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Season 1 – The Enemy Within

Play trailer 1:29 Poster for Season 1 – The Enemy Within Feb 2019 Crime Drama Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Erica Shepherd was one of the CIA's most brilliant operatives until she became one of the greatest traitors in American history, serving a life sentence in a Supermax prison. Now, to save her daughter, she must team up with FBI agent Will Keaton -- a man whose life she destroyed -- to track down a fiercely dangerous, elusive criminal and his legion of spies. While working with Shepherd goes against every fiber of his being, Keaton knows that sometimes to catch a spy, you must trust one.
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The Enemy Within — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Despite a set of stellar performances led by the capable Jennifer Carpenter, The Enemy Within stumbles into an overly formulaic narrative that fails to produce any real spark.

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Brian Lowry CNN.com 02/26/2019
Grading on that curve, "The Enemy Within" doesn't bring much new to the party but offers enough polish on this earnestly played, tried-and-true formula so as not to be, unlike some of these shows, its own worst enemy. Go to Full Review Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter 02/26/2019
It isn't the worst in the network's line of dramas featuring generic intelligence operatives forced to team up with morally and ethically compromised partners best kept in containment. Go to Full Review Mike Hale New York Times 02/25/2019
The Enemy Within is a predictably thin and hyped-up network concoction. Go to Full Review Dustin Rowles Pajiba 02/27/2019
No charm. No camaraderie or sexual tension. It's just familiar faces regurgitating dry, boring dialogue, as though reading from cue cards. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider 02/27/2019
Just go back and watch The Blacklist from the beginning. You'll be watching a much more entertaining show. Go to Full Review Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media 02/27/2019
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Theo S. Héro + @RT09212872 03/07/2025 We like Mr. Chestnut however the supporting cast is REALLY weak. It's really tough for shows/movies to make the fake-tough girls believable and worth watching. Horrible fight scenes, Not the worst but a tough watch. See more 03/03/2021 Writing is uneven in the early episodes. But it takes off near the end. See more 02/27/2021 Whoever wrote this should be shot. Very badly written. In episode two, a major character is assassinated inside FBI HQ by a mole. In episode three, no mention is made of this event. No taking stock of the fact that someone inside the organization is working against them. Is this as stupid as I think it is? See more 02/09/2021 good damm, damm good ;) See more 11/13/2020 The acting and story were amazing. I would kill for Netflix or someone to pick this up. See more 08/16/2020 Good thought provoking story. Americans probably used to silly tv were unable to understand real story See more Read all reviews
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Jennifer Carpenter

Erica Shepherd

Morris Chestnut

Will Keaton

Raza Jaffrey

Daniel Zain

Kelli Garner

Kate Ryan

Coral Peña

Anna Cruz

Lev Gorn

Mikhail Tal

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 25, 2019 Pilot Former CIA agent Erica Shepherd, one of the most notorious traitors in recent American history, is brought out of a federal Supermax prison by FBI agent Will Keaton to help track down the criminal who is behind a coordinated attack on three cities. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 4, 2019 Black Bear When a former CIA operative is murdered, Keaton enlists Shepherd to help recover valuable intel that could take down Tal once and for all. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 11, 2019 The Ambassador's Wife 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; Keaton brings a new member onto the team. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 18, 2019 Confessions When intelligence obtained by Shepherd during her stint at the notorious ADMAX prison is linked to a pending attack on U.S. soil, Keaton and the CoIntel team embark on a manhunt to find and stop a deadly international operative. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 25, 2019 Havana 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. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 1, 2019 Eye of Horus After a bomb explodes in Jersey City, the CoIntel team captures a key planner who can lead them to Tal, the mastermind behind the bombing; Shepherd and Keaton end up on a mission to stop another bomb from going off. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 8, 2019 Decoded 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. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 15, 2019 An Offer Flashbacks 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. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 22, 2019 Homecoming 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. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 29, 2019 Chigorin When 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. Details Episode 11 Aired May 6, 2019 The Embassy When a highly sophisticated Tal operative evades FBI custody and flees to the Swiss embassy, the Cointel team must go undercover; what begins as a smooth counterintelligence operation quickly devolves into a tense hostage situation. Details Episode 12 Aired May 13, 2019 Sequestered 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. Details Episode 13 Aired May 20, 2019 Sierra Maestra 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. Details

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Season Info

Director
Richard J. Lewis, David S. Tuttman, Lily Mariye, Charles Beeson, David Boyd, Melanie Mayron, Martha Mitchell
Executive Producer
Ken Woodruff, Vernon Sanders, Mark Pellington
Screenwriter
Jono Oliver, Ken Woodruff, David Appelbaum, Andi Bushell, Matt Corman, Jason Wilborn, Tony Camerino, Chris Ord, Erin Donovan, Mellori Velasquez
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14 (V)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 25, 2019