State of Affairs
All the President's men are nothing compared to her.
Created by Joe Carnahan
On NBC
A high-stakes political thriller centered on a CIA analyst balancing national security crises with unresolved personal trauma from a terrorist attack that killed her fiancé.
Each day the President is faced with dozens of life and death decisions, and to prioritize the biggest international crises facing the country, one top CIA analyst - Charleston Tucker - assembles the President's Daily Briefing. This list of the most vital security issues facing the nation brings with it moral and political judgment calls for Charleston and her trusted group of brilliant analysts at the agency. Aside from the political minefields she has to walk, Charlie has a close personal relationship with the President because she was once engaged to her son before a tragic terrorist attack took his life. Charlie survived that attack and is now determined to bring the perpetrators to justice. Navigating a complex personal life and a pressure-cooker profession is, of course, a challenge, and Charlie sometimes engages in boundary-pushing behavior to avoid facing her grief. But when the clock strikes 2 a.m., she is all about her job - protecting her nation, serving her president and still trying to get to the bottom of her fiancé's murder that will reveal itself as a shocking mystery.
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Where to watch
Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.
Questions people ask
Is State of Affairs sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.
Is State of Affairs scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is State of Affairs violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of series.
Is State of Affairs easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of series.
Does State of Affairs leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
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How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like State of Affairs
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as State of Affairs
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like State of Affairs, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like State of Affairs, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like State of Affairs, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
