Why Night Agent star Gabriel Basso 'could quit acting' as hit Netflix thriller returns for season two

Netflix’s hit series The Night Agent is back for its second season, but despite starring in one of the biggest shows around, Gabriel Basso has said he ‘could quit acting’.

Basso stars in the show as the titular Night Agent, an operative whose only job is to man an emergency phone for the FBI.

The first season was one of the biggest of 2023 on Netflix, and the second season came out today, Thursday January 23^rd.

Check out the trailer for season two.

Basso opened up about the possibility that he may leave acting behind soon in a recent interview with Variety, with the show’s creator adding fuel to the fire.

Despite Variety describing him as a potential ‘movie star’, they said he expressed a desire to leave the limelight.

Creator of The Night Agent, said: “I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the first thing he did after Season 1 finished filming was go to Tennessee and get a stonemason’s license.

“Other actors would have been dialing their publicist. He likes to do the work more than talk about the work.

“I’ll be curious how your interview goes with him, because I don’t think talking to the press is his favourite thing to do.”

Basso stars (Netflix)

Basso said in the interview: “The actors that built this business all had life experiences.

“They all fought in the war. They were all doing stuff outside of this.

“And to me, how can you as an actor portray real events insulated from reality? You literally can’t do it.”

Despite this uncertainty from its lead actor, season two of the show has been just as well received as season one, if not better.

Season one received a Rotten Tomatoes score of 74%, while season two currently sits at 89% after 9 reviews.

Kaiya Shuntaya of RogerEbert.com said: “The stakes in The Night Agent finally feel palpable; because of this, the series has reached its potential as thrilling and well-written action.”

CBR’s Brittany Fredrick said in their 9/10 review: “Showrunner Shawn Ryan and his creative team do the expected scaling up of the series' plot, but never lose sight of the story elements and characters that made the program a runaway hit in the first place.”

Meanwhile, Nick Bythrow of ScreenRant said in their review: “The Night Agent season 2 provides a carefully-crafted thriller beyond the events of its source material, entertaining despite a shaky story.”

The Night Agent season two is available to watch on Netflix now.