The Night Agent: 5 TV shows you shouldn't miss if you liked Shawn Ryan's action thriller adaptation 

Netflix's The Night Agent has topped the platform's charts after the release of its Season 2.

The show follows a Night Action telephone operator, Peter, who works in the basement of The White House. His job is to man the phone lines, which run 24/7, that intelligence agents use on secret missions in emergencies. He gets embroiled in a government conspiracy involving stolen and lethal war weapons that could result in catastrophic events.

If you have binge-watched both seasons of the show and are looking for something similar to watch, we are here to solve your problem.

Here are 5 TV shows like The Night Agent that you can watch.

*Disclaimer: This article is based on the author's opinion. Reader discretion is advised.*

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5 action-packed TV shows to watch if you liked Netflix's The Night Agent

1) Black Doves

If you loved the story of a spy agent trying to uncover a conspiracy in The Night Agent, you might like another Netflix action-packed espionage thriller, Black Doves. The show stars Keira Knightley as Helen Webb, a secret agent working for an organization called Black Doves.

After her lover is killed, she sets out to seek revenge, where she learns the true identity of her secret boyfriend. She is partnered up with Ben Whishaw's Sam Young. The show topped Netflix's charts for many weeks and sits with an almost perfect score of 94% on RT.

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2) Bodyguard

Loved Gabriel Basso's Peter navigating a web of government conspiracies in The Night Agent? Then, you might like Richard Madden in action in Netflix's Bodyguard, a British political action series that debuted in 2018.

The show follows Madden's David Budd, a former British army veteran who is now working for the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch. He is tasked with the protection of Home Secretary Julia Montague, which embroils him in a web of government conspiracy. The show was a huge hit, winning Madden a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—Television Series Drama.

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3) Slow Horses

Slow Horses, another British spy thriller based on books like The Night Agent, is based on a series of novels by Mick Herron and features Jack Lowden and Gary Oldman in the leading parts.

This Apple TV+ series follows Slough House, home to MI5 service rejects who have miserably failed their tasks but have not been fired yet. They are led by their rude and unkempt boss, Jackson Lamb, who encourages them to live boring and dull lives until they are involved in a high-stakes investigation one day.

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4) Jack Ryan

A CIA analyst pulled from the comfort of his desk job and put straight into the field of action. Sounds similar? John Krasinski stars as Jack, a CIA analyst, who leaves his desk job to investigate a string of suspicious bank transfers by a rising Islamic extremist named Suleiman.

If you loved Peter fighting the bad guys and endangering his country in The Night Agent, you will love Krasinski's take on Tom Clancy's character. This Amazon Prime Video show has four seasons, which concluded in 2023.

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5) The Recruit

Another spy thriller from Netflix, which stars Noah Centineo as Owen Hendricks, a newly appointed CIA lawyer, who gets caught up in international politics when an Eastern European asset threatens extortion if the CIA does not release her from prison.

Laura Haddock and Aarti Mann also co-star with Centineo. The show debuted in 2022, and now is the perfect time to catch it, as Season 2 will be released on January 30, 2025.

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