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Season 1 – The Agency

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A group of highly skilled CIA agents based in Washington, D.C., works as Clandestine Operations officers. These special agents would spring into action when a terrorist threat was discerned, and had a wide-ranging arsenal of tools with which to complete their missions.

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John Carman San Francisco Chronicle 01/08/2020
2/4
For what it is, the show is moderately entertaining and suspenseful. Go to Full Review
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 27, 2001 Viva Fidel Skilled CIA agents based in Washington, D.C., put their lives on the line to ensure the safety of the nation. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 4, 2001 God's Work The CIA misidentifies a missionary plane as a drug-trafficking plane, and the Colombians shoot it down. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 18, 2001 The Year of Lying Dangerously The Agency must place an operative in Indonesia after some American miners are taken hostage and the local governor plans a political coup. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 25, 2001 In Our Own Backyard A New Jersey man is murdered and it's discovered that he was a former Russian spy with a nuclear bomb hidden in his backyard. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 1, 2001 Pilot Matt convinces a diplomat to divulge information about an impending terrorist attack in Europe in exchange for the man's safe passage to the United States with his family. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 8, 2001 Anthrax The team works against the clock when they must stop a terrorist from releasing the deadly disease anthrax on Washington, D.C. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 15, 2001 Closure Matt gathers information about his brother's last mission abroad so he can get the body back and give him a proper burial; an Indian Intelligence Bureau double-agent must be caught. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 29, 2001 Nocturne The CIA conducts an investigation when Jackson is suspected of leaking sensitive information; Terri must forge a 50-year-old document. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 6, 2001 Rules of the Game Matt and Lisa discover a huge terrorist plot in the works after they are tricked into catching the would-be assassins of the King of Saudi Arabia. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 20, 2001 Deadline A retired Russian general's life is placed in jeopardy when a journalist insists on running a story about how he helped the United States in a Cold War success. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 17, 2002 Son Set An investigation takes an unusual turn when a British Intelligence officer fails to report his kidnapped son missing. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 24, 2002 The Enemy Within Matt and Jackson are duped by a decoy when they investigate the kidnapping of an ambassador's daughter. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 31, 2002 The Golden Hour An assassination attempt on Lisa's life puts Matt in the hospital with a gunshot wound; Lex leads Robert and Jackson to the terrorist organization responsible for the shooting. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 7, 2002 The Gauntlet Matt and Terri go into the field to gather information about an arms shipment to Iraq, while a new director (Beau Bridges) takes the reins of the CIA. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 28, 2002 Sleeping Dogs Lie The CIA is linked to the death of a Vietnamese man in Washington, D.C., on Gage's first day as director. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 7, 2002 The Plague Year The CIA tracks an Algerian suicide bomber as he enters the United States, not realizing he's infected with smallpox. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 28, 2002 Moo Tom and Carl learn that the press is going to break a story alleging Tom committed a war crime during the Vietnam War. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 4, 2002 The Greater Good Jackson acts to save enslaved workers at a chemical-weapons plant in the Sudan before the CIA bombs the facility. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 18, 2002 Peacemakers Trying to prevent the outbreak of a nuclear war, Director Gage invites intelligence heads from India and Pakistan to CIA headquarters. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 25, 2002 The Understudy Trying to salvage an operation, Jackson assumes the identity of an arms dealer supplying weapons to Russian mobsters. Details Episode 22 Aired May 2, 2002 Doublecrossover The agency joins with the Washington, D.C., police department to investigate the murder of a CIA agent. Details Episode 23 Aired May 9, 2002 Finale Matt and Terri try to rescue an undercover agent taken hostage while posing as a diplomat in Uzbekistan. Details
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Season Info

Director
Nick Gomez, Mikael Salomon, Robert Berlinger, Randy Zisk, Jay Miller Tobin, Arvin Brown, Joe Chappelle, Paul Michael Glaser, Michael W. Watkins
Executive Producer
Wolfgang Petersen, Gail Katz, Shaun Cassidy, Michael Frost Beckner
Screenwriter
James Duff, Michael Frost Beckner, Melissa Rosenberg, Ed Zuckerman, Mason Alley, Doug Palau, Shaun Cassidy
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Crime, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 27, 2001