The Bureau(TV show/series, 2015-2020)

Name: The Bureau
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2015
Rating: 4.1

Original title: "Le Bureau des légendes" (French/FR)

55min per episode | Genres: Crime, Drama

Scripted Reality in 5 seasons with 50 episodes

Rating: 4.1/5 (with 68 votes)

The Bureau (original title: Le Bureau des Légendes) is a French political thriller television series created by Éric Rochant and produced by TOP – The Oligarchs Productions and Canal+, which revolves around the lives of agents of the DGSE (General Directorate of External Security), France's principal external security service. Originally aired in France from 27 April 2015, it was launched in the United States and Canada on iTunes on 1 June 2016 as part of a new international "Episodic Cinema" label, quickly reaching the Top Five. In the United Kingdom, the series was released exclusively by Amazon Prime on 17 June 2016. The first season received positive reviews in both France and other countries, and won several awards. The second season has been universally acclaimed, and has even been seen by some as the best television ever produced in France. The third and fourth seasons, respectively aired in France beginning 22 May 2017 and 22 October 2018, have met with further acclaim, with praise for the show's acting, pacing, plot and realism. There is also a fifth season. ()

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About The Bureau

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.

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The Bureau Box Set Trailer (English Subtitles) (Trailer) | Le Bureau des Légendes Saison 3 - Bande-Annonce CANAL+ [HD] (Trailer, FR) | Le Bureau Des Legendes – Série Canal+ – Bande Annonce VF - 2015 (Trailer, FR) | Le Bureau des légendes Saison 2 - Bande Annonce [HD] (Trailer, FR) | Le Bureau Des Légendes - Bande annonce officielle CANAL+ [HD] (Trailer, FR) | Le Bureau Des Légendes - Teaser 3 VF (Teaser, FR) | Le Bureau des Légendes - Teaser 2 VF (Teaser, FR) | Le Bureau Des Légendes - Teaser VF (Teaser, FR)

The Bureau Seasons and Episodes

04/06/2020Season 5 - 10 episodes

#1 | 04/06/2020Episode 1

4.0/5 (with 3 votes)

JJA, the director of Dsec, has taken over the leadership of Le Bureau, while Marie-Jeanne has moved to Egypt. A newspaper article on the events in Ukraine emerge. The agency fears they have a leak.

#2 | 04/06/2020Episode 2

4.0/5 (with 4 votes)

On his way to Riga, Sylvain disappears at Moscow airport. Marie-Jeanne is in the Sinai desert. She must work alongside the Egyptian agent Ramsès.

#3 | 04/13/2020Episode 3

4.0/5 (with 4 votes)

Malotru is in place in the Russian agency FSB as "Pavel Lebedev". Sisteron is sent in the greatest secrecy to Cairo. Meanwhile, Jules announces to JJA that he has located Sylvain's phone. Digital tracing indicates that Sylvain is in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

#4 | 04/13/2020Episode 4

4.0/5 (with 4 votes)

Liz Bernstein and La Mule are quietly continuing their investigations to identify the mole in the service. After a few weeks of rest in Sologne, Marina finds her post in Paris. Sisteron is responsible for training Andrea on the computer programs used by Israeli hackers. Meanwhile, in Phnom Penh, Sylvain decided to collaborate with the group led by Véra. In Paris, his superiors questioned his ability to manage the danger associated with this mission.

#5 | 04/20/2020Episode 5

4.0/5 (with 4 votes)

A meeting between the different chiefs of the Sinai tribes is to be held at the Nile Sorman hotel where Marie-Jeanne is working undercover. Fouad, the Egyptian security officer, travels to Paris for a meeting with the Bureau. Marina joins Andrea in Jordan to help him in his mission.

#6 | 04/20/2020Episode 6

4.0/5 (with 3 votes)

At the DGSE, the work of JJA is carefully examined. Dsec is particularly interested in the way he manages Pacemaker, who is on a mission in Cambodia. In Cairo, Marie-Jeanne discovers that her hotel room has been bugged. Pacemaker is closely watched at work.

#7 | 04/27/2020Episode 7

4.0/5 (with 4 votes)

JJA is told to go ahead and recruit Mikhail. He contacts Pavel in Moscow to develop a strategy. Sylvain is sent to Seoul by the Russians to enlist Yellow Joon, a genius hacker. In Paris, Sisteron admits having lost confidence in JJA. In Cairo, intelligence indicates an attack is imminent.

#8 | 04/27/2020Episode 8

4.0/5 (with 4 votes)

Mikhaïl Karlov receives a parcel with the USB key which Sylvain uses at work. Both surprised and worried, he tries to reach the young hacker and learns that the young man is on a mission in Seoul. Meanwhile, Alexis Bakatine, the head of security at the FSB, is continuing his investigation into the spy "Black September" in order to find out if Pavel is a double agent.

#9 | 05/04/2020Episode 9

4.2/5 (with 5 votes)

Marie-Jeanne is back at the Bureau. Sisteron processes information from Karlov. Mikhail must explain to his wife and son the difficult situation they are in. Jonas discovers that the young woman with whom he has had an affair for several weeks is working ... for the Russians.

#10 | 05/04/2020Episode 10

4.0/5 (with 4 votes)

Marie-Jeanne presents her candidacy to succeed Michel Ponte as director of the service. An Uzbek tourist in Paris finds a weapon. Is he part of Mikhail's revenge?

10/22/2018Season 4 - 10 episodes

In the fourth season, chased by the D.G.S.E. and the C.I.A. all the way to Moscow, intelligence officer Malotru (Mathieu Kassovitz) tries to negotiate his return to France. The D.G.S.E.’s new head of Internal Security, JJA, initiates a full-spectrum audit of The Bureau and its new chief Marie-Jeanne, with the clear-cut intention of severing a few heads in the process.

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05/22/2017Season 3 - 10 episodes

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05/09/2016Season 2 - 10 episodes

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04/27/2015Season 1 - 10 episodes

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Additional Information

Official websites:

www.canalplus.fr

Production country: France

Made by: H Films, Federation Entertainment, TOP - The Oligarchs Productions

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR)

Translated into 23 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 04/27/2015

Last episode released on: 05/04/2020

Creator: Éric Rochant

Director: Éric Rochant

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Le Bureau des Légendes"

"엘리트 스파이"

"Le Bureau"

Keywords: undercover agent, secret identity

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The Bureau(TV show/series, 2015-2020)

Scripted Reality in 5 seasons with 50 episodes

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About The Bureau

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