Richard Gere is becoming a member of a number of different main stars headlining the Showtime political thriller The Company.
The casting marks the 74-year-old Chicago and Fairly Lady actor’s first main TV sequence function (he’s beforehand been in a pair miniseries through the years, together with his Emmy nominated flip in 1994’s And The Band Performed On).
Gere will play Bosko, a London Station Chief with a storied previous after serving as an 8-year secret agent, becoming a member of beforehand introduced stars Michael Fassbender and Jeffrey Wright.
“Richard Gere is in a category of his personal, adored by generations of followers worldwide for his distinctive capability to infuse depth and authenticity into each function he performs,” stated Chris McCarthy, Paramount International Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Leisure Studios.
The Company is a brand new tackle the critically acclaimed hit French drama Le Bureau.
The official description: “The all-new political thriller follows Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent, ordered to desert his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His profession, his actual id and his mission are pitted towards his coronary heart; hurling them each right into a lethal recreation of worldwide intrigue and espionage.”
The unique sequence adopted “the each day life and missions of brokers inside France’s principal exterior safety service. It focuses on the ‘Bureau of Legends,’ chargeable for coaching and dealing with deep-cover brokers on long-term missions in areas with French pursuits. Dwelling underneath false identities for years, these brokers’ missions are to determine and recruit good intelligence sources.”
Gere is a longtime activist and actor, and his upcoming tasks embrace Oh, Canada from director Paul Schrader, alongside Jacob Elordi and Uma Thurman. He may also star alongside Diane Keaton and Blake Energetic in The Making Of.
The Company is presently in manufacturing in London, is commissioned by Showtime Studios and produced in affiliation with 101 Studios. George Clooney and Grant Heslov will govt produce by Smokehouse Footage.