‘The Agency’ Series Premiere: Michael Fassbender Is Back on Our TVs, and We’re Better for It

The Prestige TV Podcast

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Tv & Film

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney become CIA agents to recap the two-episode premiere of ‘The Agency,’ the Showtime-produced Paramount+ series starring Michael Fassbender. They start by talking about whom the show is for, the stacked cast, and director Joe Wright’s career as a filmmaker (2:11). Later, they discuss how the espionage drama nails its depiction of practical spy craft and the cliff-hanger at the end of the second episode (38:29). Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney Producer: Kai Grady Additional Production Support: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, guys? Your boy Johnny Bananas here. The challenge season 40 Battle of the
0:04.5	Eras is finally upon us. I'll be covering every episode with all your favorite challengers on my
0:09.9	podcast, death taxes and bananas on the Ringer reality TV podcast feed and on the brand new
0:16.7	Ringer reality TV YouTube channel where you can find full video episodes all season long. So buckle up,
0:23.1	come along with me as we see
0:24.9	who will be crowned winner of the
0:26.6	Challenge Season 40 Battle of the Eras.
0:29.2	Follow Ringer Reality TV on Spotify
0:31.1	and subscribe to us on YouTube.
0:36.9	Music Hello, come back to the prestige TV podcast feed. I'm Joanna Robinson. I am Rob Mahoney.
0:47.0	Rob has no fewer than 20 separate individual dishes to make for Thanksgiving. So we are
0:53.3	booked and busy this holiday week here
0:56.7	in America. But we wanted to pop in to briefly touch on a new show that we were both really
1:01.8	enjoying that is called The Agency. It is airing on, I don't know, I wrote down Showtime slash
1:08.1	Paramount. I don't know exactly how one accesses it, and that means we're not off to a good start.
1:14.1	This is some language I copied out of one of the various emails I got.
1:18.3	The agency will premiere with two episodes on Friday, November 29th on the Paramount Plus
1:22.6	with Showtime Plan, aka Paramount Plus's premium subscription before it's on air debut on the Paramount Plus with Showtime TV channel,
1:30.6	formerly called Showtime.
1:32.5	If you can navigate any of that and find this incredible TV show, you're in for a damn treat.
1:42.3	So here's what Rob and I are going to do.
1:44.1	In the little time we have between Rob's busy. You're in for a damn treat. Yes. So here's what Rob and I are going to do.
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