Night AgentCredit: NetflixThe first season of Netflixs explosive spy-thriller The Night Agent was a rollicking good time. Its not the smartest spy show out therenot everything can be Slow Horsesbut it makes up for some of its more preposterous moments by sticking to what makes it tick: Likeable characters up against overwhelming odds, plenty of fun twists and turns, and cliffhangers galore.Season 2 doesnt try to reinvent the wheel, but it does expand the conflict with more subplots to keep track of and some globetrotting espionage. While the first season introduced us to Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) and the secretive Night Action program all with a tense presidential assassination plot, the second season takes us on a high-stakes adventure filled with ruthless terrorists, Iranian double agents and a cunning intelligence broker named Jacob Monroe (Louis Herthum).The Night Agent. (L to R) Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland, Luciane Buchanan as Rose Larkin, Amanda ... [+] Warren as Catherine in episode 207 of The Night Agent. Cr. Christopher Saunders/Netflix 2024CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS/NETFLIXSutherland is now a full Night Action agent, though hes still green as far as his superiors are concerned. When an operation in Bangkok goes bad, he doesnt know who he can trustother than Rose Larkin (Luciane Buchanan) of courseso he goes underground. The season hits the ground running and never really lets up.Theres a whole new cast of characters onboard in Season 2. Catherine Weaver (Amanda Warren) is Sutherlands handler, a veteran Night Action agent whose history is intimately tied to Sutherlands own. We also meet Sami (Marwan Kenzari) a multilingual ex-soldier and Night Action agent who ended up as one of my favorite new characters (Id watch a Sami spinoff, Netflix).MORE FOR YOUOur heroes go toe-to-toe with Monroes goons, led by Solomon (Berto Colon) as well as a terrorist group led by the dastardly Markus (Michael Malarkey) and his reluctant cousin, Tomas (Rob Heaps). And since two groups of antagonists arent enough, theres also Iranian intelligence officer, Javad (Keon Alexander) to contend with.The Night Agent. Arienne Mandi as Noor in episode 204 of The Night Agent. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix ... [+] 2024COURTESY OF NETFLIXA great deal of the season actually takes place within the Iranian embassy, where we meet Noor (Arienne Mandi) an Iranian embassy employee who wants to help her family flee Iran, and goes to greatand dangerouslengths to make that happen. All these various characters and subplots converge in a high-stakes race against the clock, as a terrorist group seeks to carry out a deadly attack and exact terrible revenge.I found the season every bit as bingeable and entertaining as the first, even though there are plenty of little moments where you shake your head at just how implausible a lot of it is. Thats okay! When a show manages to be this much fun with this likeable a cast, you can forgive the little things. Even the bad guys are likable this time around, which is good because we spend quite a lot of time with them. The Night Agents second season isnt going to win any awards, but its a genuinely fun ride from start to finish, and Im already excited for Season 3.Let me know your thoughts on The Night Agent on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky or Facebook. Also be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me here on this blog. Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.