If only I’d encountered Showtime’s new spy thriller having never seen its source material, the mid-2010s French drama known in English as The Bureau. I’d have no idea that something might be missing—that je ne sais quoi of the original—or that there was a different way to be for “Martian,

Fans are raving about the new spy thriller series starring Irish actor Michael Fassbender. The show delves into the world of international espionage through the lens of the CIA’s London station. The Agency stars the X-Men actor as CIA agent ‘Martian’ who is pulled out of a six-year undercover assignment and forced to navigate the complexities of returning to his old life.

Michael Fassbender's new star-studded spy series debuts with a poor Rotten Tomatoes score from the critics ahead of its premiere on November 29.