7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Night Agent (2023)
The Night Agent (2023)
Overview
Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series presents a nonpartisan critique of government corruption and unchecked power, fostering a bipartisan skepticism of institutions rather than endorsing a specific left or right ideology. Its focus on rooting out corruption within the existing system positions it as neutral.
The series incorporates visible diversity in its casting, featuring actors from various backgrounds and strong female characters in central roles. However, its narrative primarily focuses on political thriller themes and government distrust, without explicitly engaging with or critiquing traditional identities or systemic DEI issues.
Secondary
The Night Agent features minimal and peripheral LGBTQ+ representation, limited to a brief, undeveloped hint of a gay couple in one scene. The series primarily focuses on its thriller plot, with LGBTQ+ themes not central to the narrative or character development. This incidental portrayal neither uplifts nor denigrates queer identity.
The show features multiple female characters who engage in and win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. These victories involve hand-to-hand techniques, improvised weapons, and melee weapon dominance.
The series portrays Christianity as a source of moral grounding and hope, with a character reflecting on Christian teachings to contrast trust in God versus corrupt human institutions.
The available information indicates that 'The Night Agent' (2023) does not feature specific portrayals of transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, no evaluation of positive, negative, or neutral impact can be made regarding this aspect of the show.
The 2023 Netflix series "The Night Agent" is based on Matthew Quirk's novel. All main characters, including Peter Sutherland and Rose Larkin, retain their established canonical genders from the source material in the on-screen adaptation. There are no instances where a character's on-screen gender differs from their established gender in the book.
The casting aligns with specified or implied character ethnicities from the source material. For characters whose race was not explicitly defined in the source, diverse actors were cast, which does not meet the definition of a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
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