It is almost time to answer the call. According to Comicbook, Netflix released the trailer for their new action thriller show, The Night Agent, weeks before the premiere of the show based on the novel by Matthew Quick (Hour of the Assassin, Dead Man Switch). The first season will have ten episodes and will premiere on Netflix on March 23.
According to Comicbook, the show was created by Shawn Ryan (S.W.A.T., Timeless) who also serves as the showrunner. The show stars Gabriel Basso (Super 8, Hillbilly Elegy) as the protagonist, Peter Sutherland. The main character is described as a low-level FBI agent who works in the basement of the White House, working an emergency hotline for American spies that never rings. Then a call comes in from a terrified civilian, Rose Larkin, played by Luciane Buchanan (The New Legends of Monkey, Sweet Tooth). Peter must protect Rose and work together to uncover a fast-moving and dangerous conspiracy that ultimately leads all the way to the Oval Office and threatens the country.
Other cast members include Hong Chau (The Menu, The Whale) as Diane Farr, the President’s Chief of Staff; Sarah Desjardins (Yellowjackets, Riverdale) plays Maddie Redfield, the teenage daughter of the Vice President who is looking to make a name for herself away from the shadow of her father; Fola Evans-Akingbolab (Ten Percent, Siren) stars as Chelsea Arrington, the one in charge of the security detail for Maddie; Eve Harlow (Titans, The 100) will be playing Ellen, an erratic killer who must face the consequences of her impulses; Enrique Murciano (Step Up: High Water, Father of the Bride) as Ben Almora, the cool and collected leader of the Secret Service; Phoenix Raei (The Heights, Black Site) will be starring as Dale, Ellen’s partner both in crime and love; and D.B. Woodside (Lucifer, 24) will play Erik Monks, an agent who returns to the Secret Service after a long pause with the determination to earn back the trust and respect of the institution.
The Night Agent premieres on March 23 exclusively on Netflix. Don’t forget to watch the trailer below.