WhenThe Night Agentdebuted, it was labeled as Netflix’s answer to24.
The biggest differences come down to the personalities of their leads.
The Night Agent’sPresident Travers is played by Kari Matchett, who also played Lisa Miller during24season 6.
Still,it’s easy to see how Netflix’sNight Agentis filling a void for24devotees.
The show is certainly an absorbing thriller, but doesThe Night Agentbeat out24?
The show could also get pretty ludicrous at times, especially in later series.
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For instance,the nerve gas plotline in24felt like a driving threat, whereas the K.X.
only becomes a problem duringNight Agent’sfinale.Even then, it’s resolved fairly easily.
As24proved, it’s still a fight that can be won.
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A spin-off of the original drama-thriller series on Fox, 24: Legacy follows a new protagonist, a former Army Sergeant named Eric Carter, who has returned from duty only to discover that a terrorist organization is hunting down him and his team. Having taken a flash drive with sensitive criminal information from them, the cell will stop at nothing to get them back. To survive and stop a colossal incoming threat, Carter reaches out to the CTU, the agency Jack Bauer worked for, to help him complete his new mission.
