“The Shield” creator Shawn Ryan’s new series “The Night Agent” has been a surprise hit for streaming giant Netflix.
The series, based on the novel by Matthew Quirk, debuted on March 23rd and pulled in 168.7 million hours viewed in its first few days on the streamer.
According to Netflix, that is the third-best premiere week of viewing for the first season of any Netflix original – and that is only with a few days counted as opposed to a full week. The series also appeared in the Top 10 in 93 countries.
In “The Night Agent,” Gabriel Basso stars as a low-level FBI Agent who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings.
One night it does, propelling him into a fast-moving and dangerous conspiracy that ultimately leads all the way to the Oval Office.
Hong Chau, Luciane Buchanan, Sarah Desjardins, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Eve Harlow, Enrique Murciano, Phoenix Raei and D.B. Woodside co-star.
Its numbers eclipse everything else on the streamer. The biggest film of the week was “Luther: The Fallen Sun,” which topped the film charts for a third week in a row and has reportedly been viewed 73 million times.
Source: Netflix
