Paramount+’s streaming chart is always dominated by Taylor Sheridan‘s TV empire, and the first week of September has not been much different. His hit espionage thriller Special Ops: Lioness is back for an even bigger third season that has been building quite a fanbase between Season 2 and 3, and now everyone has tuned in, pushing it to the top of the streamer’s global chart. Other Sheridan staples like Yellowstone, Dutton Ranch, and Tulsa King are also on the chart. South Park remains the biggest threat to Sheridan’s Paramount+ domination, but some shows like Criminal Minds and SEAL Team are also seeing significant interest. But one of the most resilient shows on Paramount+ is a two-season spy thriller that has not relented since its premiere over two months ago.
This sleek drama debuted in 2024, and critics’ reception was mixed, earning it a 66% score on Rotten Tomatoes. However, viewers seemed quite impressed, and the show gained a sizable audience throughout its 10-episode first season. It was renewed for a second season, which premiered two years later on June 21, with all episodes available to stream. Critics and viewers considered the new season of The Agency a significant improvement, with scores of 92% and 93%, respectively.
The Agency Season 2 kicked things up a notch by expanding the story. It featured a sweeping narrative spanning multiple continents while keeping the core conflict at the center. The series’ return pushed the show to the top of the charts, and while it has dropped from its peak position, the show has remained a consistent performer throughout. It has been one of the most-watched shows on Paramount+ over the last week, ranked eighth by FlixPatrol at the time of writing. Unlike with Season 1, Paramount+ has not released the official viewership numbers or renewed the series yet.
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Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn’t write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
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⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
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Where does your power come from? In Sheridan’s world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
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Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan’s universe is always absolute — and always costly.
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Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it’s crossed.
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Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan’s worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
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How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
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What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they’re defending.
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How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan’s world is never given — it’s established, maintained, and constantly tested.
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Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
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What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
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When it’s over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan’s characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
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Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
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🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
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You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
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You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
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What Is ‘The Agency’ About?
The drama is a spy thriller set in the CIA’s London station. It features a cast of celebrated performers, led by Michael Fassbender as an undercover agent who has just returned to his post after years undercover when the story starts. His official name is Martian, but his return comes with a secret: Martian fell in love while playing someone else. The conflict expands as he tries to hide his attachment to a target, and things get worse when other parties learn of the connection and seek to exploit it. The series also stars Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Magaro, and Saura Lightfoot-Leon, among others.
All episodes of The Agency are available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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