How many episodes are in Agent from Above?

Agent from Above has 8 episodes in this listed season.

When does Agent from Above premiere?

Agent from Above premieres on 2026-04-02.

Is Agent from Above a new series?

Agent from Above is a new series (Season 1).

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Agent from Above(2026)

Also known as Chi Shen • Ji Shen • Jī Shēn

Archived · Netflix

168 eps

S01

DramaActionFantasyThriller

ON AIR: APR 2Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Ghost cases, detective legwork and demon fights share the screen in Agent from Above, with temple folk beliefs woven into a modern Taiwanese city. Eerie encounters give way to brisk, martial-arts-style action, while lighter banter breaks up the dread. Individual supernatural disturbances feed into a season-long threat to the balance between the human and demon realms, rather than staying neatly contained.

Han Chieh’s service is a punishment for a childhood mistake, giving his work a personal cost beyond the danger of each confrontation. Yeh Tzu’s optimism and Chang Min’s ability to see spirits bring companionship to that burden, with a found-family bond developing among the three. As Han Chieh uncovers the larger threat, he also begins to reconsider his gift as something more than an obligation.

Best for

eerie ghost cases, folk horror fantasy and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Action

Commitment

Season 1 · 8 episodes

Where

Netflix

Official Premise

Blending traditional folk beliefs with modern fantasy, Agent from Above follows Han Chieh, a spirit medium bound to serve the Third Crown Prince to atone for a childhood mistake by resolving supernatural disturbances in the human world. Along the way, he meets the optimistic college student Yeh Tzu and detective Chang Min, who can see spirits. Together, they face deadly confrontations with the mysterious and ruthless villain Chen Chi-sha, while uncovering the truth behind Wu Tien-chi, a being threatening the balance between the human and demon realms leading Han Chieh to rediscover his purpose and the true meaning of his gift.

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Strongest Match

Agent from Above and The East Palace both make supernatural danger vivid through eerie encounters, dangerous spirits, and action that breaks through the mystery. In The East Palace, a ghost-slayer and a woman who hears the dead face demons in torchlit palace halls, while their growing friendship brings warmth to its darker story of grief and revenge.

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Why this pick

Agent from Above and The Fixers both mix supernatural danger with brisk action and dry banter, keeping tense confrontations lively rather than grim. Where Agent from Above sends its trio after spirits and demons, The Fixers follows two bickering partners through bruising jobs at a temple, with a rival crew threatening an all-out underworld war.

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Why this pick

The eerie ghost encounters and crime mystery in Agent from Above will feel familiar in Had I Not Seen the Sun, where a filmmaker’s prison interview with a convicted killer leads into unsettling dreams and a dead student’s ghost. It is darker and more brooding, with romance adding moments of tenderness between the chills.

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