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Created by
  
Alexi Hawley

Country of origin
  
United States

Final episode date
  
16 February 2015

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7.2/10
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Composer(s)
  
Toby Chu

Original language(s)
  
English

Network
  
NBC

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Genre
  
DramaThrillerEspionage

Starring
  
Katherine HeiglAlfre WoodardAdam KaufmanSheila VandCliff ChamberlainTommy SavasDavid Harbour

Executive producers
  
Katherine Heigl, Joe Carnahan, Nancy Heigl

Cast
  
Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand, Tommy Savas

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State of Affairs is an American espionage thriller series created by Alexi Hawley, which premiered on NBC on November 17, 2014, during the 2014–15 American television season. The series stars Katherine Heigl as CIA analyst Charleston Tucker, who is tasked with assembling and presenting the President's Daily Briefing on the most vital security issues facing the country, and Alfre Woodard as the first black woman to be elected President of the United States, Constance Payton. After one season, NBC canceled State of Affairs.

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Development

NBC acquired the rights of the series in September 2013. In January 2014, the network announced the project had received a pilot order. The pilot was ordered to series in May 2014. In August 2014, Ed Bernero left his position as showrunner before the show's premiere because of "creative differences" with fellow executive producer Joe Carnahan.

Main cast

  • Katherine Heigl as Charleston "Charlie" Whitney Tucker, top CIA analyst, responsible for the President's Daily Briefing.
  • Alfre Woodard as President Constance Payton, President of the United States.
  • Adam Kaufman as Lucas Newsome, CIA director briefer.
  • Sheila Vand as Maureen James, CIA Secretary of Defense briefer and Charlie's best friend.
  • Cliff Chamberlain as Kurt Tannen, CIA State Department briefer.
  • Tommy Savas as Dashiell Greer, CIA briefer to various agencies within United States Intelligence Community.
  • David Harbour as David Patrick, Chief of Staff.

    • Recurring cast

  • Derek Ray as Jack Dawkins, JSOC operator.
  • James Remar as Syd Vaslo, former CIA agent who runs a "clandestine service".
  • Farshad Farahat as Omar Abdul Fatah, terrorist responsible for the attack on the diplomatic motorcade that resulted in a gun battle that killed the President's son in Kabul.
  • Mark Tallman as Aaron Payton, deceased son of the President and fiancé of Charlie.
  • Chris McKenna as Nick Vera, MIA agent.
  • Nestor Carbonell as Raymond Navarro, CIA director.
  • Courtney B. Vance as First Gentleman Marshall Payton, pro bono counsel for advocacy groups and husband of the President.
  • Christopher Michael Holley as Earl Givens, CIA analyst.
  • Melinda McGraw as Senator Kyle Green, President Payton’s rival.
  • Jenny Pellicer as Emily/Melissa Anchez, mysterious woman of many identities who works with Syd.
  • Nick Shakoour as Aleek Al Moosari, jihadist who works for Fatah.
  • Anil Kumar as Professor Ahmad Ahmadi.
  • Cress Williams as Dale Scott, FBI agent.
  • Adam Arkin as Victor Gantry, businessman and former CIA case officer.
  • Rex Linn as Senator Burke, Senate Majority Leader.
  • Matthew Lillard as DD Banks, deputy CIA director.

    • Critical reception

    The series has received mostly negative reviews, although Alfre Woodard's performance has garnered praise. On Metacritic the show has a score of 43 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes the show holds rating of 26%, based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The critical consensus reads: "State of Affairs benefits from Alfre Woodard's talent, but this overly serious show is dragged down by Katherine Heigl's unsympathetic character and a surfeit of unintentional laughs."

    Amy Amatangelo of Boston Herald gave the premiere a grade of "C", stating that "Alfre Woodard isn’t given a lot to do as President Constance Payton in the premiere, but, unlike Heigl, she does have the gravitas for the role, and the show would be wise to use her more. The series sets up some interesting revelations in the hour’s final moments. They potentially could make the show more interesting. But for now the state of affairs is rather mediocre."

    Broadcast

    In Canada, State of Affairs airs on Global at the same time as the original broadcast. In the Middle East, each episode of State of Affairs aired on OSN one week after the original broadcast. In Australia, the series was picked up by Seven Network, and debuted on 19 February 2015. In New Zealand it will air on TV3 in 2015. In India, it aired on Colors Infinity in 2015.

    References

    State of Affairs (TV series) Wikipedia
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