The Night Agent Creator Shawn Ryan Talks Season 3 Shocking Death, Teases Major Season 4 Clues

Ryan discusses the creative reasons behind a major character's early exit and provides insight into the potential fourth season's setting and new characters.

Published on Feb. 27, 2026

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The Night Agent creator Shawn Ryan discusses his decision to kill off a key character early in Season 3, explaining how it propels the protagonist Peter's evolution as a night agent. Ryan also provides major clues about the potential fourth season, which is currently in the writers room, including details about the Los Angeles setting and the new partner Peter will be getting. Additionally, Ryan addresses the danger of political power falling into the wrong hands and answers burning questions from Season 3.

Why it matters

The Night Agent has built a loyal following with its thrilling storylines and character development. Ryan's insights into the creative choices behind Season 3 and teasers for Season 4 offer fans a glimpse into the show's future direction and the challenges the characters will face, particularly as the series explores the dark side of power and corruption.

The details

In Season 3, The Night Agent explores the ties between finance, terrorism, and political corruption that reach the White House. When Peter's boss Catherine is killed in a trap set by the shady intelligence broker Jacob Monroe, it forces Peter to grow into more of a leadership role without her mentorship. The decision to kill off Catherine early was made to propel Peter's evolution as a night agent. For the potential fourth season, which is currently in the writers room, Ryan says the world the season will be set in is a secret but is tied to something that exists in the Los Angeles region on a much bigger level than in New York. While Ryan won't reveal specifics on which characters may return, he confirms Peter will be getting a new partner, a character viewers have not met before.

  • In Season 3, Catherine is killed in a trap set by Jacob Monroe in the second episode.

The players

Shawn Ryan

The creator and showrunner of The Night Agent.

Peter Sutherland

The protagonist of The Night Agent, a night agent who evolves into more of a leadership role in Season 3.

Catherine

Peter's boss, who is killed early in Season 3.

Jacob Monroe

The shady intelligence broker who is the main antagonist in Season 3.

Richard Hagan

The new U.S. President who is revealed to be in the pocket of Jacob Monroe.

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What they’re saying

“We spent a lot of time talking about a lot of different permutations in the writers room. One thing that we were intent on doing in Season 3 was seeing Peter's evolution as a night agent.”

— Shawn Ryan, Creator/Showrunner of The Night Agent (Deadline)

“I think, ironically, someone who's more intense than he is I think would help Peter see the logical end result of him being always switched on.”

— Gabriel Basso, Actor who plays Peter Sutherland (Deadline)

“That's an example of the time that you have when you're making a show on Netflix, you see these episodes put together. That felt like the most powerful moment of those two scenes, and as a result, we chose to have that be the punctuation moment near the end of Episode 9, and have the calling up Night Action near the beginning of Episode 10.”

— Shawn Ryan, Creator/Showrunner of The Night Agent (Deadline)

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