Luciane Buchanan will not be back as Rose Larkin for the upcoming third season of Netflix’s anthem series The Night Agent and she’s explaining why she’s leaving the show.
The 32-year-old actress appeared in the first two seasons and is immediately the female lead on Apple TV+’s Chief of War series. She’ll also star in the upcoming horror movie Evil Dead Burn.
So, why isn’t she coming back to The Night Agent? She just spoke out in a new interview to explain what happened.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I won’t be returning to Season 3 of The Night Agent,” Luciane told Deadline.
She continued, “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.”
Luciane also opened up about hearing the news from showrunner Shawn Ryan and executive producer Marney Hochman.
“They called me not so long after Season 2, and they were like, we’ve been trying to find a way to bring her in, but we want to do her character justice and not make her a sub-character. I totally respected that decision and agreed. I was like, if it makes sense to a story, I’ll do that. If it doesn’t, let’s not force that,” she said.
Luciane added that she’s open to returning one day. She said, “If there is an opportunity that makes sense to the story for her to come back, I’m sure they’ll explore that, because they really loved the dynamics of Peter and Rose, and I know a lot of audiences loved that dynamic. So I’m sure Shawn Ryan and his team will find a little way; maybe we’ll make a little cameo along the way.”
Shawn Ryan, the showrunner, said, “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. 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. I hope circumstances ultimately allow for the return of Rose to our Night Agent universe.”
Learn more about the cast changes for season three of the show!
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