Michael Fassbender's latest spy series, The Agency, has earned a general audience score much higher than its critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Director Joe Wright explains why the series set amid authentic wars between Ukraine and Russia and in Sudan had to "plant our pin somewhere" to avoid real-life events "overtaking" the fictional world of the show.

Smith, John Magaro, and Richard Gere, Showtime's tragic-thriller reshuffles the "Homeland" paradox as an American CIA agent falls head over heels for a teacher who may or may not be a secret agent herself.