First Look at Covert Affairs

USA has a first look at the new original series, Covert Affairs.  Piper Perabo plays Annie Walker, a CIA trainee who is fluent in six languages, has traveled all over the world and is besting her fellow CIA trainees in every test The CIA is called into active duty before she finishes her training, oddly enough. What she doesn’t know is there may be something-or someone-from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty, Harper’s Island) plays Auggie Anderson, a blind tech ops expert who helps Annie.

Other cast members include Peter Gallagher (Californication, The O.C.), Kari Matchett (Leverage, Crash), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes) & Anne Dudek (Big Love).

I wasn’t sure I would be interested in another show which looks to be a scramble of White Collar, Burn Notice and In Plain Sight, but Annie Walker seems to be a strong female lead character and that draws me in. It’s also always good to see Christopher Gorham again on a weekly series since Ugly Betty and Harper’s Island, which I never watched. I think he’s a fine actor and pretty versatile. Sendhil Ramamurthy and Kari Matchett I have enjoyed immensely on other shows and I can’t wait to see what they bring to this one.

I may be pleasantly surprised with Covert Affairs. It may turn out to be something entirely different than what I’m imagining. I trust USA, though. They seem to have a knack for picking up winners and I watch more of their shows than anyone else in television. July is the targeted premiere for Covert Affairs, and I’m usually enjoying the summer outdoors with family, but I may make a date with my tv for this.