Despite a divisive Rotten Tomatoes score, one of Netflix's most watched shows of all time The Night Agent hits the #1 spot with second season

Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in The Night Agent season 2
(Image credit: Netflix)

The second season of Netflix's hit show The Night Agent has hit the streamer, and it's already climbing up its charts. Currently, the action series is in the number one spot for the most watched TV show around the world on Netflix.

This is potentially unsurprising after the first season became a surprise hit for Netflix, drawing in viewers and landing a spot on the most-watched of all time list. However, unlike the first season's popularity, season two is proving pretty divisive among critics and viewers.

Tilly Pearce of iNews.com also gives a positive review, writing: "While the new series of The Night Agent doesn’t reinvent the wheel, with its slick visuals, fast pacing and heart-stopping shootouts, it really doesn’t have to."

Viewer reactions have been slightly more mixed on the review aggregation site. "Wildly poor writing and incredibly bad acting. It’s a show that will have you laughing out loud as you watch at how dumb some of the plot points are," one wrote. Another added: "The story bounces around a lot. Lots of monologuing. I need it to be more realistic to be interesting." It's worth noting that there are some five-star rankings in the mix too.

Fay Watson
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I’m the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for the Total Film and SFX sections online. I previously worked as a Senior Showbiz Reporter and SEO TV reporter at Express Online for three years. I've also written for The Resident magazines and Amateur Photographer, before specializing in entertainment.