Netflix has renewed The Night Agent. The information comes days after the present’s first season premiered on March 23, and because it was rapidly met with excessive viewership that impressed the powers that be on the streamer. The present debuted at No. 1 within the English TV listing with greater than 168 million hours streamed, making it the week’s most-watched title. Factoring in worldwide viewing, The Night Agent is the No. 3 hottest present throughout all of its first season, showing within the Top 10 in 93 nations. This success has led straight to the fast resolution to order extra episodes.
“We’re proud to see The Night Agent ship a breakout efficiency and grow to be immediately embraced all over the world,” Netflix’s VP of Drama Series, Jinny Howe, stated in an announcement. “Shawn Ryan has created a spy thriller sensation that viewers can not get sufficient of, with a stellar forged that includes Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan and Hong Chau, and we’re right here to convey them extra of the motion and suspense they love.”
Crfeator Shawn Ryan, who additionally serves as showrunner and govt producer, added: “The final week has been a whirlwind as we have lastly been capable of share The Night Agent with the world. To see the super response to the present has been an excellent pleasure and is a credit score to our forged, our writers, our administrators, our crew and our companions at Sony Pictures Television and Netflix. We could not be any prouder or extra excited to get cracking on Season 2 to share the additional adventures of Night Action with our newfound followers.”
Other govt producers of the collection embody Marney Hochman alongside Ryan for MiddKid Productions, in addition to Seth Gordon and Julia Gunn for Exhibit A; Jamie Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Paul Neinstein, and Nicole Tossou for Project X; and David Beaubaire for Sunset Lane Media.
The Night Agent Will Return to Netflix
The Night Agent is predicated on the unique novel by Matthew Quirk. Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan lead the forged with the collection additionally starring Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, Phoeni Raei, Enrique Murciano, D.B. Woodside, and Hong Chau.
“Reading extra of the scripts and searching into the ebook, it was simply one thing that I’ve by no means completed earlier than. So I used to be actually excited to do it,” Basso informed FilmWeb about why he wished to take the half. “When I sat down with Shawn [Ryan], he was telling me how grounded he wished to make it, and I obtained excited that it turned extra actual. My greatest concern was the accountability on the present, you realize? If I screw up, the present’s not going to be good. If I do not take it severely, the present’s gonna not be nice. So it was accountability, however it was additionally, I felt actually motivated to take it.”
The present’s official logline is as follows:
The Night Agent is a classy, character-based, action-thriller centering on a low stage FBI Agent who works within the basement of the White House, manning a cellphone that by no means rings — till the night time that it does, propelling him right into a fast-paced and harmful conspiracy that in the end leads all the way in which to the Oval Office.
You can stream the primary season of The Night Agent on Netflix. Season 2 doesn’t but have a premiere date.