'The Agency' Adds David Harewood as Cast is Finalized

Showtime and Paramount+ have revealed the full roster for The Agency, the upcoming spy-thriller series starring Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave) as "Martian," an undercover spy ordered home to the U.K., only to discover his past isn't so easy to shake. The new series is an English language remake of the popular French series The Bureau (Le Bureau des Legendes), which is streaming on Acorn TV in the U.S. Casting announcements have been slowly dribbling out since the series was first announced in the summer of 2024, but now the entire lineup has been set, with David Harewood (Sherwood) joining the team.

Harewood is a British actor with an OBE and everything (he's also the current president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art!). However, American viewers would be forgiven for not knowing that much like most Americans have no idea Hugh Laurie is A: British and B: A comedian. On this side of the pond, Harewood is best known for his roles in Showtime's Homeland and the CW's Supergirl, in which he played very American characters.

That said, it's not surprising to see Harewood in The Agency, as both Homeland and Supergirl were produced via Paramount (though Supergirl was in conjunction with Warner Bros.). Harewood will appear as a recurring character, playing Dalaga, a Sudanese businessman. He's one of nine new faces joining an already-packed roster of British stars.