SPOILER ALERT: The story consists of one minor element from the Season 2 finale of The Night time Agent.
A well-liked collection common character from Season 1 of The Night time Agent, Chelsea Arrington, performed by Fola Evans-Akingbola, will likely 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 lady 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 short 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 bold 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 Night time Agent creator/government producer Shawn Ryan confirmed to Deadline in an interview that solutions Season 2 questions and units up what’s to return in Season 3.
“I don’t view this the best way that numerous TV exhibits function in that I feel 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’d provide you with is that we actually love the character of Chelsea in Season 1, who was performed by Fola Evans-Akingbola.”
‘The Night time Agent’: Fola Evans-Akingbola (Season 1, ep. 104)
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As a standout in Season 1 who labored nicely 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 assume we’ve a job 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 in some unspecified time in the future, I’d like to do it. She was fantastic about it.”
Ryan and the writers saved their phrase.
“As we received in direction of the top [of Season 2], we discovered this chance to have this little cameo for her that may function a platform,” Ryan mentioned. “And I’ll inform you, she will likely be a part of Season 3.”
It’s not 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.