The actor opens up to PEOPLE about season 2 of the Netflix political action thriller and welcoming the 'Pitch Perfect' star to the cast in a recurring role as Alice

Maybe Peter Sutherland won't always be the lead character.

Gabriel Basso is about to launch the second season of one of the biggest shows on TV. But if you ask him, he’s about ready to give it all up. “The actors that built this business all had life experiences,

Action thriller series The Night Agent is almost back for its second season, and star Gabriel Basso has teased that the show has upped the ante when it comes to the fight sequences in the new run. Speaking exclusively with RadioTimes.com, Basso said that the way he prepared for the show's fights is to "just bite down on my mouthpiece".

During a late night appearance this past week, Basso spoke about the new episodes of the series hitting the Netflix schedule on January 23rd and explained the real reason he feels like it’s important to do as much as he can stunt-wise on the series. It all boils down to him wanting the audience to have an authentic experience:

“The Night Agent” star Gabriel Basso has opened up about what it was like playing Vice President JD Vance. Basso, 30, who portrayed Vance, 40, in the 2020 film adaptation of his book “Hillbilly Elegy,” says he finds it “kind of weird” to be a part of the “timeline” that tracks the author-turned-politician’s rise to VP.

The Netflix thriller star told This Morning it was "wild" that he was forever linked to Donald Trump's vice-president after playing him in Hillbilly Elegy.