Movie review
March 20, 2026 · 133 min · R · Spanish
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Agent Zeta is a straight-up Spanish spy thriller that dropped on Prime Video in March 2026. Mario Casas plays Zeta, the elite CNI operative racing around the globe to protect the last survivor of a decades-old black op called Operation Ciénaga in Colombia. The story mixes assassinations, twists, and a Colombian agent partner with her own agenda. It touches on government secrets and unhealed wounds from the past op, but that’s pure genre fuel—no identity lectures, no forced diversity speeches, and zero modern activist framing. Just old-school espionage with a Spanish twist. Solid action flick that doesn’t preach.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Agent Zeta.
Woke representation / casting
Colombian agent Alfa (Mariela Garriga) fits the story’s Latin America ties; no swaps or forced diversity emphasis.
Woke political dialogue
Touches on state secrets and cover-ups, but incidental plot device, not recurring lectures.
Identity-driven story themes
Personal revenge subplot for female co-lead is standard thriller motivation; no identity politics focus.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Government accountability angle on past op collateral damage exists but stays genre-level, not activist.
Woke character or canon changes
Original story, no remakes or canon tweaks.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Complete absence of any woke framing or backlash.
Creator track record context
Some political undertones in past thrillers, but not modern woke/identity activist pattern.
Production
