The Night Agent Season 3 Review
The Night Agent is an American spy thriller series created by Shawn Ryan. Season 1 dropped on 23 March 2023, Season 2 on 23 January 2024, and the current Season 3 was released on Netflix on 19 February 2026.
Season 3 continues the storyline from the previous instalment, where Peter Sutherland bargained with The Broker for information to successfully eliminate a terrorist attack, a decision that elevated him into a high-value Night Agent, while potentially placing a man controlled by The Broker inside the White House…
The Good
I have a soft spot for espionage and spycraftery… and as soon as the new season dropped, I had to dig in.
Gabriel Basso delivers his strongest portrayal yet as Peter Sutherland. He is more seasoned and morally complex, navigating the murky world of government agencies with a centred moral compass firmly pointed at doing the right thing, at all costs.
The supporting ensemble rises to the challenge. Genesis Rodriguez shines as journalist Isabel De Leon, a sharp, relentless, and emotionally layered character. She adds narrative depth and an intricate story arc to the season. As a journalist, she wants to broadcast her findings to the world; in counterterrorism, information is currency and containment is survival. That tension works beautifully.
Suraj Sharma plays Jay Batra, the financial analyst who kick-starts this season’s conspiracy thread, while Stephen Moyer delivers a compelling performance as an eccentric hitman. The addition of his home-schooled, precocious son, adds a twisted layer of conscience to an otherwise clinical problem solver.
The Broker who is hinted at in the previous seasons as being a black market dealer of information isn’t kept as a shadowy all-knowing figure and gets a fleshed-out story arc that could be more intriguing than the main plot of Season 3.
The Bad
10 episodes with an average running time of 55 minutes can be a lot. The story could have been made more gripping and fast-paced, but instead, it takes the scenic route to fully build up momentum. The plot is intricate, but some storylines and characters don’t get enough screentime, while others get killed off for no reason except to heighten drama.
Despite its strong writing, it has a formulaic and predictable reliance on conspiracies, shadowy corridors, and government corruption, which risks wearing thin.
The Ugly
There is a Rose Larkin shaped hole in season, brutally ripping off an anchor that had been established in previous seasons of Night Agent. While I was never one to approve of Rose and Peter’s trauma-bond relationship and its obvious implication as an Achilles heel for Peter, they could have at least had her pop in for a cameo even if it was via a phone conversation, rather than just mentioning her name several times throughout the season.
Final Thoughts
Season 3 is a satisfying escalation for fans of the previous two seasons, raising the stakes from just another thriller to something with more heart, adding emotional and political weight to its espionage framework. Its not flawless but it still flows/
Have you watched Night Agent, does it sound like your cup of tea.
~B
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