Genre: Action; Conspiracy thriller; Drama
Created by Shawn Ryan
Based on The Night Agent; by Matthew Quirk
Starring: Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, Phoenix Raei, Enrique Murciano, D. B. Woodside & Hong Chau.
Music by Robert Duncan
Executive producers: Shawn Ryan, Seth Gordon, Marney Hochman, Julia Gunn, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Paul Neinstein, Nicole Tossou, David Beaubaire
Producers: James Dodson, Nick Bradley
Cinematography: David Hennings; François Dagenais; Michael Wale; Simon Chapman
Editors: James Dodson, Nick Bradley
Producers: James Dodson, Nick Bradley
Production Location: British Columbia, Canada
Cinematography: David Hennings, François Dagenais, Michael Wale, Simon Chapman
Editors: Peter Elliot, Lilly Urban, Natasha Gjurokovic, Anthony Pinker
Production companies: MiddKid Productions, Exhibit A, Project X Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television
Network: Netflix
Plot: While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House.
Season 1 of The Night Agent was Good but not Great.
Pros: This show did so well to portray that many politicians are very sleazy. I like Peter and Rose together as a duo. Having the main lead Peter as a suspect was intriguing. A lot of emotions did take place and I’m glad I took my time watching a few episodes at a time.
Cons: The pacing did bore me a bit. The premise did feel like something familiar and it left a lot of plot threads.
Casts & Characters:
Main:
- Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland, an FBI agent who works at the White House as a Night Action telephone operator
- Luciane Buchanan as Rose Larkin, a young cybersecurity entrepreneur and the niece of two Night Action agents
- Fola Evans-Akingbola as Chelsea Arrington, an ambitious U.S. Secret Service agent who leads Maddie’s protective detail
- Sarah Desjardins as Maddie Redfield, the daughter of the Vice President
- Eve Harlow as Ellen, an unpredictable assassin
- Phoenix Raei as Dale, a professional hitman and Ellen’s partner
- Enrique Murciano as Ben Almora, the director of the Secret Service
- D. B. Woodside as Erik Monks, a veteran U.S. Secret Service agent newly assigned to Maddie
- Hong Chau as Diane Farr, the White House chief of staff
Recurring:
- Andre Anthony as Colin Worley, perpetrator of a bombing in Washington, D.C.
- Anthony also portrays Matteo, Colin’s identical twin brother
- Christopher Shyer as Vice President Ashley Redfield
- Toby Levins as Nathan Briggs, the U.S. Secret Service agent who is part of Redfield’s detail team
- Ben Cotton as Gordon Wick, the CEO of a government contractor, Turn Lake Industries, who hired Ellen and Dale to kill people
- Kari Matchett as President Michelle Travers
I recommend watching this series only on Netflix.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe