As much as Netflix loves to cancel popular fantasy shows well before their time, sometimes audiences can become just as caught up in a good old-fashioned espionage adventure that doesn’t require mountains of lore and magical powers, with The Night Agent becoming the streaming service’s biggest episodic success story overnight.
In the 24 hours since premiering, the adaptation of Matthew Quirk’s novel has rocketed right to the very top of the viewership charts in a jaw-dropping 70 countries around the world per FlixPatrol, reinforcing that at-home audiences are never going to tire of a genre capable of delivering top-tier content on the proviso that it’s handled with stye and panache.