Michael Fassbender’s new spy series debuts with a poor Rotten Tomatoes score. The Irish actor is perhaps best known for his role as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto in theX-Menmoviesfrom 2011-2016, includingX-Men: First Class,X-Men: Days of Future Past,X-Men: Apocalypse, andX-Men: Dark Phoenix. Aside fromX-Men, Fassbender is also well-known for his role in theAlienfranchiseas David⁸ and Walter One in the 2012 prequelPrometheusand its 2017 sequel,Alien: Covenant, both directed by Ridley Scott.
Franchise fare aside, Fassbender is also a highly acclaimed actor. His performance as the plantation owner Edwin Epps in 2013’s12 Years a Slaveearned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and his turn as the titular co-founder of Apple in 2015’sSteve Jobsearned him another Academy Award nomination, this time for a Best Actor in a Leading Role. Best known for film,Fassbender hasn’t appeared on television very much, though some of his early roles were in the HBO miniseriesBand of Brothersand Sky One fantasy dramaHex.
The Agency Debuts With Poor Rotten Tomatoes Score
Michael Fassbender’s Spy Series Is Currently Rotten
Michael Fassbender’s new spy series,The Agency, debuts with a poor Rotten Tomatoes score. Created by the Butterworth brothers, based on the acclaimed French seriesThe Bureau,Showtime’s upcoming espionage thriller is centered around a covert agencytasked with training and managing deep-cover operatives who assume false identities for years. Michael Fassbender leadsThe Agencycastalongside Jodie Turner-Smith, Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere, Katherine Waterston, John Magaro, Hugh Bonneville, and Harriet Sansom Harris.
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Now, ahead of its premiere in just a few days, Michael Fassbender’s spy series has debuted to a poorRotten Tomatoesscore.The Agencydebuted with a 29% score on Rotten Tomatoesfrom critics. This is based on only 7 reviews at the time of writing, so the score should fluctuate as more are added.
What The Agency’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Means For The Series
It’s Certainly Not A Good Sign
The show’s Rotten Tomatoes score is a result of reviews criticizing its slow pacing, lack of emotional depth, and inability to deliver compelling action or intrigue.Screen Rant’s Felipe Rangel diverts from the critical consensus, giving the series 7 out of 10 stars and stating in hisreview ofThe Agencythat “it does not reinvent the wheel, but it offers a great turn from Michael Fassbender in the lead role and a few intriguing mysteries to unravel.” WhileThe Agency’s viewership will ultimately determine its fate, its RT score is certainly not a good sign forMichael Fassbender’s series.
The Agency
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The Agency is a 2024 espionage thriller following covert CIA agent Martian, who is recalled to London Station, disrupting his undercover life. As a former romance rekindles, Martian’s career and true identity are jeopardized, leading him into a high-stakes world of international intrigue and deception.
