Even Stephen King Approves of This 'Ridiculously Entertaining' Netflix Show
The cult author shares a fascinating Netflix novelty.
Stephen King 's recommendations are definitely not to be ignored. King of Horror often shares what he likes, and this time it's a recommendation that thriller genre fans will love.
"The Night Agent (Netflix ): Farfetched, but ridiculously entertaining. There's good chemistry between Peter and Rose, attention to the little things, and enjoyable paranoia," Stephen shared on his Twitter account.
The Night Agent is a high-profile spring release from Netflix, with over 168 million hours watched in its first week. For streaming, this is one of the best performances in its history.
Working in the Federal Security Service is an extremely responsible job. The lives of not only high-ranking government officials, but also ordinary citizens depend on the vigilance of FBI agents.
Thanks to the newly recruited FBI agent Peter Sutherland, dozens of innocent lives are saved during the attack.
For such an act, a promotion is due. And so it happens – Peter is sent to work in the White House. However, there is a nuance: he has been assigned to observe an unremarkable object – a telephone.
The job of an agent in the FBI's top-secret Night Alert program is similar to that of a call center operator. All Peter has to do is sit and wait for the call. But his phone rarely rings.
One day, the silence of the night is broken by a call, and Peter, of course, answers it. From this conversation begins a chaos for the night agent, which will lead him to the "mole" who has entered the White House.
The author of the original novel, Matthew Quirk, is no stranger to near-political intrigue and crime.
For several years he worked for The Atlantic, where he wrote about private military contractors, the opium trade, the pursuit of terrorists, and international gangs.
The influence of journalism can be seen in his literary work. The Night Agent original book is a political thriller. According to Quirk, it will be the first book in the series about FBI agent Peter Sutherland.
The Night Agent has already been renewed for a second season. It is expected to be released in 2024.