Scripted series · Netflix
The Night Agent
What began with a call became a calling.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Gabriel Basso
Peter Sutherland
30 eps
Luciane Buchanan
Rose Larkin
20 eps
Fola Evans-Akingbola
Chelsea Arrington
21 eps
Sarah Desjardins
Maddie Redfield
10 eps
Eve Harlow
Ellen
10 eps
Phoenix Raei
Dale
10 eps
Enrique Murciano
Ben Almora
10 eps
D. B. Woodside
Erik Monks
10 eps
Hong Chau
Diane Farr
10 eps
Arienne Mandi
Noor Taheri
10 eps
Louis Herthum
Jacob Monroe
20 eps
Berto Colon
Solomon Vega
10 eps
Keon Alexander
Javad Rahmani
10 eps
Michael Malarkey
Markus Dargan
10 eps
Amanda Warren
Catherine Weaver
12 eps
Genesis Rodriguez
Isabel De Leon
10 eps
Albert Jones
Aiden Mosley
15 eps
Ward Horton
Governor Richard Hagan
11 eps
David Lyons
Adam
10 eps
Stephen Moyer
The Father
10 eps
Callum Vinson
The Son
10 eps
Robert Patrick
Hawkins
3 eps
Alex Rose
Liam
3 eps
Toby Levins
Briggs
5 eps
Ben Cotton
Gordon Wick
7 eps
Jessie Liang
Valerie
5 eps
Kari Matchett
President Travers
7 eps
Greyston Holt
Paulo
3 eps
Hiro Kanagawa
FBI Director Willett
3 eps
Adam Tsekhman
Omar Zadar
3 eps
Christopher Shyer
Vice President Redfield
9 eps
Andres Collantes
Jeff Richards
5 eps
Philip Prajoux
David Cullin
5 eps
Andre Anthony
Matteo
6 eps
Ari'el Stachel
Artoun
3 eps
Kylo Freeman
Dani
9 eps
Anousha
Haleh
6 eps
Navid Negahban
Abbas Mansuri
7 eps
David Chen
Jeff
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Night Agent actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Night Agent reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 30 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202310 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S01E10 Fathers
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202510 episodes
7.3IMDbThe hunt for a CIA agent accused of leaking secrets puts Peter and Rose in the crosshairs of a ruthless intelligence broker and a deadly war criminal.
Best episode · S02E05 A Family Matter
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202610 episodes
8.3IMDbComing off the explosive events of Season Two, Night Agent Peter Sutherland is called in to track down a young Treasury Agent who fled to Istanbul with sensitive government intel after killing his boss. This kicks off a sequence of events where Peter investigates a dark money network while avoiding its paid assassins, while putting him on a collision course with a relentless journalist. Working together, they uncover buried secrets and old grudges that threaten to bring the government to its knees -- and get them both killed in the process.
Best episode · S03E10 Razzmatazz
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E10 · Signature episode
Razzmatazz
On their own, on the run and out of time, Peter and Isabel put their lives on the line to expose the conspiracy — before it silences them for good.
- Directed by Billy Gierhart
- Written by Munis Rashid
S03E09 · Signature episode
Lockstep
With his Cabinet urging swift retaliation, POTUS weighs his options. Isabel and Jay scramble to crack Jacob's code. Peter's day takes an explosive turn.
- Directed by Billy Gierhart
- Written by Aiyana White
S03E06 · Signature episode
Murky Waters
Chelsea's off-the-books probe worries her closest ally. Peter and Isabel's rescue plan spirals out of control when the Father joins the fray.
- Directed by Paris Barclay
- Written by Imogen Browder
S03E08 · Signature episode
Truth Be Told
An enigmatic opponent pushes Peter to his limits in a ruthless mind game. Jacob uses his vast database of secrets as a bargaining chip.
- Directed by Hiromi Kamata
- Written by Anayat Fakhraie, Corey Deshon
S03E05 · Signature episode
The Isolation Play
Every second counts as Peter and Adam infiltrate a casino on a high-stakes mission. Jay finds clues to the next strike hidden in a crypto wallet.
- Directed by Paris Barclay
- Written by Corey Deshon
S03E07
Once Upon a Time...
An American legal consultant in Mexico finds himself caught in an impossible bind. Years later, he's trapped once again — and Peter is his only hope.
- Directed by Hiromi Kamata
- Written by Andres Smith
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E05 · Signature episode
The Isolation Play
- Directed by Paris Barclay
- Written by Corey Deshon
S03E06 · Signature episode
Murky Waters
- Directed by Paris Barclay
- Written by Imogen Browder
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Shawn Ryan
Showrunner
William Sherak
Executive producer
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Nicole Tossou
Executive producer
Guy Ferland
Executive producer
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Marney Hochman
Executive producer
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David Beaubaire
Executive producer
Anayat Fakhraie
Executive producer
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Munis Rashid
Executive producer
Paul F. Bernard
Executive producer
Seth Gordon
Executive producer
Seth Fisher
Executive producer
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Julia Gunn
Executive producer
Paul Neinstein
Executive producer
James Vanderbilt
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Tiffany Shaw Ho
Writer
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Lukas Johnson
Writer
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Imogen Browder
Writer
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Rachel Wolf
Writer
Aiyana White
Writer
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Andres Smith
Writer
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Eileen Myers
Writer
Corey Deshon
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- William SherakExecutive Producer
- Nicole TossouExecutive Producer
- Guy FerlandExecutive Producer
- Marney HochmanExecutive Producer
- David BeaubaireExecutive Producer
- Anayat FakhraieExecutive Producer
Writing
- Tiffany Shaw HoWriter
- Anayat FakhraieWriter
- Munis RashidWriter
- Shawn RyanWriter
- Lukas JohnsonWriter
- Seth FisherWriter
Direction
- Guy FerlandDirector
- Ana Lily AmirpourDirector
- Seth GordonDirector
- Paris BarclayDirector
- Nina Lopez-CorradoDirector
- Billy GierhartDirector
Music
- Robert DuncanOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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