Series synopsis
State of Affairs is an American drama television series that premiered on NBC on November 17, 2014. It ended on February 16, 2015. It was created by Joe Carnahan. It stars Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Adam Kaufman and Sheila Vand.
Each day the President is faced with dozens of life and death decisions, and to prioritize the biggest international crises facing the country, one top CIA analyst - Charleston Tucker - assembles the President's Daily Briefing.
This list of the most vital security issues facing the nation brings with it moral and political judgment calls for Charleston and her trusted group of brilliant analysts at the agency. Aside from the political minefields she has to walk, Charlie has a close personal rel ...
Premise
Each day the President is faced with dozens of life and death decisions, and to prioritize the biggest international crises facing the country, one top CIA analyst - Charleston Tucker - assembles the President's Daily Briefing.
This list of the most vital security issues facing the nation brings with it moral and political judgment calls for Charleston and her trusted group of brilliant analysts at the agency. Aside from the political minefields she has to walk, Charlie has a close personal relationship with the President because she was once engaged to her son before a tragic terrorist attack took his life. Charlie survived that attack and is now determined to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Navigating a complex personal life and a pressure-cooker profession is, of course, a challenge, and Charlie sometimes engages in boundary-pushing behavior to avoid facing her grief. But when the clock strikes 2 a.m., she is all about her job - protecting her nation, serving her president and still trying to get to the bottom of her fiancé's murder that will reveal itself as a shocking mystery.
Premise: All the President's men are nothing compared to her.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Katherine Heigl as Charleston Tucker
- Alfre Woodard as President Constance Payton
- Adam Kaufman as Lucas Newsome
- Sheila Vand as Maureen James
- Cliff Chamberlain as Kurt Tannen
- Tommy Savas as Dashiell Greer
- David Harbour as David Patrick
Guest cast
- Omid Abtahi as Rayst Kamal
- Jenny Pellicer as Melissa Anchez
- Farshad Farahat as Omar Fatah
- Gracie Dzienny as Stacy Dover
- Ido Mor as Border Guard
- Christopher Maher as Prime Minister Sajjaf
- Chris L. McKenna as Nick Vera
- Mark Tallman as Aaron Payton
- Mayank Bhatter as Hafiz
- Ben Hernandez Bray as Sal Gomez
- Kalilah Harris as Bonnie
- Patrick Hayle as Ben
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | November 17, 2014 | February 16, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Series Premiere Charlie Tucker and President Payton attempt to come up with a plan to avenge the death of Payton's son, who was killed in Kabul after a diplomatic convoy was attacked. |
November 17, 2014 |
| 2 |
Secrets & Lies The team scrambles against the Russians over a stranded submarine that houses U.S. secrets. Elsewhere, President Payton appoints a formidable new CIA director. |
November 24, 2014 |
| 3 |
Half the Sky Charlie has flashbacks of Midnight City, where she first met Nick. In other developments, Charlie springs into action when militants kidnap 21 Nigerian girls, and President Payton has trade talks with the Chinese president. |
December 1, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 17, 2014 |
| Last aired | February 16, 2015 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Monday at 22:00:00 |