Peter Sutherland, the FBI agent who saved the president in Season 1 of Netflix’s hit action-thriller “The Night Agent,” is back for a new high-stakes mission in Season 2. This time, Peter is a full-fledged Night Agent tasked with hunting down a CIA mole leaking top government secrets. The stakes are even higher as the mole is gathering resources to build a bomb and blow up Manhattan.
This adds extra urgency to Peter’s rogue mission to stop the threat before it’s too late. Gabriel Basso returns as Peter Sutherland, joined by new cast members Brittany Snow and Amanda Warren. Other additions to the cast include Arienne Mandi, Louis Herthum, Berto Colon, Michael Malarkey, and Keon Alexander.
Season 2 of “The Night Agent” was filmed on location in New York, Washington D.C., and Thailand. All 10 episodes of the new season premiere on Netflix on Thursday, January 23 at 3 a.m. ET. Another thriller series debuting this week is “Prime Target” on Apple TV+.
The show stars Leo Woodall as Edward Brooks, a brilliant young math postgraduate student on the verge of discovering a pattern in prime numbers that could potentially unlock every computer in the world.
Sutherland’s high-stakes mission in ‘The Night Agent’
However, an unseen enemy is determined to destroy Edward’s idea before it takes off.
To unravel the treacherous plot against him, Edward teams up with NSA agent Taylah Sanders, played by Quintessa Swindell. “Prime Target” cast includes Stephen Rea, David Morrissey, Martha Plimpton, and Sidse Babett Knudsen. The first two episodes premiere on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, January 22 at midnight. ET, with the remaining six episodes dropping weekly.
Over on CBS, a modern-day spin on the Sherlock Holmes stories called “Watson” shifts the focus to Dr. John Watson, played by Morris Chestnut, following the famed detective’s death. Watson resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders.
Together with his skilled team, Watson begins tackling challenging medical mysteries, all while Moriarty, the killer of his friend Sherlock, is still at large. The series premiere of “Watson” on CBS airs Sunday, January 26 at 10 p.m. ET. It will also be available to stream on Paramount+.
