The actor who stars as the hero of Netflix's megahit spy series talks to The Hollywood Reporter about doing his own stunts ("Some injuries were picked up"), how season two's ending will change Peter for season three and why he's considering another break in acting: "I’m

It seems like The Night Agent on Netflix might be heading in a new story direction, possibly without keeping Gabriel Basso's character, Peter Sutherland, at the heart of it all.

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “Buyer’s Remorse,” the Season 2 finale of “ The Night Agent ,” now streaming on Netflix. In its final moments, Season 2 of “The Night Agent” elegantly set up a Season 3.

While he called it a “bad tendency,” the actor also explained why it’s just so hard to have to rein it in while playing Peter. Basso’s doing a lot of his own stunts for the show, and he sees the character as extremely “capable.”

One of Netflix’s biggest hits, the action-thriller series The Night Agent, returned in January 2025 with its much-anticipated second season after a two-year hiatus. In the 10-episode season, Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) becomes a Night Action agent and is quickly thrown into a world of espionage,

Gabriel Basso, who plays the lead in the Netflix hit The Night Agent, is all set for the thrilling third season.

Only a week has passed since The Night Agent Season 2 premiered on the 2025 TV schedule, but it’s been known for months now that this won’t be the end of Peter Sutherland’s exploits as a member of Night Action.

Agent is often compared to a classic 2000 thriller series - and those comparisons will become more pronounced thanks to season 3's story.