{"id":34214,"date":"2026-08-09T08:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T03:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34214"},"modified":"2026-08-09T08:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T03:27:22","slug":"netflixs-best-action-thriller-in-2026-is-already-as-good-as-the-night-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34214","title":{"rendered":"Netflix\u2019s Best Action Thriller In 2026 Is Already As Good As The Night Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Netflix<\/strong><\/a> has become the streaming home of another incredible action thriller that already seems to have as much potential as <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/the-night-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>The Night Agent<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. The show in question, Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole, premiered on Netflix in 2026 and boasts an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score of 91%. After just one season, the series has risen in the ranks to become one of <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/best-action-thriller-shows-netflix-prime-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix&#8217;s best action thriller offerings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p><em>The Night Agent<\/em> has had an incredible run on Netflix so far. Soon, however, the show will finally end its run with season 4. Even though <em>The Night Agent <\/em>was initially touted as a <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/netflix-reacher-detective-hole-the-night-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\">worthy replacement for Prime Video&#8217;s <em>Reacher<\/em><\/a>, it seems to have fallen short of establishing a similar on-screen legacy. Despite this, it remains a compelling addition to the action thriller genre and one of Netflix&#8217;s best takes on crime novels.<\/p>\n<p>While <em>The Night Agent<\/em> is set to end its run soon, another action thriller seems to have paved the way for a full-fledged franchise. Although <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/jo-nesbo-detective-hole-season-1-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole<\/em><\/a> has not been renewed for season 2 yet, it already has the right ingredients to fill the void <em>The Night Agent <\/em>will leave behind after closing its run with season 4.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jo-nesb-oslash-39-s-detective-hole-is-easily-one-of-netflix-rsquo-s-action-thrillers\">\n                        Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole Is Easily One Of Netflix\u2019s Action Thrillers<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-in-his-officer-uniform-helping-to-carry-a-casket-in-jo-nesb-s-detective-hole.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Ronald Plante\\\/Netflix&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-in-his-officer-uniform-helping-to-carry-a-casket-in-jo-nesb-s-detective-hole.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-in-his-officer-uniform-helping-to-carry-a-casket-in-jo-nesb-s-detective-hole.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-in-his-officer-uniform-helping-to-carry-a-casket-in-jo-nesb-s-detective-hole.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-in-his-officer-uniform-helping-to-carry-a-casket-in-jo-nesb-s-detective-hole.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-in-his-officer-uniform-helping-to-carry-a-casket-in-jo-nesb-s-detective-hole.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-in-his-officer-uniform-helping-to-carry-a-casket-in-jo-nesb-s-detective-hole.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tobias Santelmann's Harry in his officer uniform helping to carry a casket in Jo Nesb\u00f8's Detective Hole\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-in-his-officer-uniform-helping-to-carry-a-casket-in-jo-nesb-s-detective-hole.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-in-his-officer-uniform-helping-to-carry-a-casket-in-jo-nesb-s-detective-hole.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Tobias Santelmann&#8217;s Harry in his officer uniform helping to carry a casket in Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole<\/figcaption><small class=\"body-img-caption\">Ronald Plante\/Netflix<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Just like Prime Video&#8217;s <em>Reacher<\/em> learned a lot from the failures of the <em>Jack Reacher <\/em>movie adaptations that preceded it, <em>Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole<\/em> also avoids the mistakes of 2017&#8217;s <em>The Snowman<\/em>. With the original author, Jo Nesb\u00f8, as its main writer, the Netflix crime thriller closely adapts its source material while slightly altering the original story to make it better fit for the small screen. <\/p>\n<p>What gives <em>Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole<\/em> a distinct identity is its titular hero, Detective Harry Hole. Unlike most detective protagonists, Harry Hole is a morally flawed and deeply troubled investigator whose demons often get in the way of his pursuit of justice. While the show&#8217;s overarching mysteries are compelling, it is Hole&#8217;s struggles with alcoholism and relationships that make the show worth watching.<\/p>\n<p>Tobias Santelmann perfectly captures Hole&#8217;s obsessiveness and struggles with alcoholism, allowing viewers to root for the character even though he is morally complex. Speaking of performances, Joel Kinnaman plays another skewed detective, Tom Waaler, in the Netflix crime thriller.<\/p>\n<p>Kinnaman is so brilliant in the role that one almost forgets his previous parts in shows and <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/movies-similar-the-suicide-squad\/\" target=\"_blank\">movies like <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/movies-similar-the-suicide-squad\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suicide Squad<\/a> <\/em>and <em>Altered Carbon<\/em>. The Netflix action thriller also perfectly immerses viewers in its atmospheric setting by making a character out of the Norwegian capital. Oslo, in the show, almost feels like Gotham where darkness lurks in every corner, but one man is obsessed with setting things right.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jo-nesb-oslash-39-s-detective-hole-can-last-even-longer-than-the-night-agent\">\n                        Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole Can Last Even Longer Than The Night Agent<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-looking-in-thought-under-an-overpass-in-detective-hole-season-1.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Einar Aslaksen\\\/Netflix&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-looking-in-thought-under-an-overpass-in-detective-hole-season-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-looking-in-thought-under-an-overpass-in-detective-hole-season-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-looking-in-thought-under-an-overpass-in-detective-hole-season-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-looking-in-thought-under-an-overpass-in-detective-hole-season-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-looking-in-thought-under-an-overpass-in-detective-hole-season-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-looking-in-thought-under-an-overpass-in-detective-hole-season-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tobias Santelmann's Harry looking in thought under an overpass in Detective Hole season 1\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-looking-in-thought-under-an-overpass-in-detective-hole-season-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tobias-santelmann-s-harry-looking-in-thought-under-an-overpass-in-detective-hole-season-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Tobias Santelmann&#8217;s Harry looking in thought under an overpass in Detective Hole season 1<\/figcaption><small class=\"body-img-caption\">Einar Aslaksen\/Netflix<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Since <em>Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole<\/em> and <em>The Night Agent<\/em> fall into different brands of crime thriller storytelling, comparing them would be a little unfair. However, just like <em>The Night Agent<\/em> season 1, <em>Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole<\/em>, too, has shown immense potential in its opening installment. The Netflix show also benefits from having an abundance of source material content.<\/p>\n<p>After season 1, Netflix&#8217;s <em>The Night Agent<\/em> had to adopt original stories because the source material&#8217;s author, Matthew Quirk, had only written one book. Jo Nesb\u00f8, on the other hand, has written over ten <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/harry-hole-jo-nesbo-books-in-order-adaptations\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Detective Harry Hole<\/em> books<\/a>, allowing the Netflix series to last for at least four more seasons.<\/p>\n<p>For now, though, <em>Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole<\/em>&#8216;s future remains uncertain on Netflix. The show seemingly performed well on the streaming service and even found its place among Netflix&#8217;s Top 10 non-English shows worldwide. However, until Netflix confirms its return, it is hard to predict whether its season 2 will see the light of day.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, like <strong>The Night Agent<\/strong>, <em>Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole<\/em> will also get the long-term treatment on <strong>Netflix<\/strong> and get to adapt more books from the original series. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has become the streaming home of another incredible action thriller that already seems to have as much potential as The Night Agent. The show in question, Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s Detective Hole, premiered on Netflix in 2026 and boasts an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score of 91%. 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