The Agency

Premise

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.

Premise: Truth is a moving target.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

• Barış Falay as Kıraç Özdal
• Canan Ergüder as Feris Dikmen
• Fatih Artman as Çınar Bilgin
• Ahsen Eroğlu as Dicle Ertem
• Deniz Can Aktaş as Barış Havas
• Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu as Peride Şener
• Gamze Karaduman as Gülin
• Semi Sırtıkkızıl as Emrah

Supporting cast

• Nazlı Senem Ünal as Jülide
• Beran Kotan as Aydın
• Bedir Bedir as Bekir
• Buse Sinem İren as Meral
• Yaprak Medine as Beren
• Aslı Mavitan as Mayda
• Duygu Şen as Ece
• Pınar Ünsal as Leyla
• Melisa Seda as Sedef
• Savaş Alp Başar
• Ceren Arı as Ayşe
• Müjgân Ferhan Şensoy as Self

Guest cast

• Müjgân Ferhan Şensoy as Self
• Elçin Atamgüç
• Sait Seçkin as Kemal
• Feyyaz Yiğit as Self
• Defne Yalnız as Self
• Meltem Parlak as Melek
• Dicle Konuralp
• Fatih Ürek as Self
• Ömür Kayakırılmaz
• Ceren Taşçı as Self
• Melis Birkan as Self
• Baycan Çapan as Suat

Episodes

This series spans 2 seasons with 67 episodes.

Production

Release

References

1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
2. TVMaze
3. IMDb
4. Official Website
5. EpisodeTime Show Page