The third season of The Night Agent arrived on Netflix on February 19, 2026, and it takes viewers on a wild ride from the streets of Istanbul all the way to the Oval Office. Gabriel Basso returns as FBI agent Peter Sutherland, but this time he is not working with his partner Rose Larkin. Instead, he finds himself caught in a massive conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of the US government.
The season starts with a passenger plane getting shot down by a missile, killing 157 people. Peter gets pulled into the investigation when a young Treasury agent named Jay Batra (Suraj Sharma) runs away to Istanbul after killing his boss. Jay found proof that American companies were connected to a crypto wallet used by the terrorist group that took credit for the attack. What looks like a simple manhunt turns into something much bigger when Peter realizes the corruption goes all the way to the White House.
The Dangerous Deal with Jacob Monroe Comes Back to Haunt Peter
Peter’s problems this season trace back to his deal with intelligence broker Jacob Monroe (Louis Herthum) in season 2. Back then, Peter stole classified documents to stop a chemical attack. Monroe used those documents to help Governor Richard Hagan (Ward Horton) win the presidential election. To stay out of prison, Peter agreed to work as a mole inside Monroe’s operation.
This season, Monroe demands that Peter deliver Jay Batra to him. In exchange, Monroe promises information about corruption inside the US government. Peter agrees, but both men plan to betray each other. Peter wears a hidden microphone so his handler Catherine Weaver (Amanda Warren) can hear everything and know when to move in.
Monroe is too smart for that. He suspects a trap and sends a fake vehicle to throw Catherine off. When Catherine gets close to the van she thinks holds Peter, Jay, and Monroe, it explodes. Catherine dies in the blast. Peter and his new partner Adam (David Lyons) later confirm she is gone. This loss hits Peter hard because Catherine was one of the few people he trusted.
The First Lady’s Dark Secrets Start to Unravel
Back in Washington, Secret Service agent Chelsea Arrington (Fola Evans-Akingbola) has a bad feeling about the First Family. Viewers first met Chelsea in season 1 when she helped save the White House from an attack. Now she runs security for First Lady Jenny Hagan (Jennifer Morrison).
A violent incident at the White House makes Chelsea even more suspicious. A staffer named Brian Mott gets shot, and Jenny makes it look like he was a threat. Chelsea finds a phone that proves Jenny staged the whole thing. Jenny had been working with Monroe for years. She passed him classified information from the daily presidential briefings in exchange for campaign money.
Jenny used her charity to launder $6 million from Monroe into her husband’s campaign. When Chelsea figures this out, the White House tries to destroy her reputation. They plan to leak a story saying Chelsea killed Mott because she is unstable.
Chelsea’s fiancé Theo finally sees the truth. He loves Chelsea but was caught up in the excitement of being close to the president. When he learns the White House plans to blame Chelsea for everything, he starts calling the press to stop the story. Theo and Chelsea patch things up and start planning their wedding by the end of the season.
Isabel De Leon Uncovers Her Own Family Secret
Peter teams up with journalist Isabel De Leon (Genesis Rodriguez) to follow the money trail. Isabel works for The Financial Register and has been investigating dark money networks for years. She is tough, smart, and not afraid to put herself in danger to get the story.
Together, Peter and Isabel dig into Walcott Capital, a shadow bank run by Freya (Michaela Watkins). Walcott helped launder money for terrorists and also handled Monroe’s payments to the Hagan campaign. The deeper they dig, the more dangerous things get.
The biggest shock comes when Isabel learns that Monroe is her father. Years ago, Monroe worked as a lawyer in Mexico. The US government forced him to betray a Mexican businessman named Raul Zapata, who ran a terrorist group called LFS. Zapata killed the woman Monroe loved, Sofia, as revenge. Monroe spent the next 30 years building his intelligence network to get back at Zapata. Along the way, he had a daughter he never knew. Isabel is that daughter.
Monroe tries to make things right with Isabel by helping with the investigation. But it is too little, too late. Isabel has spent her whole life without a father. She uses the files Monroe gives her to expose the whole conspiracy.
The Final Episode Brings Everything to a Head
The season finale, titled “Razzmatazz,” packs a lot into its runtime. Peter and Chelsea race to get Isabel and Freya to The Financial Register offices for a live interview. Freya agrees to talk only if she gets protection. She has the proof everyone needs.
