I’m not typically one to binge-watch a series, but the first season of The Bureau was worth it. This sublime French-language TV series is set in the DGSE, the French equivalent to the CIA.

In my review of season one I summed up the storyline as:

… a French intelligence agent returning from a long mission in Syria and having to get re-accustomed to life back home. Things are not that straightforward and work becomes complicated very quickly. Things are not going well in Algeria and the department is working on getting an agent into Iran.

Season two picks up immediately from where the first left off, and keeps the tension mounting. Iran features heavily, as does the discovery that a French national is an Islamic State executioner.

This season surpasses even the first. Just when you think it might, it doesn’t flinch.

You can stream both the first and second seasons for free if you are an Amazon Prime customer or find them on DVD.

Next up: season 3…