Series synopsis
Covert Affairs is an American action & adventure drama television series that premiered on USA Network on July 13, 2010. It ended on December 18, 2014. It was created by Matt Corman, Chris Ord. It stars Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Kari Matchett and Peter Gallagher.
A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted for her exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. Auggie Anderson is a CIA military intelligence agent who was blinded while on assignment and is Annie's guide in this world of bureaucracy, excitement and intrigue.
Premise
A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted for her exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. Auggie Anderson is a CIA military intelligence agent who was blinded while on assignment and is Annie's guide in this world of bureaucracy, excitement and intrigue.
Premise: Single woman. Double life
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Piper Perabo as Annie Walker
- Christopher Gorham as Auggie Anderson
- Kari Matchett as Joan Campbell
- Peter Gallagher as Arthur Campbell
- Nic Bishop as Ryan McQuaid
- Anne Dudek as Danielle Brooks
- Hill Harper as Calder Michaels
- Sendhil Ramamurthy as Jai Wilcox
Supporting cast
- Michelle Ryan as Helen Hanson
Guest cast
- Riel Paley as Ticket Salesperson
- Amy Jo Johnson as Hayley Price
- Michael Therriault as Andrew Hollman
- Rossif Sutherland as Tony Salgado
- Richard Coyle as Simon Fischer
- Alexandra Dahlström as Carlijn
- Joe Delfin as Imran Umarov
- Eion Bailey as Ben Mercer
- Sarah Clarke as Lena Smith
- Lana Parrilla as Julia Suarez
- Emmanuelle Vaugier as Liza Hearn
- Misha Highstead as Waitress (uncredited)
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 86 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 11 | July 11, 2012 | July 8, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 11 | July 13, 2010 | September 14, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 16 | June 7, 2011 | December 6, 2011 |
| Season 3 | 16 | July 10, 2012 | November 20, 2012 |
| Season 4 | 16 | July 16, 2013 | November 21, 2013 |
| Season 5 | 16 | June 24, 2014 | December 18, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sights Unseen: A Covert Affairs Prequel Episode 1 Auggie runs one of his first missions in Barcelona in this prequel to Covert Affairs. |
July 11, 2012 |
| 2 |
Sights Unseen: A Covert Affairs Prequel Episode 2 Watch episode two of Sights Unseen, a Covert Affairs Prequel! |
July 11, 2012 |
| 3 | Sights Unseen: A Covert Affairs Prequel Episode 3 | July 11, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Annie Walker is removed from CIA training and thrust into the inner sanctum of the Agency for what appears to be their need of her exceptional linguistic skills, but there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. |
July 13, 2010 |
| 2 |
Walter's Walk New CIA agent Annie Walker is still forced to work on low-key cases until she is tipped off that a IRA cell operates in America. |
July 20, 2010 |
| 3 |
South Bound Suarez Annie is tasked with getting close to Diego, a college student, in the hopes that his sister, Julia, will provide the CIA with intel on Victor Ponces, a corrupt Venezuelan government official. But when the CIA station agent looking into Ponces goes missing, Diego's trust in Annie means that she's going to have to finish the job. |
July 27, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Begin the Begin When Annie and Ben go back to Washington DC, Ben goes missing. Annie is assigned to keep a professional tennis player from Estonia safe. |
June 7, 2011 |
| 2 |
Good Advices Annie meets Mossad agent Eyal Lavin again when they both try to turn a secretary working at the Syrian embassy in Paris into an asset. |
June 14, 2011 |
| 3 |
Bang and Blame The leak of a CIA Trainee's name brings Annie back to The Farm with the sensitive task to find the culprit without being exposed herself which would end her own CIA career. |
June 21, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hang on to Yourself After tragedy shakes up the CIA, Annie and the rest of the DPD find themselves in an unfamiliar situation. |
July 10, 2012 |
| 2 |
Sound and Vision Annie and Auggie are brought together for a DPD assignment, sending them to Spain to acquire a computer virus that China also wants to obtain. |
July 17, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Last Thing You Should Do When a situation develops while Auggie is visiting Parker in Africa, Annie, Joan and Lena have to find a way to work together to bring him back safely. |
July 24, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vamos Annie forges a professional relationship with Henry Wilcox while also adjusting to her new romance with Auggie. But when Annie and Auggie head to Columbia searching for a new person of interest: the Puma, the spy game gets serious. |
July 16, 2013 |
| 2 |
Dig for Fire After a bombshell revelation rocks the CIA, Annie and Auggie combine forces with Arthur in an attempt to bring Henry’s hidden agenda to light. Joan finds a personal moment to confide in Annie. |
July 23, 2013 |
| 3 |
Into the White Annie returns to Colombia and must determine Teo Braga’s true allegiances in order to thwart a potential act of terrorism. Joan begins a round of interviews that could significantly alter her career trajectory within the CIA. |
July 30, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shady Lane Annie and Auggie consider their future just as a connection from the past resurfaces and leads Annie on a race against time to prevent a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Elsewhere, tension mounts between Calder and Joan as they wait to see who will become the new DCS and Arthur considers about a career in the private sector. |
June 24, 2014 |
| 2 |
False Skorpion Annie thinks about working with Ryan McQuaid in an effort to catch a terrorist in Venezuela. Auggie is questioned by the NCTC. |
July 1, 2014 |
| 3 |
Unseen Power of the Picket Fence After a botched escape attempt, Annie and McQuaid combine forces to get out of Venezuela. Joan works with Arthur and his new co-worker, Caitlyn Cook, to extract their fellow operatives. Calder’s clandestine affair takes on a new dimension. |
July 8, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | USA Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 13, 2010 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2014 |
| Runtime | 42 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 22:00:00 |