Covert Affairs
Covert Affairs
2010
5 Seasons
6.9
DramaAction & Adventure

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.

Episodes

Pilot
E1Jul 13, 20101h 15m

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.

Walter's Walk
E2Jul 20, 201042m

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.

South Bound Suarez
E3Jul 27, 201042m

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.

No Quarter
E4Aug 3, 201042m

No Quarter

After a "simple brush pass" goes sour, Annie is stranded and on the run in Zurich with Eyal, a Mossad agent who can't be trusted. Meanwhile, as Auggie works to bring Annie home safely, Arthur and Joan are busy trying to track a leak coming from within the CIA ... and Auggie is near the top of the list

In the Light
E5Aug 10, 201042m

In the Light

In order to stop a weapons shipment, Annie asks a former operative for help and attracts Henry Wilcox's and her former lover Ben Mercer's attention.

Houses of the Holy
E6Aug 17, 201042m

Houses of the Holy

Annie is tasked with investigating a potential national security leak originating from the Senate Intelligence Committee. Elsewhere, Auggie is assigned as a stateside handler for his old special ops unit, and Annie is worried that her brother-in-law, Michael, is cheating on Danielle.

Communication Breakdown
E7Aug 24, 201042m

Communication Breakdown

When communication systems throughout D.C. are shut down by a hacker, Auggie is put in the field to obtain the code for the CIA. But his excitement to be doing field work is tempered when he learns that the hacker responsible is Natasha Petrova ... who happens to be his ex-girlfriend.

What Is and What Should Never Be
E8Aug 31, 201042m

What Is and What Should Never Be

After Annie witnesses a suspicious purchase at an art auction, her follow-up brings a surprise visitor — Ben Mercer — back into her life.

Fool in the Rain
E9Sep 7, 201042m

Fool in the Rain

An Iranian trade delegation member attending the WTO conference in Toronto escapes his handlers and contacts the CIA, hoping to parlay stolen intelligence into safe passage to the United States.

I Can't Quit You Baby
E10Sep 14, 201042m

I Can't Quit You Baby

Annie needs to be recruited by smugglers; Arthur and Joan must bring Henry Wilcox back into the fold.

When the Levee Breaks
E11Sep 14, 201042m

When the Levee Breaks

Annie is forced to confront her past when Ben Mercer walks into CIA Headquarters.

Top Cast

Piper Perabo

Piper Perabo

Annie Walker

Christopher Gorham

Christopher Gorham

Auggie Anderson

Kari Matchett

Kari Matchett

Joan Campbell

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Arthur Campbell

Nic Bishop

Nic Bishop

Ryan McQuaid

Hill Harper

Hill Harper

Calder Michaels