Network: USA Network
Episodes: 75 (hour)
Seasons: Five
TV show dates: July 13, 2010 — December 18, 2014
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Kari Matchett, Anne Dudek, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Peter Gallagher, Eion Bailey, and Eric Lively.
TV show description:
This spy series revolves around a woman who finds herself being moved up the CIA ladder very quickly.
Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) is 28 years old and has great instincts and a certain persistence. She finds herself yanked out of her CIA training early and sent out into the field. Her first assignment doesn’t go well, but it only serves to make her more determined. Without the benefit of full training, she only has her instincts to rely on. She originally got into this line of work while trying to heal her broken heart. Since then, she’s only become more driven.
Danielle Brooks (Anne Dudek) is Annie’s married older sister and a parent to two daughters. She doesn’t know anything about Annie’s occupation, and thinks she’s just hung up on the her ex and emotionally unavailable.
Auggie Anderson (Christopher Gorham) is the new man in Annie’s life. He’s a former CIA special operative who was blinded while on a mission. He’s now in charge of the tech ops department and has an understanding of the massive bureaucracy within the CIA that most others don’t. Realizing Annie’s intelligence, he more or less becomes her guide, helping her find her way through the system. Annie is drawn to him platonically and she realizes Auggie’s a guy she can finally trust.
Arthur Campbell (Peter Gallagher) is the director of the Clandestine Service Department at the CIA. He recognizes a good fight when it presents itself, whether on the job or at home with his wife, Joan. That doesn’t always make him Mister Popularity.
Joan (Kari Matchett) works at the Agency, too, and is Annie’s direct boss. There haven’t been many women to climb this high in the Agency. She’s a lot like Annie, and that makes her even tougher on her. Joan suspects that Arthur is cheating on her and isn’t above using the CIA to get her answers.
Asked by Arthur to get close to Annie to gain her trust, Jai Wilcox (Sendhil Ramamurthy) is more than happy to fulfill the request. A former lacrosse star, he’s quite the lothario. A second generation CIA man, Jai tries to make his own path while also living up to his father’s expectations. As luck would have it, Annie is just his type, and they have a friendly and flirtatious chemistry with each other.
Episode #75 — Gold Soundz
Auggie and Deckard are safe on a plane headed back to DC but Annie and McQuaid still have to get out of Buenos Aires. They have Belenko in custody but the Russians want him dead and have sent in a Vega Force unit, their most deadly strike team, to do the job.
McQuaid is ready to ditch Belenko but Annie manages to convince him that Belenko’s intel on the FSB is too valuable to lose. McQuaid concedes, and then shocks Annie by proposing marriage — not once but twice.
Thanks to skill and teamwork — including some surprise help from Belenko — they defeat the elite team of assassins in a gun battle at the La Recoleta Cemetery.
Meanwhile, back at home, Calder leads a team to apprehend Belenko’s hired gun, Allen Langer. Unfortunately, the highly trained assassin manages to kill and impersonate a low-level CIA employee and enter the Langley headquarters. He’s there to kill two more people on his hit list — Auggie and Deckard.
Langer locks Auggie and Deckard in an interrogation room and releases a poisonous gas, but Calder rescues them. Langer is shot and the attack on the still unconcious Sydney is avenged.
A political operative asks Arthur to run for the US Senate, arranging to declassify the true story of his resignation from the CIA. Joan is placed in charge of a new special task force, and gets permission to reinstate Annie as a CIA agent — in spite of her heart condition.
Later, Auggie reveals to Annie that he’s leaving the CIA to travel the world with Natasha, who has received full immunity. As the episode comes to a close, Annie says “Got it,” indicating that she’s come to a decision about her marriage proposal and the invitation to join the CIA task force.
First aired: December 18, 2014.
What do you think? Do you like the Covert Affairs TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a sixth season?
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I am extremely disappointed that this show is cancelled without a finale season. The viewers and cast deserved it after being on for five years!
This is one of my and my husbands favorite show. Please bring it back it. If it must end bring it back tie up the loose ends at least! When something goes away that you love you need closure.
Covert Affairs was one of my favorite shows and I am so frustrated it is gone!!! They leave the crappy stuff on and take the good stuff….. what is wrong with this picture.
I am so disappointed and sad to learn this show has been cancelled. It was one of my favorite shows. What is the network thinking? I hope they reconsider! They should at least have a final season! Just shocking! Terrible decision!
I am so sad and shocked to hear that this show has been cancelled. I was one of my favorite shows! What is the network thinking! So very disappointed. Please bring it back!
I agree the with the majority of what I have read. You people need to learn what we like not what you like. If you don’t want to finish the story line, then sell it the someone who does. If it is so bad, why are so many people looking and trying to find it. Maybe you should advertise when and where it is. I hope Amazon or Netflix picks it up.
Love this show at least tie up loose ends
Another good show gone… A family show with no fowl language or bloody vile scenes. You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourselves. I’m guessing you have no families ~ Thus NO VALUES!!!
Awesome post. Hit it on the head
All of you stations are the same,you cancel the good shows and keep the crappy shows on tv..And we don’t have a say!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know shows get cancelled. But, USA sucks for cancelling a show that’s been on the air for five years without tieing up story lines. Goodbye USA – your channel is off my watch list. Should had a sixth season to tie up story lines.
absolutely love Covert Affairs! I definitely don’t want to see it and I look forward to it every season.I won’t be happy when it does and without any energy being together that just has to work out!it has been a great show a great ride I think back to the seasons when Annie had that lover that got killed that was a great season just so many things I just love it please don’t let it end yet
No. The show should have had a season six. The airtime was its biggest problem. A different day or time would have helped. If it was so bad, why have other channels made knock off shows? At better air times by the way.
I too am shocked that this series has been cancelled. I would have liked to see the romance and team work gain force with her new flame. They work well together and have that something..This was a great show never missed an episode..Crazy that it was cancelled!!!
This shows how out of touch people making these decisions really are.
This should still be on the air. Morons
I’m am completely blown away that this show was cancelled! It was one of my all time favorite shows with an amazing cast! There are way too many great shows out there getting cancelled while all the stupid reality tv shows are still going. At least give this show an ending!!!! I agree that the people that are deciding which shows to keep and which shows to cancel should be fired and hire people that actually know and care what the viewers want.
Best comment on this site.