'The Night Agent' Season 2 Recap: What To Remember Before Netflix's Spy Thriller Returns

When The Night Agent Season 2 arrived on Netflix in January 2025, it was one of the streamer’s most highly anticipated sophomore seasons after the show became a surprise breakout hit. Instead of keeping the story anchored in Washington, D.C., the series pushed Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) fully into the field as a Night Agent, expanding the show’s scope with international locations, new characters, and more layered conspiracies for Night Action to confront.

Now, more than a year later, The Night Agent returns with Season 3 premiering February 19, following a shorter wait thanks to an early renewal that came before Season 2 even aired. Before the story moves forward, it’s worth revisiting how Season 2 reshaped the series, from Peter’s increasingly compromised loyalty to a foreign-backed chemical weapons plot that nearly triggered a global crisis and ultimately helped alter the course of a presidential election, setting the political stakes for Season 3. Here’s everything you need to remember.

Peter Uncovers a Chemical Weapons Conspiracy in 'The Night Agent' Season 2

Season 2 opens with Peter Sutherland getting what Season 1 promised him: a field position within Night Action, earned by saving President Travers’ (Kari Matchett) life. When The Night Agent picks up, Peter is already deep in the field, stationed in Thailand with his new partner and trainer, Alice (Brittany Snow). That mission quickly turns tragic when Alice is killed, forcing Peter to go on the run and eventually resurface in New York, determined to find out what went wrong.

As he begins investigating Alice’s murder, Peter uncovers connections to an undercover operation known as Foxglove, a government program originally designed as a defense against chemical warfare. Instead, the technology has fallen into the wrong hands and is being weaponized. At the same time, Peter finds himself at odds with his new boss, Catherine (Amanda Warren), who resents that he was fast-tracked into Night Action without going through the proper channels. Her distrust creates immediate tension, especially since the Thailand mission went sideways due to leaked information, leaving both sides unsure of who they can trust.

Complicating matters further, Rose (Luciane Buchanan) is pulled back into Peter’s orbit, reopening emotional wounds neither fully healed after Season 1. While Rose is willing to help uncover who is developing the chemical weapons, Peter is determined to keep her safe — a plan that quickly unravels when she’s kidnapped by Markus Dargan (Michael Malarkey), the nephew of a foreign dictator intent on using the deadly gas against American citizens.

Peter Makes a Critical Choice in 'The Night Agent' Season 2

After Rose is kidnapped, Peter is forced into contact with intelligence broker, Jacob Monroe (Louis Herthum), a man who is also revealed to have been involved in Alice’s death. Monroe approaches Peter with an impossible choice: break into the United Nations and steal a classified file in exchange for Rose’s location. With no other way to save her, Peter carries out the UN break-in, delivers the file to Monroe, and manages to rescue Rose before it’s too late.

Working together, Peter and Rose race to disable the coordinated attacks, preventing the toxic gas from being released at both the UN and a hotel packed with American civilians. The immediate crisis is averted, but the consequences of Peter’s actions are only just beginning. After the break-in, Monroe assures Peter that his crime will remain buried, as long as Peter agrees to act as his inside man within Night Action. If Monroe calls, Peter must answer.

The season also forces Peter and Rose to confront an uncomfortable truth: their trauma-bond from Season 1 doesn't make for a healthy future. Peter tells Rose to forget about him, and she comes to understand that she'll never have a normal life if she stays tied to his world. She ultimately returns to California, effectively ending their relationship. Meanwhile, Peter confesses to the UN break-in and is arrested, fully accepting that, like his father, he may be remembered as a traitor to his country. But once Monroe's true intentions come into focus, Night Action intervenes, allowing Peter to atone for his decision.

Catherine Offers Peter Redemption in 'The Night Agent' Season 2 Finale

While in custody, Peter is visited by Catherine, who lays out the full scope of the damage caused by the UN break-in. The file Peter stole contains incriminating intelligence connecting Patrick Knox (Jeffery Owens), a presidential candidate, to Foxglove, causing his campaign to collapse once the information is released. Knox drops out of the race, clearing the path for Governor Richard Hagen (Ward Horton) to emerge as the presumptive frontrunner. It’s then revealed that Jacob Monroe has a long-standing relationship with Hagen and, as a result, unprecedented influence over a future president.

By delivering the file, Peter may have stopped a chemical attack, but he also aided and abetted the manipulation of a U.S. election. Rather than letting him face full punishment, Catherine offers Peter a way back into Night Action. She wants him to act as a double agent, staying close to Monroe and answering the phone whenever he calls in order to uncover the true nature of his relationship with Hagen. Peter accepts, and Season 2 ends with the unsettling implication that he is about to take on his most morally compromising mission yet.

What to Expect in Season 3 of 'The Night Agent'

Season 3 premieres February 19, and the series enters a new phase. Luciane Buchanan will not be returning as Rose, marking a clean break from Peter's last connection to a life outside Night Action. The story also shifts back toward the White House, with Ward Horton's Richard Hagen now a series regular, signaling that the presidency, and its power, will once again be central to the narrative. The season also brings back Fola Evans-Akingbola as Secret Service agent Chelsea Arrington, alongside new additions Jennifer Morrison as First Lady Jenny Hagen, Stephen Moyer as a contract killer known as "The Father," and Genesis Rodriguez as relentless journalist Isabel De Leon.

With Peter now operating as a double agent, caught between Night Action and Jacob Monroe’s influence over the incoming president, The Night Agent's return promises to test his loyalty in ways Season 2 only hinted at. The question is no longer whether Peter can stop the next threat, but whether he can do so without being pulled deeper into a world of power and corruption. As the stakes grow more personal and Peter is forced to navigate relationships where no one’s allegiance is clear, The Night Agent is positioning itself for its most morally complex season yet.

Seasons 1 & 2 of The Night Agent are available to stream on Netflix. Season 3 premieres January 19.