8 Shows Like The Night Agent to Watch While You Wait for Season 3
Netflix‘s hit action thriller series, The Night Agent, returned with season 2 on January 23, 2025, and fans got early news that the show was renewed for a third season ahead of the season 2 debut.
Based on the novel by Matthew Quirk, The Night Agent is a sophisticated, character-based, action-thriller centering on a low level FBI Agent, Peter Sutherland, whose efforts to save The President in Season 1 earn him an opportunity to become a Night Agent in Season 2. But working in the secretive organization of Night Action will propel Peter into a world where danger is everywhere and trust is in short supply. The series is created and executive produced by Shawn Ryan (The Shield, S.W.A.T.).
Star Gabriel Basso (Hillbilly Elegy, The Big C) along with Luciane Buchanan (The New Legends of Monkey, Filthy Rich) returned for season 2, and Amanda Warren (Dickinson, The Leftovers) joined the cast as Catherine, a veteran of the top secret Night Action investigative program who trains and oversees various Night Agents, including new recruit Peter Sutherland. Brittany Snow (X, Pitch Perfect) also joined the cast as Peter’s partner and mentor in his first assignment in Night Action.
If you’re looking for shows like The Night Agent that blend action, thriller, drama, and maybe some romance, we got your covered. While you wait for season 3, here are 8 shows like The Night Agent to check out.
The Agency (2024 – )
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherin Waterston, John Magaro, Harriet Sansom Harris, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Andrew Brooke, India Fowler
Synopsis: “Martian is a covert CIA agent, ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart—hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.”
Where to watch: Paramount+
The Americans (2013-2018)
Cast: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Holly Taylor, Keidrich Sellati, Noah Emmerich, Annet Mahendru, Costa Ronin, Alison Wright, Richard Thomas, Margo Martindale, Maximiliano Hernández
Synopsis: “At the height of the Cold War, two Russian agents pose as the average American couple, complete with family.”
Where to watch: Hulu
Black Doves (2024 – )
Cast: Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Buchan, Andrew Koji, Omari Douglas, Sam Troughton, Ella Lily Hyland
Synopsis: “When a spy posing as a politician’s wife learns her lover has been murdered, an old assassin friend joins her on a quest for truth — and vengeance.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Bodyguard (2018 miniseries)
Cast: Richard Madden, Keeley Hawes, Sophie Rundle, Gina McKee, Jed Mercurio, Pippa Haywood, Paul Ready, Vincent Franklin
Synopsis: “Set in and around the corridors of power, Bodyguard tells the fictional story of David Budd (Richard Madden), a heroic, but volatile war veteran now working as a Specialist Protection Officer for the Royalty and Specialist Branch (RasP) of London’s Metropolitan Police Service. When he is assigned to protect the ambitious and powerful Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes), Budd finds himself torn between his duty and his beliefs. Responsible for her safety, could he become her biggest threat?”
Where to watch: Netflix
Condor (2018-2020)
Cast: Max Irons, Kristen Hager, Bob Balaban, Sam McCarthy, Gage Arbuthnot, William Hurt, Leem Lubany, Mira Sorvino, Angel Bonanni
Synopsis: “A young CIA analyst Joe Turner, whose idealism is tested when he joins the CIA hoping to reform it from within but stumbles onto a terrible but brilliant plan that threatens the lives of millions.”
Where to watch: Fubo, MGM+
The Diplomat (2023 – )
Cast: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ato Essandoh, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, Celia Imrie, Nana Mensah, Miguel Sandoval, Michael McKean
Synopsis: “Amid an international crisis, a US diplomat contends with her high-profile new job as ambassador to the UK and her turbulent marriage to a political star.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Lioness [Season one title: Special Ops: Lioness] (2023 – )
Cast: Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, Michael Kelly, James Jordan, LaMonica Garrett, Austin Hébert, Hannah Love Lanier
Synopsis: “Follows the life of Joe (Zoe Saldaña) while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA’s spear in the war on terror. The Lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade (Nicole Kidman) and Byron Westfield (Michael Kelly), enlists an aggressive Marine Raider named Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira) to operate undercover alongside Joe among the power brokers of State terrorism in the CIA’s efforts to thwart the next 9/11.”
Where to watch: Paramount+
The Recruit (2022 – )
Cast: Noah Centineo, Laura Haddock, Colton Dunn, Aarti Mann, Fivel Stewart, Kristian Bruun, Teo Yoo, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Kaylah Zander
Synopsis: “Recruited out of law school by the CIA, a daredevil young attorney leaps unprepared into the dangerous world of international espionage.”
Where to watch: Netflix
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