’re doing it; it still takes a while to come out and I don’t think we’re trying to look into any crystal balls and work out what’s happening.

"It’s been enormously gratifying to see that the work that we did do hasn’t been superannuated or made inaccurate. I think that’s the challenge with writing a show that’s set in the last five minutes.

"But I think it’s fascinating what’s happening in America at the moment. It’s going to have a big bearing on everything. I grew up in a period in the ’90s and, internationally speaking, it was quite boring. The golden age of espionage that John Harry wrote about was over around 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down.

"But we’re entering another golden era. Espionage now is more important than ever. I thought that human espionage was going to stop when technology caught up with everybody. But I think that being able to disappear off a grid where everyone’s under surveillance, got it in their pocket, is now the most valuable thing in the world."

When will The Agency season 2 be released?

We don't yet know when The Agency season 2 will be released, but hopefully we shouldn't have to wait too long.

The renewal for the show came through early, and while wrangling the high profile cast and syncing up their schedules may have seemed difficult, as of May 2025 season 2 has already started filming in London.

We imagine we'll see season 2 debut at some point in 2026, hopefully in the first half of the year – however, we will keep this page updated with any more concrete news as we get it.

The Agency cast: Who will return to star in season 2?

We now know a number of the stars from season 1 that will be returning for The Agency season 2, including Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright and Richard Gere.

Jodie Turner-Smith is also expected to return, despite her character Dr Samia Zahir's fate being left up in the air, while Katherine Waterston, Harriet Sansom Harris, John Magaro, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Andrew Brooke, India Fowler, Reza Brojerdi and Alex Reznik will also be back.

When it comes to other characters, we certainly wouldn't rule out a return from Hugh Bonneville's duplicitous MI6 official James – but we'll have to wait and see.

Meanwhile, a host of new stars have been announced for season 2, with Christian Ochoa Lavernia playing series regular character Grandma, an undercover agent and associate of Grandpa.

Clayne Crawford, Keanush Tafreshi, Medalion Rahimi, Raza Jaffrey and Tessa Ferrer will be taking on recurring roles.

Here's the list of currently confirmed cast members for The Agency season 2:

• Michael Fassbender as Martian
• Jodie Turner-Smith as Dr Samia Zahir
• Jeffrey Wright as Henry Ogletree
• Richard Gere as Bosko
• Katherine Waterston as Naomi
• Harriet Sansom Harris as Dr Rachel Blake
• John Magaro as Owen
• Saura Lightfoot-Leon as Danny
• Andrew Brooke as Grandpa
• India Fowler as Poppy
• Reza Brojerdi as Reza
• Alex Reznik as Coyote
• Christian Ochoa Lavernia as Grandma
• Clayne Crawford as Viking
• Keanush Tafreshi as Hassan Zamani
• Medalion Rahimi as Darya
• Raza Jaffrey as Craig
• Tessa Ferrer as Robyn

Is there a trailer for The Agency season 2?

There isn't a trailer available for The Agency season 2 just yet, but we will make sure to add one in once it becomes available.

In the meantime you can rewatch the season 1 trailer right here now.

The Agency season 1 is available to stream in full on Paramount+ now. Get a seven day free Paramount+ trial at Amazon Prime Video.

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