FBI Director James Comey says he allowed the producers of a new television series to have access to the bureau's New York offices in hopes of boosting the agency's image.

“We have to care what people think of us,” Comey said at a preview of the new series, "Inside the FBI: New York," during an interview at the Newseum in Washington.

“The faith and confidence of the American people is the bedrock."

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The documentary series is by Dick Wolf, the creator of the popular "Law & Order" series on NBC, and Marc Levin, the documentarian behind the Peabody-winning "Brick City" TV series.

“I worry sometimes that people don’t know us,” Comey said in explaining why he approved cooperation with the series.

“We did a lot last year that confused people," he added.

Comey was referring to last year's FBI investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Virginia Democrat blasts Trump's 'appalling' remark about COVID-19 deaths in 'blue states' The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally MORE's handling of classified information via a private email server. Comey concluded in July that Clinton, then the Democratic presidential nominee, was "extremely careless" with State Department emails but did not recommend charges.

Then, 11 days before Election Day, Comey announced the bureau had uncovered new material possibly relevant to the Clinton investigation, which some Democrats believe played a big role in her stunning loss to Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE.

Comey has also come under fire from Republicans for the FBI's investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, whom intelligence agencies have concluded attempted to influence the presidential election in Trump's favor.

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The FBI director suggested partisan politics skew people's perspective on what his agency does.

“Because they are seeing the world ... they see the world through sides,” Comey said. “If you see the world through sides, the FBI doesn’t make a lot of sense to you.

“We are not on anybody’s side. We really don’t care."

Wolf and Levin's production staff filmed at the New York FBI offices for an entire year, from September 2015 to September 2016.

"Inside the FBI: New York" premieres April 27 on USA Network.