Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan went bungee jumping together before filming set about so they could bond .
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If you’re one of the many fans of Netflix’s new thriller seriesThe Night Agentand aren’t looking forward to waiting for Season 2, here are some behind-the-scenes facts about the show to tide you over:
1.First,The Night Agentis based on a 2019 book by author and journalist Matthew Quirk.
2.The seriesblends the eventsof the book with showrunner Shawn Ryan’s own ideas.
3.And the goal for the series was always for it to end up at Netflix.
4.Gabriel Basso, who plays FBI agent Peter Sutherland,looked to the pastfor training inspiration when preparing to film.
5.Gabriel’s training paid off — the actorendedup doing many of his own stunts.
6.In fact, one stunt in particular had Basso in a chokehold — literally and figuratively.
7.Luciane Buchanan, who stars as Rose,had her own trainingto deal with — perfecting her character’s American accent.
8.BassoconvincedBuchanan to go bungee jumping with him before filming began.
9.Like Basso, D. B. Woodside, who plays Secret Service Agent Erik, didmany of his own stunts.
10.Before filming, Woodsideput out a callon Twitter asking to speak to people who have worked in the Secret Service in order to prepare for his role.
11.Hong Chaudidn’t have to auditionfor the role of Diane Farr, the White House Chief of Staff.
12.Chau brought a lot to the character of Diane; namely, she was responsible for her character’s striking hair.
13.Eve Harlow, who plays Ellen,also wanted to explorethe world of wigs.
14.Once Harlow found out her character was going to die, she guessed how almost immediately.
15.There was someback-and-forthabout whether Ellen or Dale, played by Phoenix Raei, should die first.
16.Sarah Desjardins, who plays the Vice President’s daughter Maddie, and Fola Evans-Akingbola, who plays Chelsea, the Secret Service agent in charge of Maddie’s protective detail,had actually metbefore starring on the show together.
17.The writer’s roomhas a very special mascot— a Corgi named Scout.
Just reminding you all that we have an official Night Agent writer ’s room dog , her name is Scout , and she moonlights as a bee when she ’s feeling sassy
18.Creator Shawn Ryanwasn’t expecting Season 2— which was announced less than a week after the show premiered — to be greenlit so quickly.
19.And finally, it’s likely that only a few characters from Season 1will returnfor Season 2.
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