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State of Affairs

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A CIA officer is plucked from the field to become the president's daily briefer, assuming responsibility for targeting America's most critical threats while navigating the unique lifestyle that comes with such a high-powered job.

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Katherine Heigl
Charleston Tucker
Alfre Woodard
President Constance Payton
Adam Kaufman
Lucas Newsome

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Episode 1

Pilot

Mon, Nov 17, 201444 mins

CIA Analyst Charleston Tucker still can't remember what really happens a year ago when the diplomatic convoy she was on was attacked in Kabul. While she and then-Senator Payton barely made it out alive, Charlie's fiancé, Payton's son Aaron, wasn't so lucky. Today is the one-year anniversary of Aaron's death; Payton is president, Charlie is her CIA briefer and together they're faced with a choice - try and avenge Aaron's death by going after Fatah, the terrorist responsible for the convoy attack, or hold off in favor of taking down his entire network in the future.

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Awards

  • 2015 - Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - nominated
  • 2015 - COLA - Location Professional of the Year - One Hour Television - winner
  • 2015 - Vision Award - Best Performance - Drama - nominated

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Fri, May 8, 2015
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Katherine Heigl Opens Up About Her Return to TV in State of Affairs

Google "Katherine Heigl is a" and you get descriptors that haven't even been applied to ruthless dictators. Among the former Grey's Anatomy star's crimes against humanity: telling Vanity Fair in 2008 that her hit film...

Mon, Nov 17, 2014
Katherine Heigl Opens Up About Her Return to TV in State of Affairs

VIDEO: Katherine Heigl Explains Why She's Finally Ready to Return to TV

Nearly five years after her contentious exit from ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Katherine Heigl is returning to television for what she calls an extraordinary series: NBC's new political drama State of Affairs. "Why now? This project is an extraordinary opportunity for me," Heigl tells us in the video interview below. "I made a difficult decision [to leave Grey's], but it was the right decision for me at the time. I really just wanted to spend more time with my family and my new baby and extend my family and I'm really grateful to have been able to do that and I'm very grateful for these last couple of years."

Thu, Nov 13, 2014
VIDEO: Katherine Heigl Explains Why She's Finally Ready to Return to TV

Katherine Heigl: I Quit Grey's Because "My Priorities Were Messed Up"

Katherine Heigl says one of her main motivations to leave Grey's Anatomy was so she could spend more time with her family.

Thu, Aug 7, 2014
Katherine Heigl: I Quit Grey's Because "My Priorities Were Messed Up"

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