Richard Gere in a rare series role - Clooney as producer

Star cast - Richard Gere in a rare series role - Clooney as producer

Cast for a new TV series: Richard Gere (74, "Chicago", "Pretty Woman") will appear in the spy thriller series "The Agency" produced by Paramount+. According to the streaming service, he will play the role of a former spy named Bosko, who now heads the agency's headquarters in London. The filming for the ten-episode series has begun, it was reported.

Gere, who presented his new film "Oh, Canada" at the Cannes Film Festival in May, has mostly avoided television roles in his long Hollywood career. Exceptions were the British miniseries "MotherFatherSon" (2019), the TV film "And the Band Played On" (1993), and a small guest role in 1976 in the crime series "Kojak – An Issue of Manhattan".

In "The Agency", a remake of the French TV series "Buro der Legenden", Gere encounters the German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender (47, "The Killer", "X-Men"). He plays a CIA agent who returns to the London office after a long-term undercover mission. There, he faces an old love and a new, dangerous assignment. The direction is taken over by British director Joe Wright ("Darkest Hour").

Joining them is Hollywood star George Clooney (63), this time as executive producer. Clooney and his production partner Grant Heslov produced films such as "Argo", "August: Osage County", and "Monuments Men – Uncommon Heroes" before.

1. Richard Gere's transition to television in "The Agency" is a departure from his usual movie roles in Los Angeles.
2. The Cannes Film Festival in France welcomed George Clooney, also from Hollywood, for a promotional event related to a different project.
3. After his success in "Pretty Woman," Gere's upcoming television series, "The Agency," will air on streaming service Paramount+, which is popular in the USA.
4. British director Joe Wright, known for movies like "Darkest Hour," oversees the production of the "The Agency" series, filmed in London, the heart of Great Britain's film industry.
5. Hollywood A-lister George Clooney, along with Grant Heslov, adds his production expertise to "The Agency," which is a remake of the French television series "Buro der Legenden."
6. Following his appearances in "MotherFatherSon" and "And the Band Played On," fans can catch Richard Gere on the small screen in his role as Bosko in "The Agency."
7. The ten-episode series "The Agency" starring Richard Gere, Michael Fassbender, and George Clooney as a producer is setting new standards in television entertainment, making its way onto popular streaming services, reaching people across the globe.

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