Hollywood star George Clooney is to direct an English-language remake of hit French spy series “The Bureau.” | AFP
George Clooney speaks during US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s tour of the Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet School at the Edward Roybal Learning Center on Jan. 9, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. Clooney will direct an English-language remake of hit French spy series “The Bureau.” VIVIEN KILLILEA / Getty Images via AFP
Paris—Hollywood star George Clooney is to direct an English-language remake of hit French spy series “The Bureau.” The new version of the thriller that originally starred Mathieu Kassovitz will be called “The Department,” and will begin production this year, US station Showtime announced on Monday, Feb. 6.It compared it to “Homeland,” another successful spy show that mixed espionage and geopolitics.
“Just as ‘Homeland’ elevated global espionage to new heights, ‘The Department’ will take viewers even deeper into a world of intrigue and subterfuge with complicated characters who struggle with their own demons,” said Chris McCarthy, head of Showtime and Paramount Media.
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