The Bureau, Season 2 (English Subtitles)

Finally a realistically accurate portrayal of how international espionage and the respective spy agencies of various nations (mainly the highly secretive French human intelligence collection services conduct their various operations). It will always keep you guessing. It never succumbs to the stereotypical trappings of the crowd pleasing bang boom car chases and explosions that riddle modern day espionage movie genres. This series is so unpredictably cleverly thought out. Finally a series that depicts the very difficult task of planning deep cover intelligence operations and the unsurmountable pressure and fear some of these deep cover agents in hostile territories have to overcome. Character development is also perfectly executed. You’ll develop feelings for each and every main character. If you like James Bond flicks well you’ll love this series, only here none of the chivalry, glamour nor fantasy like and larger than life gazillionaire bad guy. Here you’ll be biting your nails perhaps even a finger or two while stressing the outcome of some of the predicaments our favorite characters find themselves in. Go ahead!!! Do dare to binge watch a French speaking excellent TV series. Which happens to be produced by the leading French production house Canal+ which is also a veteran producer of countless Hollywood movie productions you have seen multiple times but never thought how the production was a French company. So go for it, indulge yourselves to four seasons of intriguing espionage twist and turns without a single dull moment.

I was a big fan of season 1 and season 2 is just as good, if not better. When a series like this can deliver authenticity with high drama, it should be heralded. Agent Malotru is a well drawn character, a skilled intelligence professional who cab handle complicated operations with focus and reserve. Motivating him, still, is his amour, Syrian Nadia, a professor he’s deeply in love with but unintentionally endangered because of his true identity. You learn a lot about international intelligence agencies and what exactly they do and how they do it. The surveillance power they have attained is frightening & reveals that your cell phone is valuable as a tracker. I rate this as highly as Berlin Station. As usual, the Americans don’t come off too well.

Excellent series. Very well cast and the acting is brilliant. it shows how dark and murky the intelligence community is and has to be to achieve their aims. It also shows how innovative and forward thinking they are. The characters are all believable and well developed. Looking forward to season 3. My only compalint is that Itunes waits so long to release the series.

Sophisticated, smart plot that is incredibly well cast with great acting.

If you're looking for a series that offers a completely realistic view of how things really work within the Intelligence Services you need look no further. This is Homeland without the histrionics, this is the real deal. An example to all tv producers. Hats off to all involved. NOTE: If you can't bear to watch a series with subtitles and you're a fan of NCIS where everyone looks like a model and wears expensive suits that actual agents couldn't possibly afford and the plotlines are written by fourteen year olds then The Bureau is not for you.