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7.9/10 TV Country of origin United States No. of seasons 2 First episode date 27 September 2001 | 7.4/10 IMDb Created by Michael Frost Beckner Original language(s) English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Beau BridgesRonny CoxGil BellowsRocky CarrollGloria ReubenPaige TurcoDavid ClennonRichard Speight, Jr.Jason O'Marawith Daniel Benzaliand Will Patton Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition - Series (Original Dramatic Score) Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The agency season one opening
The Agency is a CBS television drama that followed the inner-workings of the CIA. It aired from September 27, 2001 until May 17, 2003, lasting two seasons.
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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. The program featured unprecedented filming from the actual CIA headquarters.
Premise
The show was controversial in its exploration of contemporary 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 broadcast 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 offerings on network television. The producers of the series quickly responded to this new American perspective on world affairs, but CBS canceled the show shortly after the second season's final episode.
Cast
