The Agency (2001 TV series)

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The Agency
Genre
Created byMichael Frost Beckner
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes44 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseSeptember 27, 2001 (2001-09-27) 
May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17)

The Agency is an American action-spy television series that followed the inner-workings of the CIA. [1] The series was aired on CBS 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 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 series 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. 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 fifth episode of the first season.

The September 11 attacks 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

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 22September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27)May 9, 2002 (2002-05-09)
2 22September 28, 2002 (2002-09-28)May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17)

Home media

DVD NameRegion 1Region 2
The Agency (22 Episodes from Season 1)N/AOctober 4, 2004

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