The Night Agent (2023)
What began with a call became a calling.
Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 23 March 2023 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery |
| Created by | Shawn Ryan |
| Starring | Gabriel Basso, Fola Evans-Akingbola and Louis Herthum |
| Seasons | 3 seasons, 30 episodes |
| Episode length | about 49 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 25 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.7/10 |
Where to watch The Night Agent
The Night Agent is streaming on Netflix ($17.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Netflix, or $17.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
The Night Agent is a 2023 series where a midnight phone call brings together an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert to unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies. Created by Shawn Ryan, the show leans on the rhythm of the thriller: one lead with a secret, one ally with a past, and a threat that never sleeps. It runs 25 hours across 3 seasons, a commitment that demands you trust the mystery to hook you. The stakes feel personal because the characters refuse to let them stay abstract. It is a watch for people who like their politics tangled with personal vendettas.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes reports a 75% approval rating for the first season based on 32 reviews. The consensus calls it bingable but forgettable. Metacritic assigns a 68 out of 100. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave it 4 stars, praising the slick fun and performances. Mike Hale of the New York Times noted it is implausible but keeps viewers engaged. The second season holds an 86% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic scores it 67 out of 100. The third season maintains an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic bumps the score to 76 out of 100.
How it did with audiences
On TMDB, users rate it 7.7 out of 10. Netflix reported Season 1 racked up 168.71 million hours of views in its first four days, the third-highest for a new series. It climbed to 812.1 million total hours by June 2023, the most of any Netflix original in that span. U.S. data from the week ending April 2, 2023, showed 14.9 million unique viewers, each spending an average of 224 minutes. The numbers suggest a lot of people paused their lives to watch.
What came next for the cast
Gabriel Basso moved from Super 8 into a cluster of 2024 thrillers. He is now busy with Juror #2, The Strangers: Chapter 1, and A House of Dynamite. Fola Evans-Akingbola went from Siren to a different kind of busy. Her post-2023 credits include Upgraded and Back in Action. The series did not cause this. It merely preceded it.
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Sources
- The Night Agent on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q116909156 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Night Agent” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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