Stealth, going undercover, general misdirection – all of that and more is critical to being a successful secret agent.

Benedict Cumberbatch knows.

The Sherlock star is lending his mellifluous voice to Classified, a suave secret agent wolf who leads North Wind, a covert animal-protection organization in DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming animated film, The Penguins of Madagascar.

Jessie’s J.J. Totah sat down with Cumberbatch to learn the basics of espionage in a new interview – the first for DreamWorks’ new YouTube series, The DreamWorks Download. The weekly video series will showcase behind-the-scenes looks at upcoming films, plus more cheeky Q+As like this one.

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The Penguins of Madagascar hits theaters on November 26.

Photo credits: DreamWorks TV (screengrabs)