The Bureau

A quietly gripping, intricate spy drama that demands close attention as it slowly tightens its web of deception and moral compromise.

Created by

Éric Rochant

Genres

Crime, Drama

Starring

Mathieu Kassovitz, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Sara Giraudeau

Overview

Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of the French intelligence services: Clandestine. Immersion in hostile country, their mission is to identify individuals who may be recruited as sources of information. Operating "under caption", that is to say in a fabricated identity from scratch, they live for many years in a permanent duplicity. Our hero just returned from a clandestine mission six years in Damascus. But contrary to what is required by safety rules, he does not abandon his legend and the identity under which he lived in Syria, thus putting in danger the whole system.

How it feels

Tense, dark, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Identity, deception, loyalty, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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