Night Agent

So, Maddie, Chelsea, Peter and Rose Larkin work together to prevent the attack. They learn that the attack with be at Camp David, and that Omar isn't the only ...

They learn that the attack with be at Camp David, and that Omar isn’t the only target – so is US President Travers. So, Maddie, Chelsea, Peter and Rose Larkin work together to prevent the attack. The action series is based on Matthew Quirk’s bestselling book and follows a low-level FBI agent Peter Sunderland (played by Gabriel Basso) who works nights manning a phone in the basement of the White House in case it rings, and one night, it does.

ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke to The Night Agent stars Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan about Netflix's political thriller series, which is ...

All the stuff sort of came together and obviously, I’m written that way where I know it’s written in this scene direction what I’m supposed to be looking for, but I think the intangibles that the audience like you might be picking up on are that I know how to do the things in real life. One of my favorite sequences was episode three when with the hard drive, because I wasn’t there when you guys, you and Diane. Basso: I think it was sort of a situation of art imitating life because I’m the kind of like how I was raised and the kind of person I am. So yeah, that was really cool to have that perspective and I didn’t have to have any White House scenes, which is great because they looked very long. I love the fight scenes, but what impressed me the most was the confidence you’re always conveying in this show. So I think it’s having the confidence, like if Peter, instead of looking outward for the approbation and the validation, that little girl knows that he saved her life.

Wondering how 'The Night Agent' Season 1, Episode 10, "Fathers" ends? Decider's Season 1 finale recap unpacks 'The Night Agent's action-packed ending.

Travers offers Sutherland a spot in the night action program as a night agent. Just when he’s about to lose all hope for his father’s innocence, Travers informs Sutherland his dad agreed to become a double agent to assist the White House and was being prepped for deployment when a foreign assassin killed him. Sutherland and Maddie finally have clarity on their “Fathers,” and Arrington has a new job on the president’s detail. When Sutherland learns the president is at Air Force 1, he sprints to stop her from boarding, shoots a compromised agent, and takes Travers at gunpoint.“There’s a bomb on Marine 1 rigged to go off on liftoff,” he says, threatening not to let POTUS go until they kill the engine and conduct a search. And later at the White House, Sutherland and Larkin meet with Travers and learn Gordon Wick evaded capture. Farr runs inside a cabin to warn Almora about the bomb, but Agent Briggs (Toby Levins) shoots them both then sets his watch timer for 10 minutes and prepares the bomb. Unaware that an explosion is imminent, Maddie begs her dad to release her from the bunker. Peter and Rose also uncover evidence that links Diane Farr (Hong Chau) to the murder of Rose’s aunt and uncle. I’ll tell everyone everything and I’ll fucking tear you down.” With a cold look in his eyes, the VP — fully aware that his only living daughter would die in an explosion should she leave — says, “Let her out.” Maddie goes free, and thanks to another last-minute save from Arrington, they both escape before the building is blown to bits. When Chelsea and Maddie arrive on site, communications are down, so can’t warn Almora (Enrique Murciano) about the explosives. As the two forage for answers and fight to stay safe, they uncover concerning evidence that leads to the White House and forces them to question everything and everyone around them. Buckle up for The Night Agent ending explained, and be mindful that spoilers lie ahead.

The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan gives an honest answer about what's next for the Netflix thriller series and whether it could return.

I think these are all questions that we almost certainly would love to answer in a potential Season 2, and I certainly hope we get the opportunity to do that." In the glut of conspiracy thrillers, politically-tinged or otherwise, that routinely debut on Netflix and other streaming services, The Night Agent stands out from the pack due to its strong reviews. I don’t want to tell this specific story over five seasons, I want to tell this specific story in one season and give some satisfaction to the audience that they see how things turn out. I really love the questions that we need answered on: What does it mean that Peter would be a night agent? What I will tell you is that the initial pitch for this show that we sold to Netflix was that each season would tell its own, mostly self-enclosed, a beginning, 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. Currently streaming on Netflix, The Night Agent is led by Gabriel Basso in the role of FBI Agent Peter Sutherland.