The Night Agent Season 3 Premiere Teases Peter's Toughest Mission Yet

The first 8 minutes of the new season reveal Peter Sutherland making a big promise as a child that will shape his dangerous path forward.

Published on Feb. 19, 2026

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The Night Agent Season 3 is set to premiere on Netflix on February 19, 2026, and the first 8 minutes of the new season have been released, providing a glimpse into the challenges Peter Sutherland will face. The episode flashes back to Peter's childhood, where his mother makes him promise to 'always do the right thing, even when it's hard.' This sets up the moral dilemmas Peter will confront as a full-fledged Night Action operative, as he navigates powerful forces, possibly even within his own government, while trying to uphold his childhood promise.

Why it matters

The Night Agent is a popular Netflix espionage thriller series, and the events of Season 3 will likely have significant implications for Peter's personal life and his role within the Night Action organization. Fans are eager to see how Peter's past choices and new threats will collide as he takes on his toughest mission yet.

The details

In the opening scene of the Season 3 premiere, Peter is seen brokering a black-market intelligence deal involving stolen military blueprints, before tipping off the authorities and disappearing. This shows how far Peter has evolved from the basement phone operator he was in Season 1. However, the episode then takes a dramatic turn as a commercial plane is taken down by a missile strike, hinting that Peter's next mission could put him on a collision course with powerful forces, possibly even within his own government.

  • The Night Agent Season 3 will premiere on February 19, 2026, on Netflix (US).
  • The first 8 minutes of the new season were previewed by Tudum ahead of the premiere.

The players

Peter Sutherland

The protagonist of The Night Agent series, who is now a full-fledged Night Action operative after the events of Season 2.

Peter's mother

In a flashback, Peter's mother receives a phone call that shakes her, and she asks him to promise to 'always do the right thing, even when it's hard.'

Markus

A character from Season 2 who attempted to trigger a major terror plot tied to the United Nations, but was stopped by Peter and Rose.

Viktor Bala

A character from Season 2 who was connected to the terror plot that Markus was carrying out.

Jacob Monroe

An intelligence broker that Peter made a deal with in Season 2 to steal a sensitive file that could influence a U.S. presidential election.

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What they’re saying

“I think he's just sort of exhausted from dealing with the position that he was put into in season 2 and ultimately having to make these decisions that made him his father in a lot of ways and then losing Rose. I think he's just tired.”

— Gabriel Basso, Actor (Netflix Life)

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