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Mar 22, 2023 · Image Credit: Dan Power/Netflix. Netflix’s ‘The Night Agent’ is a conspiracy thriller TV series that follows the story of Peter Sutherland, an FBI agent who answers a call that changes his life. A low-level officer, he is put on duty to answer emergency calls from secret agents. One night, when he answers the call, he stumbles upon a ...
May 7, 2023 · The Night Agent is inspired by Matthew Quirk's novel of the same name, and the book's author does have connections to the FBI in his good friend.In an interview on gathering inspiration for The Night Agent's plot line and substance, Quirk revealed the innovation in his conspiracy thriller came from his pal who worked a night shift for the FBI, with much of the rest coming from other sources ...
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- 10 The Night Agent's Metro Attack
- 9 The Target of The Night Agent's Metro Attack
- 8 Diane Farr's Metro Attack Involvement
- 7 The Night Agent's 2 Assassins
- 6 The Existence of Maddie & Chelsea
- 5 The Metro Bomber's Story in The Night Agent
- 4 Peter Sutherland’s Father’s History
- 3 Peter Sutherland’s Godfather
- 2 The Night Agent's Ending
- 1 The Night Agent Season 2 Setup
Quirk’s The Night Agent begins with an attack on the metro, in which Peter Sutherland is present. The attack is a cyber-attack orchestrated by the Russian government and Diane Farr, killing 21 people. The series also starts with Peter witnessing an attack on the metro. However, this is done with a bomb, and Peter is able to foil this by getting eve...
The target of the metro attack in The Night Agent also differs from book to series, which is unsurprising due to the attacker’s differences. In the book, the attack is politically motivated, and Farr and the Russians want to make President Travers’ opponent, the former head of Homeland Security, look weak to swing the vote in Travers’ favor. Doing ...
The metro bombing changing for The Night Agent also changed Diane Farr’s original book role. Quirk’s novel had Farr as the central person for the metro attack and the conspiracy Peter is uncovering. The Night Agent changes this, and Farr is brought in after the metro bombing to help Redfield cover up what happens. Farr is not innocent, but her invo...
Dimitri Sokolov is the assassin in Quirk’s novel who kills Rose’s Aunt and Uncle, kicking off Peter Sutherland’s story. The Night Agent splits Sokolov’s character into two people, Dale and Ellen, who are partners and in a relationship. Dale and Ellen have their own storyline as they hunt down Peter and Rose in The Night Agent, and audiences learn m...
The Night Agent created new characters through the Vice President’s daughter, Maddie Redfield, and her Secret Service detail, Chelsea. Quirk’s novel has no sub-plot and does not even mention the Vice President. The Night Agent added Maddie’s character and the story of her kidnapping to link to the new motivation for the metro bombing. Chelsea plays...
Since the Russians made the attack on the metro and Maddie didn’t exist in the book, the metro bombers and Mattheo's storyline in The Night Agent are another big change. After planting the bomb for Redfield and Wick, they tried to have Mattheo killed but killed his twin brother by accident. Mattheo then uses his boyfriend to help kidnap Maddie so h...
Peter Sutherland’s motivation in the FBI is to clear his father’s name after he was accused of treason for leaking U.S. secrets to the Russian government. Sutherland Sr. is accused of the same thing in the novel, but he is more of a mystery. Peter never mentions trying to clear his father’s name in the novel, and he is not part of the FBI to do so....
Peter Sutherland’s Godfather in The Night Agent novel is Gideon, a Russian asset who influences Sutherland Sr. into becoming a spy for the Russians. In The Night Agent, Jim Wilson is Peter’s Godfather but has a strained relationship with Peter. Jim is a journalist who reported on Sutherland Sr.’s treason, and because Peter believes he is innocent, ...
The ending of The Night Agent sees Peter saving President Travers’ life and Redfield and Wick being discovered. Travers tells Peter the truth about his father and shows him Sutherland Sr.’s confessional video. In the book, the confessional video ends at the confession, and Peter and Rose leave the White House and drive away. In The Night Agent, the...
Although Quirk has written numerous novels, The Night Agent is a standalone story, and Peter and Rose’s journey is unknown once they leave the White House. However, The Night Agent has been confirmed for a second season with Netflix, focusing on a new story with familiar faces appearing throughout. Peter has become a Night Action agent, which sets ...
Mar 23, 2023 · Netflix's spy thriller 'The Night Agent' is based on the 2019 book of the same name. The 10-episode series is an adaptation of New York Times bestselling author Matthew Quirk's 2019 novel The Night Agent. "To save America from a catastrophic betrayal, an idealistic young FBI agent must stop a Russian mole in the White House in this exhilarating ...
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Mar 23, 2023 · Gabriel Basso in ‘The Night Agent’ Netflix. The Shield creator and S.W.A.T. showrunner Shawn Ryan is venturing into a new genre territory with The Night Agent, a slick conspiracy thriller that ...
Mar 29, 2023 · Yes, there will be. Less than a week after The Night Agent premiered, Ryan confirmed the series was renewed for Season 2. The upcoming season will have 10 episodes and is slated to debut in 2024. “We certainly have some initial ideas,” Ryan teased when initially asked about the possible plot twists of the next installment of The Night Agent.
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The Night Agent is an American action thriller television series created by Shawn Ryan based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quirk. Starring Gabriel Basso in the title role, it premiered on Netflix on March 23, 2023. [ 1 ]
