NetflixThe Night Agent (2023)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
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
NetflixBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Islam: Negative
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 film's central conflict revolves around systemic governmental corruption and a crisis of trust in institutions, which is presented as a bipartisan and nonpartisan critique. It avoids aligning with specific political ideologies, focusing instead on universal themes of accountability and transparency.
The series features visible diversity in its main and supporting cast, including actors of color in significant roles, reflecting a conscious effort in casting. However, the narrative primarily focuses on a political thriller plot, with character storylines defined by professional roles rather than explicit exploration of racial or gender identities, and no overt DEI themes or critiques of traditional identities are central to the plot.
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.
While featuring a Muslim character, the show's handling of cultural specifics, such as the significance of the hijab, is noted as problematic, potentially undermining authentic representation.
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
7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.4
7.8
Critic Ratings
8.0
6.8
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