'The Recruit' season 2 is Netflix's best spy show of the year so far
But that's where the similarities largely end. While the Gabriel Basso-driven "The Night Agent" is a dark, gritty tale that tries to copy the best of the golden age of spy thrillers, "The Recruit" is a high-octane, far less self-serious spy caper that was more like an action movie in the first season.