Almost doesnt feel real.
It was sent to as many as dozen places in February 2021.
All but two passed.
(L to R) Luciane Buchanan as Rose Larkin, Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland “The Night Agent” and Shawn RyanDan Power/Netflix/Getty
Those that expressed interest were Netflix and NBCU; they heard the pitch the following month, March 2021.
Meanwhile, the producers feared that Netflix was about to pass.
She was very helpful in making her concerns clear, Ryan said.
Ryan asked for a little time to think things over.
He quickly saw a way to expand the Peter/Rose pilot story and push the Secret Service story back.
Over a weekend, he wrote what he called The Netflix Pass.
I think the changes to address Netflixs notes ultimately made it a better pilot, Ryan said.
He quickly put together a very detailed pitch of all ten episodes.
It was delivered in mid-late June 2021.
And giving Ryan his first streaming hit in the process.
Gabriel and Luciane are just Peter and Rose to them.
Im tremendously proud of the show, Ryan said.
I always loved watching it in the editing room and its gratifying that so many people agree.
