The Night Agent and the 6 best action Netflix shows of 2023

It’s almost the end of 2023, and it’s the perfect time to share Netflix Life’s list of the best action Netflix shows of 2023. This year has been an incredible time for new action shows on Netflix. We saw new seasons of several action hits, like Outer Banks, but the streamer also released a bunch of new action shows, including The Night Agent. 

The overnight senstation is up first on our list of the best action shows of the year! We’ll add more shows to the list if Netflix drops anymore new action shows later this year. We think Berlin, the Money Heist spinoff, will also make the list, and that premieres on Dec. 29, 2023.

The Night Agent

The Night Agent is easily one of the best action shows of the year, and it’s one of the best action Netflix shows of all time. The first season premiered on Netflix in March 2023, and it was quickly renewed for season 2 purely based on how good the show was and how many people were tuning in.

The series is based on the book of the same name by Matthew Quirk. Shawn Ryan developed the Netflix series, which stars Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, Phoenix Raei, Enrique Murciano, D. B. Woodside, and Hong Chau.

In the series, Basso stars as Peter Sutherland, a government employee who mans a phone at night in the basement of the White House. When spies who are part of the Night Agent program are in trouble, Peter sends their information to the right person. When he gets a call from a non-spy, Rose (Buchanan), in trouble, Peter goes above and beyond to keep her safe, which results in the pair working together to stop a major conspiracy involving those in at the highest levels of the United States government.

The Night Agent season 2 is in the works on Netflix, as mentioned, and coming soon!