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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.
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.
Credits
Wolfgang Petersen
director
Gil Bellows
Matt Callan
Jason O'Mara
A.B. Stiles
David Clennon
Joshua Nankin
Gloria Reuben
Lisa Fabrizzi
Will Patton
Jackson Haisley
Paige Turco
Terri Lowell
Rocky Carroll
Carl Reese
Ronny Cox
Director Alex Pierce III
Beau Bridges
Tom Gage
Kay Lenz
Police Interrogator
Kyle Chavarria
Colette - Traci's Daughter
Will Yun Lee
Sam
Pasha D. Lychnikoff
Russian Mob Boss
Craig T. Nelson
Chief Jack Mannion
Bruce Locke
Kim-Sang Gao
Elya Baskin
Borovinsky
Aaron Fors
James
Alyson Reed
Lesley Turnbull
Sean Patrick Thomas
Det. Temple Page
Richard Speight Jr.
Lex
Amanda Wyss
Jennifer Steward
Jonathan LaPaglia
Det. Kevin Debreno
Angela Alvarado
Bobby Edner
Mark Steward
Elayn J. Taylor
Secretary
Elizabeth Dennehy
Daniel Benzali
Robert Quinn
Tom Virtue
Jim Berman
Gary Graham
Dobson
Brian Dennehy
James Graydon
Antonio David Lyons
Sefu Gansa
Freda Foh Shen
Curator
Claudette Nevins
Audrey Simmons
Glenn Morshower
Bob Lappin
Steven Williams
Joel Whittman
Michael Chieffo
Juan Garcia
Gary Grubbs
Castulo Guerra
Namrata Singh Gujral
Fari Bin Ghori
Tony D. Head
CIA Guard
Sal Landi
Ruben Pla
The Well-Dressed Man
Emily Kuroda
James Sutorius
Lisa Waltz
Patrice DeAllo
Robert Almodovar
Governor Subardi
Irene Bedard
Diah Siagian
Ray Chang
Lt. Wiyoyo
Richard Gross
Instructor
Todd Jeffries
CTC Techie
Benny Tjandra
Subardi's Driver
Joseph Will
Al
Aimee Garcia
Motel Housekeeper
Richard Tanner
Ghori
Joey Naber
CIA Translator
Ed Begley Jr.
Lenny Musgrave
Ivar Brogger
Mr. Holland
Natasha Pavlovich
Tanja
Shaun Duke
Peter Eshkol
Michael Shamus Wiles
Pete
Regina Schneider
Bree
Paul Cassell
Dwight
Jon Sklaroff
Frank
Nasser Faris
Old Man in Taxi
Jenny Gago
Anaya
Bazzel Baz
Special Ops Unit Member
Ali Afshar
Mansoor
Susan Diol
Debra
Scott Hoxby
Faran Tahir
Jamar Akil
Boris Lee Krutonog
Konoplanyk
Marc Casabani
Mustafa
Mark Ivanir
Ramil Polvon
Christopher Maher
General Yasser Al Tayeh
Lolita Davidovich
Avery Pohl
Anthony Martins
Palestinian Soldier
Nicholas Guilak
Saleh
Navid Negahban
Palestinian Officer
Leslie Silva
FBI Special Agent Shelton
Leo Lee
William Yun
Tamlyn Tomita
Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
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