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The Agency season 2: Release date and latest news

When will Michael Fassbender's Martian be back for more spy thrills?

Michael Fassbender in The Agency, wearing a black suit and shirt, walking outside a building.

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Published: Monday, 16 June 2025 at 3:35 pm

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It's been a year and a half since we were first introduced to Michael Fassbender's Martian in spy thriller The Agency, but now he's back, and utterly ruthless in his pursuit to save his love, Jodie Turner-Smith's Samia.

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The star-studded series has added a group of new cast members for season 2, but Fassbender and Turner-Smith are still at its centre, along with Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Richard Gere and Katherine Waterston.

The end of season 1 saw Martian being forced to work as a double agent for the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, and Fassbender has said the next run of the show "doesn’t let up".

He told 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."

But what else 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?

Jodie Turner-Smith as Samia in The Agency, wearing grey rags and sat on the floor in a prison cell, looking up at light coming in from the window.

Jodie Turner-Smith as Samia in The Agency. Paramount+

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?

Two men stand by a window in an office building, having a serious discussion. Both are in suits, but Bosko (on the right) has his jacket off.

Jeffrey Wright as Henry and Richard Gere as Bosko in The Agency Sophie Mutevelian/Paramount+

After The Agency season 2 started filming in London in May 2025, it has now been confirmed that it will arrive on Paramount+ on Sunday 21 June.

This means it will be airing a year and a half after season 1. Unlike that batch of episodes, which was released weekly, all episodes of season 2 will be released at once on Paramount+, which is great news for those of us who love a binge watch.

The official synopsis for season 2 says: "The Agency follows Martian (Fassbender), a CIA agent living undercover in his own life. Samia (Turner-Smith), his lover, is a political prisoner in Sudan, and he will do anything to try to save her, even past the point of treachery. The only way out is deeper in. A knife-edge Martian must walk if he is to save love, life, and his mission."

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

Michael Fassbender is in a ripped button up shirt and cream trousers, holding a machine gun as he walks through the desert

Michael Fassbender in The Agency season 2. Luke Varley/Paramount+

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

Jodie Turner-Smith is also returning, 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.

Hugh Bonneville's duplicitous MI6 official James will also be returning, while 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 all be taking on recurring roles.

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

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The Agency season 2 launches on Paramount+ from 21 June.

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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.

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