Michael Fassbender to Star In New Spy Thriller Series from George Clooney

Michael Fassbender is set for his first lead role in a television series!

The 47-year-old actor is in negotiations to star in the upcoming spy thriller series The Department, which is being executive produced by George Clooney.

Showtime has already given the show a straight-to-series order and it will begin shooting this spring in London, according to Variety.

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The outlet reports that the series is based on the French spy series The Bureau.

The original series starred Matthieu Kassovitz “as Guillaume Debailly — alias Paul Lefebvre, alias Malotru — a member of a clandestine branch of the French Secret Services (DGSE) who returns to his home base after a six-year mission in Damascus. As he struggles to let go of his false identity and illicit affair with a Syrian woman, he finds himself playing a double game between the DGSE and the CIA.”

Michael and his Oscar-winning wife just made a rare public appearance together.