- Arriving on January 23
- Official trailer released over the 2024 festive season
- Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan set to return
- New cast members revealed
- Plot will focus on a new mission
- Season 3 already confirmed by Netflix
As we head deeper into January, the wait for The Night Agent season 2 is almost over. The action-packed thriller was renewed with haste after topping charts at Netflix, but when can we expect it, and what's next for FBI agent Peter Sutherland? Fortunately, we have a release date for season 2 - and it's January 23. While season 1 saw Peter successfully deconstruct a government conspiracy, albeit with some incredibly perilous moments, season 2 looks set to place Peter back in the action as an official night agent. And, thanks to an official trailer, we don't have to predict how thrilling season 2 will be, because we can witness a glimpse at it all starting to unfold. But, that's not where the intel ends.
As on one of the best streaming services, Netflix looks set to bring more intense chases, high-octane pace, and questionable government agents in The Night Agent season 2. And, considering it's been almost two years since season 1 came out, fans are eager to see what's next for one of the best Netflix shows. Though the good news doesn't end with season 2 as there's some exciting news to share around season 3, too. For now, let's take a look at everything we know about The Night Agent season 2 from its release date, to trailer, to confirmed cast, to plot synopsis, and much more.
The Night Agent season 2 release date
The Night Agent returns for Season 2 on 23 January! pic.twitter.com/jvya7y2TRENovember 13, 2024
The Night Agent season 2 officially has a release date, and it's sooner than you might think. While there was a little confusion around when it would be arriving on Netflix, we finally have a date, and it's January 23. Initially, Netflix had mentioned that we'd be waiting until the winter for season 2, but fortunately that means the winter we're currently living in, and not late 2025.
The Night Agent season 2 trailer
The Night Agent season 2 trailer dropped in the midst of the 2024 festive season and it revealed new thrills, adventure, and top-secret missions. As Peter joins Night Action, there's more running, gunfights, and even a leak in the CIA that threatens Peter's life and pushes him to take extreme action. With the fate of the nation back in his hands, the trailer shows him heading undercover to deal with it on his own. As Peter says: "I cannot trust anyone."
In November 2024, an official teaser for The Night Agent season 2 also dropped, and it's suitably action-packed. Peter Sutherland is back, he's running a lot, and he's got a gun that he's not afraid to use. In just 30 seconds, we get the first brief look at Sutherland's next mission now that he's a fully-fledged night agent - and it looks like the FBI agent has a flurry of new targets to take down.
The Night Agent season 2 cast
Here's the confirmed cast for The Night Agent season 2 so far:
- Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland
- Luciane Buchanan as Rose Larkin
- Brittany Snow as Alice
- Teddy Sears as Warren
- Amanda Warren as Catherine
- Arienne Mandi as Noor
- Louis Herthum as Jacob Monroe
- Navid Negahban as Abbas
- Berto Colon as Solomon
- Michael Malarkey as Markus
- Rob Heaps as Tomás Bala
- Keon Alexander as Javad
Basso and Buchanan aside, everyone else is a newcomer for this season. Snow joins as Alice, Peter’s partner and mentor for his first Night Action assignment. Sears plays Warren, a high-level intelligence officer who becomes a subject of a Night Action investigation. Negahban is Abbas, the "distinguished and measured" Iranian ambassador to the UN, and Heaps portrays Tomas, a "British-educated, rich, entitled but driven man" who is desperate to return his family to power after his dictator father’s conviction of war crimes.
Meanwhile, Warren joins as Catherine, a veteran of the Night Action program who trains and oversees the Night Agents. As described by Netflix, she’s "a fierce defender of her agents, but finds it difficult to earn Peter’s trust when he struggles with betrayal issues from his experiences in season 1". Then there's Herthum's Jacob, an international businessman with powerful global connections, Colon's Solomon, who's a former Marine turned right-hand man/fixer for a powerful business, and Malarkey's Markus, a trained military leader loyal to his dictator uncle who was recently convicted in the Hague of war crimes. Mandi has been hired to play Noor, a low-level aide in the Iranian mission to the United Nations in New York looking to leverage her access to top secret information into a better life for her and her family, while Alexander's Javad is the head of security for the Iranian mission that Noor is on.
