Alexi Hawley Reveals How 'The Night Agent' Affected 'The Recruit'

The Recruit and The Night Agent are two action-packed Netflix shows that share many similarities in the themes they explore and their settings. The Recruit follows Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo), a CIA lawyer, while The Night Agent follows Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), an FBI agent. The shows were released around the same time and overlapped while in development to the point where The Recruit had to change its title. Other characters in the show regularly call Owen the Chaos Agent, and series creator Alexi Hawley revealed to Deadline that the show was to be called The Chaos Agent. However, with The Night Agent also coming up on the same streaming platform, there was a risk of confusing viewers, which could affect viewership. Here's what Hawley said: