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JamesG · 09-12-2025, 09:15 PM

Luciane Buchanan Reveals she's Not Returning to "The Night Agent" for Season 3, Talks Parallels To ‘Chief Of War’ & Hopes For Season 2 Of Apple Drama
by Nellie Andreeva
September 12, 2025

In 2023, a then-little known actress outside of New Zealand named Luciane Buchanan captured the hearts of Netflix viewers as Rose Larkin, a cybersecurity wiz thrust into a dangerous government conspiracy on spy drama "The Night Agent", with lowly FBI agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) as her protector.

Fans loved the duo’s dynamic and, despite the two going their separate ways in the Season 1 finale, Rose was the only character besides Basso’s titular Night Agent that was brought back for Season 2.

That won’t happen again, with Peter and Rose’s Season 2 finale breakup permanent — at least for now.

“I won’t be returning to Season 3 of The Night Agent,” Buchanan told Deadline in an exclusive interview tied to her new series, Apple TV+’s "Chief of War".

“As much as that show has been so amazing, especially for my career — being a lead on a U.S. show from little New Zealand was such a whirlwind — the writers decided that they wanted to follow Peter and his journey based on what happened at the end of Season 2. And so, we don’t get to see what happens to Rose, but I think it’s a really exciting time for the show, and who knows, it’s not a goodbye forever.”

Showrunner Shawn Ryan spoke about Buchanan’s run on The Night Agent and the reason she won’t be in Season 3.

“Luciane has been a beloved member of our Night Agent family for our first two seasons and her portrayal of Rose Larkin and Rose’s relationship with Peter has been a huge part of the show’s success,” he said. “We always envisioned the show as telling a new story each season with a revolving cast, and the story we broke for Season 3, much to our chagrin, didn’t have a satisfying place for Rose.

I adore Luciane as a person and as a performer and I don’t believe that this means we’re done telling the story of Peter and Rose,” he said. “I hope circumstances ultimately allow for the return of Rose to our Night Agent universe.[/I]”

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,335	Luciane Buchanan Reveals she's Not Returning to "The Night Agent" for Season 3 *Luciane Buchanan Reveals she's Not Returning to "The Night Agent" for Season 3, Talks Parallels To ‘Chief Of War’ & Hopes For Season 2 Of Apple Drama* by Nellie Andreeva September 12, 2025 In 2023, a then-little known actress outside of New Zealand named Luciane Buchanan captured the hearts of Netflix viewers as Rose Larkin, a cybersecurity wiz thrust into a dangerous government conspiracy on spy drama "The Night Agent", with lowly FBI agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) as her protector. Fans loved the duo’s dynamic and, despite the two going their separate ways in the Season 1 finale, Rose was the only character besides Basso’s titular Night Agent that was brought back for Season 2. That won’t happen again, with Peter and Rose’s Season 2 finale breakup permanent — at least for now. “I won’t be returning to Season 3 of The Night Agent,” Buchanan told Deadline in an exclusive interview tied to her new series, Apple TV+’s "Chief of War". “As much as that show has been so amazing, especially for my career — being a lead on a U.S. show from little New Zealand was such a whirlwind — the writers decided that they wanted to follow Peter and his journey based on what happened at the end of Season 2. And so, we don’t get to see what happens to Rose, but I think it’s a really exciting time for the show, and who knows, it’s not a goodbye forever.” Showrunner Shawn Ryan spoke about Buchanan’s run on The Night Agent and the reason she won’t be in Season 3. “Luciane has been a beloved member of our Night Agent family for our first two seasons and her portrayal of Rose Larkin and Rose’s relationship with Peter has been a huge part of the show’s success,” he said. “We always envisioned the show as telling a new story each season with a revolving cast, and the story we broke for Season 3, much to our chagrin, didn’t have a satisfying place for Rose. I adore Luciane as a person and as a performer and I don’t believe that this means we’re done telling the story of Peter and Rose,” he said. “I hope circumstances ultimately allow for the return of Rose to our Night Agent universe.[/I]” https://deadline.com/2025/09/luciane...ar-1236528474/ Attached Images