SPOILER ALERT: The story consists of one minor element from the Season 2 finale of The Night Agent.
A well-liked collection common character from Season 1 of The Evening Agent, Chelsea Arrington, performed by Fola Evans-Akingbola, will probably be coming again after a season-long absence.
The Netflix motion drama opted for a clear slate in Season 2 with solely the lead, Gabriel Basso, who performs the titular character Peter Sutherland, and Luciane Buchanan, who performs Rose Larkin, the girl Peter was charged with defending in Season 1, returning.
Kari Matchett, who recurred in Season 1 as President Michelle Travers, made a cameo within the Season 2 premiere and that was it for the Season 1 solid of characters round Peter and Rose till the Season 2 finale, which featured a quick cameo by Evans-Akingbola’s Chelsea.
In Season 1, Chelsea Arrington drove the B plot line parallel to Peter and Rose’s — till the 2 converged on the finish — as an formidable U.S. Secret Service agent main Vice President daughter’s protecting element. Within the Season 2 finale, Chelsea was seen working marketing campaign safety for Governor Richard Hagan.
With Hagan headed to the White Home, Chelsea is poised for a significant comeback, The Evening Agent creator/govt producer Shawn Ryan confirmed to Deadline in an interview that solutions Season 2 questions and units up what’s to come back in Season 3.
“I don’t view this the best way that plenty of TV reveals function in that I believe characters come and go after which come again to the present, relying on what the storyline for that season is,” he mentioned. “An instance I might offer you is that we actually love the character of Chelsea in Season 1, who was performed by Fola Evans-Akingbola.”
‘The Evening Agent’: Fola Evans-Akingbola (Season 1, ep. 104)
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As a standout in Season 1 who labored properly with Peter, there was an expectation that Chelsea would proceed in Season 2. Ryan explains why she didn’t and the way he broke the information to Evans-Akingbola.
“It actually pained me to must name her between seasons one and two, and say, hey, the writers had been working for just a few weeks, and we’re gravitating in direction of tales that I don’t suppose we have now a task for you in,” he mentioned. “The story has simply taken us right here, and I’m so sorry, however we love you, and if there’s an opportunity to get you again on the present sooner or later, I might like to do it. She was fantastic about it.”
Ryan and the writers stored their phrase.
“As we bought in direction of the tip [of Season 2], we discovered this chance to have this little cameo for her that can function a platform,” Ryan mentioned. “And I’ll let you know, she will probably be a part of Season 3.”
It isn’t clear whether or not Evans-Akingbola will as soon as once more be a collection common or recurring however she is anticipated to have a big presence subsequent season.
For extra Season 3 clues and a deep dive on Season 2, learn Deadline’s interview with Ryan.
