The Night Agent
NZ release: 23 February 2023
Graphic violence Rated on: 23 February 2023
Season 1: Episodes 1-10
What’s it about?
Agent Peter Sutherland is working a night shift in the bottom of the White House, monitoring an emergency line that never rings. Peter receives a distress call pulling him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole and the Oval Office.
The facts
- Created by Shawn Ryan (The Shield, S.W.A.T.)
- English language
- Runtime: 10 episodes, 56 minutes each
- Based on the novel The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk
Why did it get this rating?
This show was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Graphic violence
Characters are constantly under threat and in dangerous situations throughout the series. Bloody and gory injuries and deaths are shown in detail. Violence includes fist fighting and gun violence. In one scene, a character is choked to death with wires.
Offensive language
Characters frequently use words such as “f*ck” and “sh*t.
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