'The Night Agent': Action-thriller is Netflix's biggest series debut after 'Wednesday' and 'Dahmer'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA : The Night Agent's first-week viewership numbers are in, and they show that the action-thriller series had one of the most successful series debuts on Netflix. The reported information pertains to the 2023 week of March 20 to March 26. It reveals that in the four days following its March 23 premiere, 'The Night Agent' racked up 168.17 million hours of viewership, securing the third position after popular shows like 'Wednesday' and 'Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story'.
Created by Shawn Ryan, the series stars Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan along with Hong Chau. 'The Night Agent' official synopsis reads, "While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House."
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Viewership numbers
The data acquired by The Hollywood Reporter reveals the 'The Night Agent' viewership was sufficient to promote it to the top position on Netflix's internal charts in the United States and 78 other nations. Since July 2021, when Netflix started disclosing viewership data, only two other Netflix shows have outperformed 'The Night Agent' and they are 'Wednesday' with 341.23 million hours viewed and 'Dahmer – Monsters: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' with 196.2 million hours watched.
What's next on Netflix?
The action-thriller series' outstanding first-week results will undoubtedly raise Netflix's expectations for the remainder of 2023. The popular streaming service has a number of high-profile shows coming out between now and December, including the comedy-drama 'Beef', which debuts in April and will stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. 'The American Jesus' comic book trilogy by Mark Millar and Peter Gross will also be made into a live-action film. The adaptation, titled 'The Chosen One', has yet to receive an air date from Netflix, but a recently released poster for the series hints it may premiere soon.
The streamer is also counting on a few of its well-known blockbusters to maintain subscription growth. Both a second season of 'Wednesday' and the fifth and final set of episodes of the psychological suspense drama, 'You', received approval in January. The fifth season of the highly acclaimed sci-fi horror drama, 'Stranger Things', which is now in production, will be its swan song.
Till then, you can watch 'The Night Agent', which is exclusively available to stream on Netflix.