This Netflix K-Drama Is The Perfect Action Show To Binge While You Wait For The Night Agent Season 2

Summary Vagabond remains a hidden gem on Netflix - an action-packed conspiracy with a relatable protagonist.

While waiting for The Night Agent season 2, check out Vagabond for thrilling intrigue and action.

The dynamic between Vagabond's protagonist and The Night Agent's Peter offers a fresh perspective.

Although there are still many months left to wait for The Night Agent season 2, audiences should not despair, as there is an action K-drama on Netflix right now that is a perfect replacement watch. After breaking records for streaming hours in 2023, The Night Agent has become one of Netflix's biggest successes, creating high expectations and anticipation for season 2. However, it is not the only series on the streaming platform that can provide juicy political intrigue and satisfying action sequences. One K-drama, released in 2019, offers exactly that in a slightly different package.

As a conspiratorial spy thriller, The Night Agent certainly isn't an anomaly. In fact, there are many shows like The Night Agent that fans can turn to ahead of season 2, offering a similar blend of gritty realism and intriguing mystery. However, the majority of these – such as Amazon Prime Video's Reacher – follow a similarly US-centric storyline, providing less of a sharp contrast than some viewers might like. Alternatively, one K-drama combines thematic connections with a completely new setting.

Related 10 Things That Need To Happen In The Night Agent Season 2 As anticipation for The Night Agent season 2 grows there's great speculation about what it will be about, and certain plots that must appear.

Netflix's Vagabond Series Is Perfect For Fans of The Night Agent

Vagabond has action and conspiracy

Released in 2019, Vagabond is a perfect watch before The Night Agent season 2. The series follows Cha Dal-gun, a down-on-his-luck stuntman whose life turns upside down when his nephew's plane mysteriously crashes, killing him. With the help of a government agent, Dal-gun must put aside his movie-making aspirations in order to figure out what happened to his nephew. Although Vagabond does not have the same fame as The Night Agent, the shows' similarities are too strong to ignore.

In both shows, the main characters get sucked into conspiracies that they did not ask for, but must solve regardless. Furthermore, these mysteries are not just simple questions that need answers, but complex webs that tangle both them and entire countries. On top of that, the protagonists must enlist the help of others to get to the bottom of what is going on, and in turn, stay alive when situations begin to get especially dangerous. With gripping pacing and a taut narrative, both The Night Agent and Vagabond are great companion pieces.

Vagabond Flips The Best Part Of The Night Agent

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Although Vagabond has a similar premise to The Night Agent, it also has unique elements that differentiate the series. For example, in Vagabond, Dal-gun is pulled into his conspiracy due to his nephew. In this way, it is not his professional duty, like Peter Sutherland, but his interpersonal relationships that drive him. Additionally, as a K-drama, Vagabond has a different ambiance and flair than The Night Agent. It also has more episodes and a main character that is arguably more relatable than The Night Agent's Peter, providing a further contrast.

One especially interesting comparison to make between Vagabond and The Night Agent is the ways in which their main characters are almost mirror images of each other. Although both Dal-gun and Peter are sucked into vast conspiracies, they are almost complete opposites. While Peter is an FBI agent who enlists the help of a regular young woman, Dal-gun is a generally normal man who enlists the help of a female government agent. This role reversal changes the story's dynamics and provides a totally new way of retrospectively understanding The Night Agent.