‘The Night Agent’ Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix — Months Before Season 2 Debut

Netflix has given an early Season 3 renewal to its hit actioner “The Night Agent,” in advance of the show’s second season return in Winter 2025. The series, from Sony Pictures Television, is set to begin a production unit in Istanbul at the end of the year, and then will turn its attention back to filming in New York in 2025.

The streamer announced the additional pickup while sharing first-look images for “The Night Agent” Season 2. Gabriel Basso stars in the series, which comes from creator Shawn Ryan (“The Shield”) and is based on the novel by Matthew Quirk.

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In Season 1, low-level FBI agent Peter Sutherland (Basso) helped save the U.S. President’s life, earning him the chance to become a Night Agent. Per Netflix’s logline, in Season 2, “working in the secretive organization of Night Action will propel Peter into a world where danger is everywhere and trust is in short supply.”

In its review of the show’s Season 1, Variety wrote that “‘The Night Agent’ sparks with curiosity and intrigue, a richly detailed show that propels viewers forward with a relentless pace.”

Ryan is exec producer and showrunner through his MiddKid Productions. Other EPs for Season 2 include Marney Hochman, Paul Bernard, Munis Rashid and Guy Ferland; as well as Exhibit A Films’ Seth Gordon and Julia Gunn; and Project X Entertainment’s David Beaubaire, Paul Neinstein, William Sherak, Nicole Tossou and James Vanderbilt.

Besides returning series leads Basso and Luciane Buchanan, additional cast members include Amanda Warren, Arienne Mandi, Louis Herthum, Berto Colon, Brittany Snow, Teddy Sears, Michael Malarkey, Keon Alexander, Navid Negahban, Rob Heaps, Marwan Kenzari, Elise Kibler and Dikran Tulaine.

According to Netflix, “The Night Agent” Season 1 was its most-watched series in 2023 (by views) and its the service’s 7th-most popular series of all time (98.2 million views in its first 91 days).

Here are some first looks at Season 2 of “The Night Agent”:

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