Congrats to Piper and the cast of “Covert Affairs,” as USA Network picked up the show for 11 episodes.
USA Network’s newest scripted series is “Covert Affairs.”
Cable’s top network has picked up the 90-minute pilot starring Piper Perabo to series with an 11-episode order, set to air this summer.
The spy drama, from Universal Cable Prods., centers on Annie Walker (Perabo), a multilingual CIA trainee unexpectedly promoted to field operative while reeling over a mysterious ex-boyfriend who appears to be of particular interest to her agency bosses.
“This in some ways is the most ambitious show that we’ve undertaken,” he said. “The story is bigger, the production values are bigger, and the ensemble too is a little bigger than our other shows.
