Covert Affairs: Season 5

2014 · 16 episodes · ★ 5.8

What Season 5 of Covert Affairs

Months after going off the grid, Annie Walker returns to the CIA carrying a secret that could compromise everything. Tasked with investigating a global terror plot, she’s drawn into an international chase from Venezuela to France while navigating shifting alliances and the enigmatic Ryan McQuaid, whose motives may be as complex as her own.

16episodes

Jun 23, 2014released

Dec 18, 2014final episode

11.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Shady Lane
Jun 24, 2014 · 45 min
Annie and Auggie consider their future just as a connection from the past resurfaces and leads Annie on a race against time to prevent a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Elsewhere, tension mounts between Calder and Joan as they wait to see who will become the new DCS and Arthur considers about a career in the private sector.
Directing: Félix Alcalá · Writing: Matt Corman, Chris Ord · Starring: Dylan Taylor, Michael A. Goorjian, Nazneen Contractor, Haaz Sleiman
5x02 False Skorpion
Jul 1, 2014 · 42 min
Annie thinks about working with Ryan McQuaid in an effort to catch a terrorist in Venezuela. Auggie is questioned by the NCTC.
Directing: Stephen Kay · Writing: Stephen Hootstein · Starring: Amy Jo Johnson, Michael A. Goorjian, Zoe Doyle, Perrey Reeves
5x03 Unseen Power of the Picket Fence
Jul 8, 2014 · 44 min
After a botched escape attempt, Annie and McQuaid combine forces to get out of Venezuela. Joan works with Arthur and his new co-worker, Caitlyn Cook, to extract their fellow operatives. Calder’s clandestine affair takes on a new dimension.
Directed by: Stephen Kay · Written by: Tamara Becher · Starring: Amy Jo Johnson, Michael A. Goorjian, Nazneen Contractor, Ian Fisher
5x04 Silence Kit
Jul 15, 2014 · 43 min
Annie begins a stake out which ends less than routinely after the CIA discovers that a member of the intelligence community may have leaked confidential intel. Joan and Arthur both vie for a piece of government funding, as Calder’s personal and professional lives collide.
Directed by: Félix Alcalá · Written by: Zak Schwartz · Starring: Amy Jo Johnson, Oded Fehr, Dylan Taylor, Nazneen Contractor
5x05 Elevate Me Later
Jul 22, 2014 · 42 min
Auggie's emotional history with a potential asset complicates a mission when he and Annie switch roles as operative and handler in Paris. Joan attempts to play matchmaker for Calder. Arthur heads on his first operation abroad for McQuaid Security.
Directing: Jamie Barber · Writing: Karen Campbell · Starring: Amy Jo Johnson, Dylan Taylor, Ian Fisher, Perrey Reeves
5x06 Embassy Row
Jul 29, 2014 · 42 min
While on an undercover mission, Annie must keep her guard up after she accepts an invitation to the Russian Embassy in Paris. Auggie attempts to juggle more than one relationship, while Joan unravels the details of Arthur’s most recent business trip.
Directing: Jamie Barber · Writing: Henry Alonso Myers · Starring: Amy Jo Johnson, Michael Therriault, Dylan Taylor, Nazneen Contractor
5x07 Brink of the Clouds
Aug 5, 2014 · 42 min
Annie and McQuaid search for an off-grid ex-CIA agent in Azerbaijan; Auggie learns upsetting information about an old friend; Calder has a confrontation with Joan.
Directing: Félix Alcalá · Writing: Hayley Tyler · Starring: Amy Jo Johnson, Rossif Sutherland, Jean Christophe Loustau, Nazneen Contractor
5x08 Grounded
Aug 12, 2014 · 42 min
Annie and Auggie dig into a conspiracy theory about the attack on the CIA; Joan and Calder must make a difficult decision.
Directed by: Larysa Kondracki · Starring: Amy Jo Johnson, Dylan Taylor, Ian Fisher, Perrey Reeves
5x09 Spit on a Stranger
Aug 19, 2014 · 44 min
Annie begins an operation without support from the agency; Calder interrogates Auggie; McQuaid Security has a new recruit.
Directed by: Emile B. Levisetti · Written by: Joseph Sousa · Starring: Perrey Reeves, Adriano Sobretodo Jr., Joel S. Keller, Rick Roberts
5x10 Sensitive Euro Man
Aug 26, 2014 · 43 min
Annie helps McQuaid with a difficult mission, against Auggie's wishes; Hayley's hunt for the truth becomes more dogged.
Directing: Larysa Kondracki · Writing: Tamara Becher · Starring: Amy Jo Johnson, Rossif Sutherland, Dylan Taylor, Jean Christophe Loustau
5x11 Trigger Cut
Nov 6, 2014 · 42 min
McQuaid's health hangs in the balance; Annie seeks information in Istanbul; Arthur takes control of McQuaid Security; Calder has a new recruit.
Directing: Stephen Kay · Writing: Stephen Hootstein · Starring: Rossif Sutherland, Oded Fehr, Daniel Kash, Nazneen Contractor
5x12 Starlings of the Slipstream
Nov 13, 2014 · 42 min
Annie searches for a rogue chemist in Germany; questions about Joan's time in the Balkans.
Directing: Christopher Gorham · Writing: Karen Campbell · Starring: Dylan Taylor, Nazneen Contractor, Ian Fisher, Joel S. Keller
5x13 She Believes
Nov 20, 2014 · 42 min
After a startling revelation, Annie works with a new ally; McQuaid and Joan go into the field.
Directing: Christine Moore · Writing: Hayley Tyler · Starring: Dylan Taylor, Daniel Kash, Nazneen Contractor, Joel S. Keller
5x14 Transport Is Arranged
Dec 4, 2014 · 43 min
Annie and McQuaid must sneak into Russian territory in pursuit of Belenko.
Directed by: Emile B. Levisetti · Written by: Henry Alonso Myers · Starring: Rossif Sutherland, Joe Delfin, Dylan Taylor, Nazneen Contractor
5x15 Frontwards
Dec 11, 2014 · 43 min
Annie and McQuaid's relationship deepens while tracking down Belenko's next target.
Directing: Stephen Kay · Writing: Stephen Hootstein · Starring: Daniel Kash, Nazneen Contractor, Ian Fisher, Shawn Doyle
5x16 Gold Soundz Season Finale
Dec 18, 2014 · 42 min
With Russian Vega Force assassins on their trail, Annie and McQuaid work together to escape.
Directing: Stephen Kay · Writing: Matt Corman, Chris Ord · Starring: Nazneen Contractor, Zoe Doyle, Liane Balaban, Joel S. Keller