Who is Ellen in The Night Agent?
Half of the couple · The Operatives
Ellen (Half of the couple) is a character in The Night Agent, part of The Operatives. Ellen kills people with her partner Dale, and between jobs they discuss farmers' markets, adoption, and the relationship the way any couple commuting together might. She is the warmer of the two — genuinely curious about the lives of the people they surveil, sentimental about the domestic future the work is funding. The show's most chilling invention: a hit team that bickers like newlyweds and finishes like professionals.
When does Ellen first appear?
Ellen first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 of The Night Agent (2023–, Netflix).
Who is Ellen connected to?
Relationships already established when Ellen first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Dale — Work couple, literal
- Rose Larkin — The target that got away
Which group does Ellen belong to?
By the time Ellen appears, The Operatives also includes Dale.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Peter Sutherland — The agent in the basement
- Rose Larkin — The CEO with nothing left
- Diane Farr — The chief of staff who answers to no one visible
- Jamie Hawkins — The deputy director
- Dale — The other half
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