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.

Michael Fassbender (in Paramount+ with Showtime's cerebral 'The Agency') and Keira Knightley (in Netflix's action romp 'Black Doves') play agents who've learned to live with false identities for years