Streaming action shows have become a hot commodity in the last few years, and few are operating at as high a level as Reacher, which streams on Prime Video. As much as Alan Ritchson has benefited from starring in the first three seasons of Reacher, he’s also given back to the show with his stardom — fans turn up in droves to watch all his newest projects, and then they flock back to the Prime Video original action series as it continues to produce new seasons. Every platform is now on the lookout for its own version of Reacher, and while Netflix has tested the waters with a few different projects, the one it’s settled on as its biggest rival is The Night Agent. The series stars Gabriel Basso, who also featured in one of the biggest Netflix movies of 2025, A House of Dynamite (co-starring Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba).
The Night Agent premiered back in 2023, one year after the arrival of Reacher, and it’s been hard to deny the similarities between the two. The Night Agent Season 1 was still holding strong as one of the biggest Netflix TV debuts ever, but viewership has been in steady decline, with Season 3 scoring 8.3 million views during its debut on the platform. This is more than 10 million less than the 20+ million scored by Season 1, which made the show’s renewal for Season 4 something of a surprise. This afternoon, Netflix confirmed that production on The Night Agent Season 4 is now underway, and also that it will serve as the final season of the show. Considering the viewership numbers, this isn’t much of a surprise.
What Is ‘The Night Agent’ About?
The Night Agent follows low-level FBI agent Peter Sutherland (played by Gabriel Basso), who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings. His life changes overnight when one day, the phone rings, sending him on the adventure of a lifetime and putting him directly in the middle of a deadly conspiracy that leads all the way to the top. The Night Agent was written and created for TV by Shawn Ryan, who is also famous for writing The Shield, the classic FX detective thriller starring Walton Goggins.
Check out the first three seasons of The Night Agent on Netflix.
via Collider