Cancel your weekend plans to binge Netflix spy thriller branded ‘best season so far’

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If you’re holing up to escape the February chill, then we’ve got you covered with the perfect binge watch as you cosy up under the blankets this weekend.

A new season of Netflix’s hit spy thriller The Night Agent has landed, which means that for fans new and old, there are plenty of episodes to dig your teeth into.

Much like its predecessors, the third season is made up of 10 episodes and follows FBI Agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), whose quiet world is changed forever when the phone he mans every night finally rings.

The show has proven itself a certified success, with the first season becoming the most-watched show in the first half of 2023, and the second piling millions of viewing hours after it arrived in January 2025.

Season three looks set to follow this trend, with the show already climbing to number three in the top 10 charts just a day after coming out.

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If you haven’t watched the show, this is your sign to catch up. If you have, then what are you waiting for? Season three awaits and is already being hailed by fans.

Michaela Watkins as Freya, Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in The Night Agent stood on a train platform
The Night Agent is back with an action-packed third season
(Picture: Christopher Saunders/Netflix)

In fact,early door reviews have secured it a 100% critics’ Rotten Tomatoes score and a solid 85% audience score, the highest of any season, and a considerable jump from the 39% audience score for season two.

‘Best season yet. Always loved this show. Great entertainment,’ Carlee R wrote.

‘Five episodes through and thoroughly enjoying it. It really tightens up after episode 2 and finds it stride and I’m loving some of the new dynamics with the new night agents,’ Drew H echoed.

Over on X, Shannon shared: ‘I should be sleep but the new season of The Night Agent is just so good’

Fola Evans-Akingbola as Chelsea Arrington, Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland hidden by a wall with Peter holding a gun
Fans are already binge-watching the new season as it hits number three in the Netflix charts (Picture: Christopher Saunders/Netflix)

Critics were in hearty agreement, with Screenrant writing: ‘The Night Agent season 3 is the show’s best instalment yet, thanks to a tighter narrative, compelling characters, solid action, and great twists.’

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‘By tightening its storytelling, deepening its characters, and delivering deliberate, hard-hitting action sequences, The Night Agent has officially delivered its strongest season yet,’ Collider echoed.

Lead star Gabriel, 31, has pushed to do the stunt work himself on the show, explaining his motivation to The Hollywood Reporter.

Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland pulling a an underwater in The Night Agent
Gabriel shared why he’s insistent on doing all the stunts himself (Picture: Christopher Saunders/Netflix)

He said: ‘You don’t get to eat the best food, sleep in the most comfortable beds and make a million dollars and then when it comes time to get hit by a guy, say: “No, that could hurt.”

‘You’re paid a lot of money – there should be a feeling of being beholden to the audience.

‘I’m obligated to risk my life for something sick that could live forever on camera. It’s like the quote from Spider-Man: ‘With great power comes great responsibility.’”

The Night Agent season three is streaming on Netflix now.

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