On Thursday, Feb. 19, a new season of the show “Night Agent” was released on Netflix with a total of ten episodes. With a fourth season still coming, I had very high hopes for this third season. The first two seasons were released in March 2023 and Jan. 2025. In this season, Peter Sutherland is operating as a double agent, appearing to serve Jacob Monroe, also known as The Broker, while secretly reporting this intel to his Night Action Handler, Catherine Weaver. In this season, Sutherland is struggling with the isolation of his double life, taking orders from the broker as well as working for Night Action. Having pushed Rose Larkin away for her own safety, he is emotionally unleashed, making him a stronger agent but significantly more reckless.
One aspect that I enjoyed about season three was that it has more of a political thriller vibe rather than a man-on-the-run type story. The central mystery of season three revolves around the fallout from season 2’s ending, which ended with Peter getting arrested and Catherine giving him an offer about a top-secret mission. President Richard Hagan, who was just a side character in season 2, was raised to power thanks to a leaked scandal in the second season by an intelligence broker, Jacob Monroe.
I liked how, in this new season, more female characters served an actual purpose. In the first and second seasons, Sutherland was working with a girl named Rose Larkin. While there was a bit of romance between Sutherland and Larkin, the directors seemed desperate to keep her in the show, even though it made no sense for a civilian to be involved with top-secret government information. However, in the new season, we are introduced to a journalist named Isabel de Leon. She is a fierce journalist who works for the Financial Register and becomes Peter’s number one ally. She provides a fresh and skeptical new start for Peter in this new season. I liked how the show avoided the romance aspect between Peter and Isabel, making her a character who is a strong and independent partner to Peter.
Being Peter’s most trusted mentor, Catherine has shifted from being a distant superior to a close friend. However, my least favorite part of the season is when Catherine is killed in episode two, titled “Package Deal”, through a rigged explosion. While her death was devastating, it served as a moving force, stripping Peter of his last professional safety net and turning his mission into a search for vengeance.
First Lady Jenny Hagan, is far from just a background character. One of my favorite details in the show is that the directors made her seem like a perfect mother and partner, but she’s the cunning woman behind keeping the administration alive. I liked how her role highlights the show’s ongoing theme that the most dangerous enemies are the ones who are closest to the center of power.
A major plot point that I was surprised by reveals that Adam, Sutherland’s new partner, served under Richard Hagan in the US Army. For most of the season, Adam seems like the perfect partner, until he isn’t. His story reaches a dramatic ending in the season finale titled “Razzmatazz”, when he is given a direct and hidden order from the president: eliminate Peter and Chelsea Arrington. What shocked me the most was the twist in the finale, Adam kills Jacob Monroe, and frames it as a suicide to save the President’s image.
A specific detail I liked about the show was how it added a subplot for a villain titled “The Father”. It involves a young boy he travels with, known as “The Son”. What makes him truly terrifying, yet my favorite villain, is his twisted duality: he presents himself as a devoted family man who is just trying to take care of his child. In a dark and eerie twist, which I was not expecting, but was surprised by the director’s choice of adding this detail: how the young boy is not the father’s biological child, but the son of the previous targets he was ordered to kill.
The last episode of the season was my favorite, since the intensity of the episode kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. While Isabel prepares a live-streamed interview to bypass government-controlled media, Peter must protect Freya from a hit squad sent by the President. As the entire scandal unfolds globally, the Hagans are exposed for laundering millions of dollars through the “Signature Initiative” charity, though the president issues a cowardly self-pardon before fleeing the country.
Ultimately, season three of “The Night Agent” proves that this show is here to stay. By taking Peter out of D.C and onto the global field, the series found a way to get bigger without losing its heart. It’s a season filled with harder choices, tougher villains, higher stakes and a hero who is finally starting to understand the cost of his job. Whether you’re here for the intense fight scenes or the political drama, one thing is certain: when the phone rings for season four, we’ll all be ready to pick up. Peter Sutherland might have saved the day again, but in the world of Night Action, his next mission is just right around the corner.