Netflix Tudum also confirmed a few guest stars for season 2 including Marwan Kenzari as Reza, a decorated soldier joining as a night agent. Next, Elise Kibler is Sloane, Tomás' smart, savvy, and glamorous British socialite girlfriend. Finally, Dikran Tulaine will play Viktor Bala, once a leader of his country and now convicted of war crimes.
The Night Agent season 2 story synopsis and speculation
Full spoilers follow for The Night Agent season 1.
Unlike season 1, there’s no book from author Matthew Quirk to follow. So, what direction will it take? Well, the official plot synopsis from Tudum says: "The new season picks up after the thrilling events of season 1, when Peter Sutherland's efforts to save the president earn him an opportunity to become a Night Agent. Working in the secretive organization of Night Action in season 2 will propel Peter into a world where danger is everywhere and trust is in short supply."
Peter really made a name for himself in season 1, cementing his first mission as an official night agent leading into season 2. Well, unofficially, given the Night Action program is ‘off the books’. After he unraveled a huge conspiracy within the Oval Office and ultimately saved the life of President Michelle Travers, it’s unsurprising his efforts are being rewarded.
Viewers also watched the romance between Rose Larkin and Peter blossom throughout season 1, and they now face a new challenge as Peter embarks on his new dangerous job. So, there’s certainly more to explore on how they cope moving forward.
It's certainly been discussed by showrunner Shawn Ryan, who spoke to Tudum: “That’s one of the big questions we’d love to answer in Season 2. What does Peter getting on this plane and going somewhere (presumably overseas to enter into some new wild adventure mean, with Rose going back to California to try to pursue her Silicon Valley dreams again? We certainly have some initial ideas.”
We also know that while Peter successfully uncovered the White House conspiracy, he wasn’t able to prevent a couple of season 1’s villains from getting away. Both Diane Farr, presidential chief of staff, survived a gunshot wound in the final episode, and Gordon Wick, managed to escape while the dust settled.
Ryan added: “We liked the idea that this wasn’t so clean. That there is one person who, because of his resources and everything, is able to slink away. Maybe we’ll deal with him again in some way.” He’ll certainly have a vendetta against Peter and a bank roll that allows him to commit traitorous acts.
And when it comes to Farr’s future, Gabriel Basso told Tudum: “Due to his belief in due process, he’s not going to be bummed she’s alive, but if Farr eludes justice, he’ll be a little more wary of Travers. To be a traitor and not receive justice is not OK with Peter.”
From the new cast members joining The Night Agent season 2, we’ve also got hints around what the first Night Action mission could entail with characters including a new powerful businessman and his Marine-turned-fixer, a dictator convicted of war crimes with a son and nephew both out for revenge, plus an Iranian mission, and a new night agent partner for Peter.
Shawn Ryan also told Deadline that, when it comes to The Night Agent, each season will have its own story to tell, saying: “The initial pitch for this show that we sold to Netflix was that each season would tell its own, mostly self-enclosed, a beginning, a middle and end story, and any future seasons would include a few but not most of the characters that we saw in the previous season.”
The official plot remains firmly under wraps for The Night Agent season 2, aside from what we've seen in the official trailer, but we’ll be sure to update here as soon as we know more.
Where to watch The Night Agent
All 10 episodes of The Night Agent season 1 can be streamed on Netflix. While you wait for season 2, there’s seven more spy shows like The Night Agent to add to your watchlist.
Will The Night Agent get a third season?
The Night Agent season 3 was confirmed to be in development in October. Given its previous swift renewal and ongoing success on the streaming platform, it's not really all that surprising. According to Netflix: "The Night Agent Season 3 will begin a production unit in Istanbul at the end of 2024 before returning to film in New York in 2025". No rest for the cast and crew, then, given season 2's winter 2025 release date.
It doesn't feel like it'll end there though. In June, Deadline revealed that showrunner Shawn Ryan had signed an four-year overall deal with Netflix, which started in October when his deal with Sony expired. With such an impressive agreement in place, it hints at the show expanding into a franchise, with Deadline discussing rumors of potential The Night Agent spin-offs.
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