The Enemy Within
Erica Shepherd is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history, serving a life sentence in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being, but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton enlists Shepherd to help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well. For Keaton, it's not easy to trust the woman who cost him so much. While Shepherd and Keaton have different motivations for bringing the enemy to justice, they both know that to catch a spy - they must think like one.
- Metascore55
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- NBC
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
Erica Shepherd is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history, serving a life sentence in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being, but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton enlists Shepherd to help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well. For Keaton, it's not easy to trust the woman who cost him so much. While Shepherd and Keaton have different motivations for bringing the enemy to justice, they both know that to catch a spy - they must think like one.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
Pilot
Mon, Feb 25, 2019 43 mins
Former CIA agent Erica Shepherd, one of America's most notorious traitors, is released from prison to help track down the criminal behind a coordinated attack on three cities.
Episode 2
Black Bear
Mon, Mar 4, 2019 42 mins
When a former CIA operative is murdered, Keaton enlists Shepherd to help recover valuable intel that could take down Tal once and for all.
Episode 3
The Ambassador's Wife
Mon, Mar 11, 2019 42 mins
Following the discovery that a U.S. ambassador is selling classified intelligence to a Colombian cartel, Shepherd devises a plan to catch him that will push Keaton's moral code to the brink.
Episode 4
Confessions
Mon, Mar 18, 2019 42 mins
When intelligence obtained by Shepherd during her stint is linked to a pending attack on U.S. soil, the team embark on a manhunt to find and stop a deadly international operative.
Episode 5
Havana
Mon, Mar 25, 2019 42 mins
Once Shepherd convinces Keaton that Anna Cruz is a mole inside the FBI working for Tal, Keaton decides to keep his enemies close. With a fox in their henhouse, Keaton and the team spy on one of their own, hoping Cruz will lead them to Tal.
Episode 6
Eye of Horus
Mon, Apr 1, 2019 42 mins
After a bomb explodes in Jersey City, the Cointel team captures a key planner, Sam Fathi, who can lead them to Tal, the mastermind behind the bombing. When Sam proves difficult to break, Shepherd convinces Keaton to detain a former Egyptian intelligence officer to help, leading to an urgent mission to stop another bomb from going off.
Episode 7
Decoded
Mon, Apr 8, 2019 42 mins
When the FBI intercepts stolen NSA software intended for Tal, Keaton uses the technology as an opportunity to go on the offensive and sends Shepherd undercover. Keaton must choose between catching Tal or saving the life of an innocent teenager.
Episode 8
An Offer
Mon, Apr 15, 2019 42 mins
Flashbacks to the past reveal the fateful events that led CIA Deputy Director Erica Shepherd to betray her country and the ensuing investigation that put her on a collision course with Will Keaton.
Episode 9
Homecoming
Mon, Apr 22, 2019 41 mins
After a major Tal operative escapes CIA custody, Shepherd returns to Langley to help track the fugitive down. Shepherd and Keaton discover the CIA is withholding vital information on Tal, so they spy on the CIA to find out what the agency knows.
Episode 10
Chigorin
Mon, Apr 29, 2019 42 mins
When a group of contractors working for the CIA are murdered, Keaton and the team discover the CIA is keeping secrets from the FBI regarding Tal. Shepherd's ex-husband finds out that Hannah has been lying and visiting Shepherd.
Episode 11
The Embassy
Mon, May 6, 2019 42 mins
When a highly sophisticated Tal operative evades FBI custody and flees to the Swiss embassy, the Cointel team must go under cover. What begins as a smooth counterintelligence operation quickly devolves into a tense hostage situation.
Episode 12
Sequestered
Mon, May 13, 2019 42 mins
Keaton and his team are able to intervene and stop the assassination of a high-profile congresswoman. Shepherd interrogates the congresswoman, who had previously used Shepherd's treason conviction as a launching pad for her political career.
Episode 13
Sierra Maestra
Mon, May 20, 2019 42 mins
Tal's war on the CIA expands to two fronts. Keaton and the CoIntel team must locate the domestic target before Chigorin launches an all-out assault on the unsuspecting innocents. Shepherd convinces Keaton to let her go to Cuba to thwart Tal's attack.
