Farhad runs into trouble after he refuses to leave Iran, raising questions about his intentions in The Night Agent season 2. For those who don’t remember him by name, Farhad is the brother of Noor, one of the new main characters played by Arienne Mandi in The Night Agent’s cast for season 2. The action thriller expands upon its crime and government conspiracy worldbuilding with foreign politics, allowing Noor, who works at the Iranian embassy in New York City, to be introduced.

Peter Sutherland and Night Action spend the season pursuing intelligence that was sold to an unknown buyer at a deal in Bangkok. The initial mission to retrieve the intel went awry, forcing them to shift to alternate options. They track the broker to the Iranian embassy, where Noor has already been providing information to the US Government in hopes of earning asylum for herself and her family, who still live in Iran. This gives her and Night Action a common goal, but an unfortunate sequence of events leads to tragedy.

Farhad Didn’t Trust Sami Despite Noor’s Plan To Bring Her Family To New York In The Night Agent

Farhad Didn’t Fully Understand The Situation

Farhad and Noor’s mother, Azita, are extracted from Isfahan, Iran, by an agent named Sami. Sami seems like a decent enough fellow, but Farhad immediately distrusts him upon his arrival. This is partially due to the fact that Azita hasn’t properly informed of the plan, instead hoping he would just go along with it. Unfortunately, Farhad quickly becomes confused and freaks out along the road, especially after the three of them are stopped by Iranian police.

There are a number of things that went wrong here, making it hard to fully blame any one party for what transpired.

When Sami is pulled over, he tries to handle the situation with words before he’s forced to kill the cops. This triggers Farhad even further, and he picks up a gun and threatens Sami, demanding that he let him go. At this point, the situation becomes life or death for Sami, and he’s forced to shoot and kill Farhad. There are a number of things that went wrong here, making it hard to fully blame any one party for what transpired. Ultimately, this leads to Noor and Azita reuniting in The Night Agent’s season 2 ending.

Why Farhad Wanted To Stay In Iran

Farhad Had A Life He Would Be Leaving Behind

Farhad’s position in The Night Agent season 2 is brief but nuanced, examining how a teenager might view a situation like this. To him, the stakes aren’t as significant as what an adult viewer might be able to see. His priorities are his social life and his girlfriend, and he doesn’t really understand the situation at hand or why Noor would want to have him extracted. Given that he planned on joining the army, he might even have been raised to have particular views that would make him loyal to his country.