Netflix has renewed The Night Agent. The news comes days after the show's first season premiered on March 23, and as it was quickly met with high viewership that impressed the powers that be at the streamer. The show debuted at No. 1 in the English TV list with more than 168 million hours streamed, making it the week's most-watched title. Factoring in worldwide viewing, The Night Agent is the No. 3 most popular show across all of its first season, appearing in the Top 10 in 93 countries. This success has led straight to the quick decision to order more episodes.
"We're proud to see The Night Agent deliver a breakout performance and become instantly embraced around the world," Netflix's VP of Drama Series, Jinny Howe, said in a statement. "Shawn Ryan has created a spy thriller sensation that viewers cannot get enough of, with a stellar cast featuring Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan and Hong Chau, and we’re here to bring them more of the action and suspense they love.”
Crfeator Shawn Ryan, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer, added: "The last week has been a whirlwind as we've finally been able to share The Night Agent with the world. To see the tremendous reaction to the show has been a great joy and is a credit to our cast, our writers, our directors, our crew and our partners at Sony Pictures Television and Netflix. We couldn't be any prouder or more excited to get cracking on Season 2 to share the further adventures of Night Action with our newfound fans."
Other executive producers of the series include Marney Hochman alongside Ryan for MiddKid Productions, as well as 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 based on the original novel by Matthew Quirk. Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan lead the cast with the series also starring Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, Phoeni Raei, Enrique Murciano, D.B. Woodside, and Hong Chau.
"Reading more of the scripts and looking into the book, it was just something that I've never done before. So I was really excited to do it," Basso told MovieWeb about why he wanted to take the part. "When I sat down with Shawn [Ryan], he was telling me how grounded he wanted to make it, and I got excited that it became more real. My biggest concern was the responsibility on the show, you know? If I screw up, the show's not going to be good. If I don't take it seriously, the show's gonna not be great. So it was responsibility, but it was also, I felt really motivated to take it."
The show's official logline is as follows:
The Night Agent is a sophisticated, character-based, action-thriller centering on a low level FBI Agent who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings -- until the night that it does, propelling him into a fast moving and dangerous conspiracy that ultimately leads all the way to the Oval Office.
You can stream the first season of The Night Agent on Netflix. Season 2 does not yet have a premiere date.