Over a decade before he created Netflix’s hit show The Night Agent, Shawn Ryancreated the conspiracy thriller Last Resort, along with Karl Gajdusek, for ABC. Like The Night Agent,Last Resort unravels a thrilling story about a setup executed by high-ranking government officials. The show is often even more bold and shocking than The Night Agent, with its violent, high-stakes plot turns. It also feels newly relevant at a time when real-world fears about global conflict, political instability, and military escalation no longer seem quite so distant.