The Night Agent is a political thriller about a terrorist attack happening within 7 days. The show takes place between Virginia and Washington, DC. The show stars Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Hong Chau, and Eve Harlow.
The Night Agent takes place in Washington, where we meet Peter Sutherland (Basso) for the first time. He is on a train when he notices a man placing a backpack underneath the seats and getting off the train. Peter finds the backpack has a bomb in it and evacuates the train before it goes off. Peter then gets assigned to Night Action, a program for FBI agents. He sits in a room with a phone waiting for a night agent to call in. When Rose Larkin (Buchanan) calls the line, saying her aunt and uncle were murdered, she's taken into the FBI and an investigation starts as to why her aunt and uncle died.
I wasn't planning on watching this show until I saw a tweet saying it was like Bodyguard, so then I had to see it for myself. I see a couple of comparisons, mostly how the lead actors look the same. But the stories are different from each other. The show wasn't the worst. It was quite good and addicting to watch. Mostly because you have to watch to find out the end. I do feel though that it was long. It could've been 8 episodes or 6 rather than 10. I also couldn't keep up with what was happening. I don't think I can even tell what the problem/situation was in the show entirely. My absolute favorite episode is episode 6: Fathoms. That's when the story moves forward and we see some action to solve the problem. Also, I feel like a lot of time was wasted establishing the villains and giving them deeper backstories. It's like they were trying to make the viewer sympathize with them, but I do not feel that way.
The relationship between Peter and Rose starts off with two people working together on finding out the conspiracy, to lovers protecting each other. I mean, it's like a typical relationship in a thriller series. The protector and protected fall in love with each other due to the circumstances they face. I enjoy this trope. That was also another reason why I chose to watch the show. I like a dramatic love story. Though I didn't ever feel them falling in love through the episodes. There is one scene where they are eating dinner in a motel and cracking some jokes. That was a good scene. After that, they didn't have many personal conversations besides some sarcastic comments. They did end up staying together at the end of the season.
The performances from the main cast were great. I enjoyed Basso and Chau's performances together. There were a lot of action scenes and Basso and Harlow's stunts were fun to watch. The action and fight scenes are crazy. My personal favorite episodes are the car chase scene in episode 1: The Call, the hotel shootout in episode 2: Redial, and the beach scene in episode 6: Fathoms.
Is The Night Agent a good show? Yes. Do I recommend it? Maybe. It's not a super serious show where everything is sad and depressing like Bodyguard, but it may not also be everyones' cup of tea. If you like dramas, yeah I recommend it. However, this is a Netflix show, so it is a little cringy. I may not watch the second season when it comes out unless it's a good plot. I still think Bodyguard is a masterpiece though, but The Night Agent's ending is so much better.
Rating: 7/10