President Hagan realizes he is about to be exposed. He orders Adam to kill anyone who can tie him to the crimes. Adam shoots Monroe in the head and makes it look like suicide. When Peter finds Monroe’s body, Adam lies and says Monroe killed himself.
Adam also tries to kill Chelsea. They fight in a car, and the vehicle flips over. Both survive, and Chelsea runs to a nearby barn. Peter finds her and helps her escape.
The biggest confrontation happens between Peter and Adam. Adam has been brainwashed into thinking Peter is the enemy. He points his gun at Peter, ready to shoot. Peter has already been shot in the leg and is bleeding badly. But he does not fight back. Instead, he walks toward Adam and talks to him like a human being.
“Are you willing to die for this?” Adam asks Peter.
Peter keeps walking. He appeals to the good man he knows Adam used to be. Adam lowers his gun. He realizes the president has been using him to do dirty work. Adam lets Peter go and disappears. His current location is unknown.
The Live Interview That Brings Down a President
While Peter faces Adam, Isabel goes live on air with Freya. Freya admits everything on camera. Walcott Capital helped finance terrorist attacks. The company also laundered Monroe’s money into the Hagan campaign through the First Lady’s charity.
The interview destroys the Hagan administration. News reports show Richard Hagan pardoning himself and his wife before the Senate can convict them. They leave the White House in a helicopter, waving goodbye like nothing happened. A news ticker reveals they already signed a media deal. In today’s world, even disgraced politicians find ways to cash in.
What Happens to Everyone in the End
Peter survives his leg wound and makes a full recovery. He takes some time off to find balance in his life, just like Isabel suggested. But when Deputy Director Aiden Mosley (Albert Jones) mentions he has a new partner in mind, Peter gets excited. He is not ready to leave the field yet.
In a sweet moment, Peter buys ice cream in Central Park. The flavor is Razzmatazz, the same one his late mother used to buy him when he was a child. He has been looking for that beach memory his whole life. Finding that ice cream feels like a small piece of peace.
Jay Batra becomes a government financial analyst. He appears on news shows explaining how he uncovered the Hagan’s money trail. He went from fugitive to hero.
Isabel heads to Barcelona for a few months. She tells Peter she needs a break after everything that happened. She also needs time to process finding out about her father right before he died.
Chelsea and Theo are last seen making wedding plans. Their relationship survived the White House drama, and they seem happy.
Freya thinks she got away clean. She cooperated with the FBI and got a new identity as “Nina.” But she made one big mistake. Earlier in the season, she hired an assassin known as The Father (Stephen Moyer) to kill Peter and others. The Father decided to quit the business to raise his young son. Freya threatened him, saying she would come after him one day.
The Father did not forget. In the final scene, he changes his appearance and uses a fake name, “Henry.” He finds Freya at a bar and slips poison into her drink. She dies without even knowing what happened. The Father walks away to play football with his son, free from her threats forever.
Why Rose Larkin Is Not in Season 3
Fans noticed right away that Luciane Buchanan does not appear this season. Her character Rose Larkin decided at the end of season 2 that she wanted a normal life away from all the danger. Peter respects her choice, even though it leaves him working alone.
Some viewers miss the chemistry between Peter and Rose. Their trauma bond made the first two seasons special. But the show moves in a new direction this year, giving Peter new partners and new challenges. Whether Rose might return in a future season remains to be seen.
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What the Ending Means for the Characters
The season 3 finale shows that doing the right thing still matters, even when the whole system seems broken. Peter wins not because he is the best fighter, but because he refuses to give up his integrity. He could have shot Adam. Instead, he chose to talk. That choice saved both their lives.
Monroe’s story ends sadly. He spent 30 years seeking revenge for Sofia’s death. In the process, he became the kind of monster he once hated. He never got to be a real father to Isabel. His death leaves her with complicated feelings she will have to work through.
The Hagans represent something scary about modern politics. They broke the law, got caught, and still found a way to profit from their fame. Shawn Ryan, the show’s creator, told TIME that this reflects the real world. “There’s a feeling that people who have power and money and wealth and influence don’t pay the price that they should for the crimes they commit,” he said.
Freya’s death proves that actions have consequences. She thought buying a new identity would protect her. But she threatened the wrong person. The Father made sure she could never come after his son.
All 10 episodes of The Night Agent Season 3 are now streaming on Netflix. The show has already been renewed for a fourth season, which is currently in development.
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