Spotlight TELEVISION Still running: Michael Fassbender finds even more intrigue in ‘The Agency’ Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Jun 16, 2026 Jun 16, 2026 Updated Sep 4, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Michael Fassbender couldn’t wait to find out where his character was headed after the first season of “The Agency.”kAm“xE 5@6D?’E C62==J =6E FA[” 96 D2JD @7 E96 D6C:6D HC:EE6? 3J y6K 2?5 y@9?\w6?CJ qFEE6CH@CE9] r2DE 2D 2 rxp @77:46C[ 9:D |2CE:2?[ 2D 96’D 42==65[ 92D E@ AC@E64E 72>:=J 2?5 7C:6?5D 2D 96 EC:6D E@ >2<6 2 =:76 @FED:56 p7C:42] x? E96 AC@46DD[ 96 ?665D E@ 7:?5 2 H2J E@ AC@E64E 9:D =@G6[ $2>:2 WA=2J65 3J y@5:6 %FC?6C\$>:E9X[ H9@’D :? E96 4C@DD92:CD @7 6?6>:6D]k^Am Michael Fassbender as Martian, center, in "The Agency." 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